Life

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates 

Look inside and see whats going on with the rest of the world.

Look outside and see your own reflection.

A very cool process don't you think?

Scrutiny

"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense." Carl Sagan - never stop asking questions!

Balance

No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings. Thomas Chandler Haliburton trying to get everyone just to balance their own books.

Each Situation is Unique

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions. Paulo Coelho

Follow your own heart and create your own system!

Strength

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Whatever challenges you are experiencing in your business right now are developing your exceptional USP - your mighty Strength! When you feel like you are spent, remind yourself to feel your muscles bulging alongside of your struggle!

Believes

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. Mahatma Gandi

If you think this quote is garbage - try and prove it wrong! :-)

In The End

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." The Beatles

So very true.....and one of the most beautiful quotes I've ever read. :-)

Untitled

"When I was about twelve, I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius...I am one, and if there isn't, I don't care." John Lennon is like each of us. Appreciate your own inner genius and watch them grow so that people start to notice.

Be Steady To Your Purpose

“Oh! Be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes and firm as a rock. This ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if you say that it shall not. Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows. Return as heroes who have fought and conquered, and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe.”  Mary Shelley - Frankenstein. Oh how that story about a monster has so much to tell us. Study the monsters in your OWN life and allow the wisdom to reveal itself to you.

Begin It Now

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits one-self, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”  - J.W. von Goethe

Firm Spot

“Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.” ― Archimedes, The Works of Archimedes - More often than not, our Archimedean centre is within ourselves in that part of the YOU that only YOU know. 

Comfort

Jillian Michaels delights in reminding us - “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!”  When you feel the discomfort make sure you don't try to control it - make a noise - stamp your feet - growl - grimace - just express it any way you like. That expression will become your mantra and your benchmark - enjoy it!

Plant More

“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.”  George Elliott reminding us that we have a green thumb in every aspect of our lives. The magic isn't in the getting of something out of nowhere. The magic is in the planting ourselves. Go on - get out there in your garden and start digging. :-)

Happened

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”  Leonardo Di Vinci certainly was a man who went out and happened to things. Ask yourself today what have you caused to happen? :-)

Essential Elements

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal or any goal.” 

Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers in the 60s and was one very hot man. Maybe not in his external aesthetics but in his determination to simply and methodically focus on mastering the basics. His sole purpose was for the Packers to win each game at a time when they seriously sucked. 

Vince never wavered or faltered - to him it was all about the essential elements of the game. 

I think about him every day in my business.

Live a Life You Are Proud Of

Benjamin Button brings a thought-provoking insight to the notion of how to love yourself towards the end of the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. 

He says, 'For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit... Start whenever you want.. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that stop you. I hope you feel things that you have never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life that you're proud of and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.' 

Make it Happen

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Will

“He that can have patience can have what he will.”  Benjamin Franklin