Monthly Archives: February 2008
Tips on living from a 12-year-old
Me: “I’ve had a long day, Sammy.” My daughter (at age 10): “Acutally – all of your days are the same length, Mother. It is just your perception that is changing.” Good morning! One day in 2005, I … Continue reading
Learning from life’s storms
“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” Willa Cather Good morning! How nice it would be if we could learn all of life’s lessons in calm. However, many times during the “calm” we … Continue reading
Waiting will not make a hill smaller
When there’s a hill to climb, don’t think that waiting will make it smaller. H. Jackson Brown Good morning! H. Jackson Brown certainly burst a lot of bubbles with that quote – a few of my own included! I … Continue reading
Good Morning … 2/10/08
“To be always doubting your ability to get what you long for is like trying to reach east by traveling west.” Charles Baudouin Good morning! I am convinced that one of the most common places we practice reverse psychology is … Continue reading
Taking responsibilitiy
In order to be walked on, you have to be lying down. – Brian Weir When we find ourselves worn down, anxious, depressed – we have to get beyond the victim mentality and ask some basic questions. Are we standing … Continue reading
Good Morning… 2/8/2008
Every day is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor. Issac Watts Good morning! Well according to Issac Watts, I guess a Happy Birthday is in order! … Continue reading
Good Morning!
Did you know the Levi Strauss was originally a tentmaker in the 1850′s? He used a heavy-duty denim fabric he had invented to make tents. He failed at his tent-endeavor. I wonder what we would all be wearing if he … Continue reading
Good Morning!
Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. – Eleanor Roosevelt Good morning! Question: On a scale of 1 to 10, how friendly are you to yourself? When something goes … Continue reading
Good Morning!
To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like. Mike Gafka Good morning! The first time I read this quote, I smiled knowingly. When I started my first business … Continue reading
Good Morning!
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Good morning! Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll do that once I ___ (fill in the blank) ____”? Or have you ever said that yourself? This … Continue reading
