Good Morning: Make Sure Your Actions are...

“Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.” ~Unknown   Good morning!   I smiled when I read this quote. I wish I could print it in neon and post it in every square acre of the planet! Some people pray to God for change or guidance. Others just want change or guidance. Either way, there is always one very important question that needs to be asked: “What are you prepared to do?” While we might desire, yearn or wish for change, if we aren’t prepared to be an active participant then we should not expect...

Good Morning: Stop “Wasting”...

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” ~Harvey MacKay   Good morning!   Our time is more valuable than money. Our time is the one thing money can’t buy. If only we would protect and cherish our time like we would a winning lottery ticket. One of my mentors is a very successful CEO who has gone through vigorous, top-notch, elite training programs. When I asked him for advice, he shared that the single most...

Good Morning: Push Yourself to Expand Yo...

“Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.” ~ Unknown   Good morning!   This is a quote to make us think, isn’t it? Often we pull-back from change out of fear. We are so comfortable with where we are at and establishing new habits and routines is so difficult. Or, even if we aren’t comfortable, change can be scary and seem so difficult. But this quote offers an interesting perspective. What we now know to be “safe” was once unknown. We made it to this place, and that is evidence that we have all the strength and...

Good Morning: Give Every Day Your All...

“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”  ~Albert Schweitzer   Good morning!  Those of you who have taken the Change Your Life Challenge program or are Make Today Matter members know that I believe, “Just because our lives are complicated doesn’t mean our systems have to be!”   Today’s quote helps me to realize that our lives don’t need to be complicated either. Schweitzer has articulately stated what it means to have a “fulfilling day”...

Good Morning: Make the Most of Each Day...

 “Much good work is lost for lack of a little more.”  ~Joyce Gearhart   Good morning!  For many readers, Friday brings a “sigh” of relief. The weekend is coming, time to relax and catch up. As we turn toward the weekend though, don’t forget to make every moment of today count. When we let our minds wander to what “is to come” we can quickly miss the important moments that are here right now.   Your turn: While anticipating what is to come, always do your best work in the moment. With each task you do or complete, ask...

Good Morning: You’ve Got to Respec...

"The mistake we make is when we seek to be loved, instead of loving." -Charlotte Yonge Good morning! I think one of the hardest lessons to learn in life is complete unconditional love and acceptance of self. Often, it is easier to seek love from others than from ourselves--for we are the ones most hard on ourselves, magnifying each "flaw." But as we have all heard time and time again, we cannot love another person or be loved by another person COMPLETELY, until we first love ourselves. What is self-love? Many times we have a hard time with this concept because we...

Good Morning: Seize Every Day...

"There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day." Alexander Woolcott Good Morning! I love this quote by Alexander because it is a reminder me that every day is very important--no matter what the day holds. Often we believe that just the days which hold significant events are important. We forget that even the simplest and unstructured days are important. Each day etches a slice into our history. And besides, we never know what can happen in a day. Even a quiet, unscheduled day, can bring a revelation. Your Turn: Let each day unravel and reveal itself...

Good Morning: It Isn’t Good Enough...

"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?" -Jane Austen Good morning! Being right all the time takes incredible amounts of energy. It also entails a lack of listening skills, close-mindedness and generally makes a person unpleasant to be around. After all, no one can be right all the time - certainly none of us have all the answers. While offering advice and guidance is important, remember to be open to new ideas and know that there is great power in making mistakes and admitting to...

Good Morning: Take Nothing for Granted...

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days. - Lance Armstrong Sent in by Good Morning Reader Tracy from Ontario Good morning! What a wonderful quote and perspective! I find it so interesting that the power to have a good day or bad day is truly up to us. Yet very few people want to take responsibility and really own that fact. Instead they blame the external. While the external indeed does have influence, it doesn't have the final say--we do. We have the ability to make choices about our life and how we feel and what we do. There are many...

Good Morning: Greatness...

"Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world, as in being able to remake ourselves." ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi Good morning! I love the simple wisdom in this quote by Gandi. Many times we try to remake the external world around us, forgetting that the place we have the most influence is in our own lives. Frustration comes from trying to change the external, greatness comes from remaking ourselves, our attitudes and our reactions. Your Turn: This week, bring the focus back to YOU. What is something you can take action on that will improve your...