Good Morning: Start Living Your Dreams

“I recognize that winning is not everything but the effort to win is.” ~Zig Ziglar     Good morning!   When Rosemary sent in this quote, she also included the following Ziglar excerpt.   To utilize the ability you have you … Continue reading

Good Morning: Never Quit

“The way to succeed is to never quit. That’s it.” ~Alex Hailey      Good morning!   A while back, I was lecturing at a “Business Boot Camp” for entrepreneurs. I was asked what I thought the “key to success” is. … Continue reading

Good Morning: Start Turning Goals into Accomplishments

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.” ~Jim Rohn   Good morning!   This quote speaks to a problem that many of us face-while we desire a specific result, a foreboding gap may stand between our goal and our accomplishment. … Continue reading

Good Morning: You Can Create and Catch Happiness

“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness.  You have to catch it yourself.“ ~Benjamin Franklin   Good morning!   Today we are going to start our morning with a simple role-play, a technique I like to … Continue reading

Good Morning: Be the Sculptor of Your Own Life

“The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of elimination.” ~Elbert Hubbard   Good morning!   Think about the journey you have taken on self-improvement. … Continue reading

Weekly Challenge: Create More Energy in Your Life – Part 2 of 2

In last week’s challenge we explored physical and emotional energy. This week, we turn our focus to two other types of energy–Productive and Spiritual. If you missed the first article, you can view it by visiting www.brooknoel.com and viewing the … Continue reading

Good Morning: Focus on the Here and Now

“One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.” ~Gaston Bachelard   Good morning!   This quote really got me thinking. One of the facts that has been determined is that in order to … Continue reading

Good Morning: Bad Habits are Hard to Break

“A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.” ~Abigail “Dear Abby” Van Buren   Good morning!   Raise your hand if you have ever discovered a bad habit and wanted it gone now! Examples:     * Eating too much … Continue reading

Good Morning: Attack Challenges with Determination and Strength

“It’s not that I’m so smart , it’s just that I stay with problems longer .” ~Albert Einstein   Good morning!   When I saw this quote, I immediately wondered if perhaps, that is the definition of “smart” – staying with … Continue reading

Good Morning: Where is Your Focus?

“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.” ~Ken Blanchard Good morning! Have you ever noticed the natural human tendency to put ourselves in the “middle” or everything as a source or … Continue reading