Living life to the fullest is an incredible balancing act. It is like walking a high-wire at the circus. It takes a lot of practice to get things just right. If you lean too much one way or another then you’ll lose your balance. The trick is to find that equilibrium between the hard work [...]
We can learn some things about winning in life from observing others. I watched the American Idol Finale last night with my wife and daughters. It was interesting watching David Cook walk away as this year’s American Idol. I’m a very casual watcher of Idol, so I didn’t really care much who won. This [...]
Very few of the decisions we make are bad ones. We generally do the best we can with the information we have available at the time. Consider this, the whole reason we need to make a decision between two alternatives is because the right choice is not 100% clear. If we knew perfectly the correct [...]
Celebrating the small victories in our lives is important. We’re all probably pretty good at celebrating holidays, birthdays, and promotions, but what about the smaller, more routine accomplishments? It is much easier to ignore these and let them pass without acknowledging them. In doing so, we miss out on a lot of joy in [...]
A man is only as good as his word. In order to truly experience a prosperous and fulfilling life, a person must build many relationships. We have all heard that it isn’t what you know that counts, but who you know. This is very true. Typically, to get ahead in life, you have to have [...]
Our expectations have a tremendous influence in our lives. What we expect to happen in our lives versus what really happens often defines our attitude at any given moment. We have to properly manage our expectations if we want to be happy and get the most from life. We all know that a positive [...]
You must make the right choices and take appropriate action to get ahead in life. All too often, we don’t do what we should and then we wonder why success is not coming our way. Regardless, of how you define success, you have to behave in the proper manner to achieve it. Are you experiencing [...]
You have to overcome many obstacles to be successful. This is true no matter what endeavor you are pursuing. If you are working on a big goal, I guarantee you that there are going to be problems, issues, and roadblocks along the way. This is not negative, it is reality. Accept it and prepare [...]
We all need the proper perspective to achieve excellence in our lives. We need to look at the big picture. This is often difficult because we seldom take the time to step back from our daily activities to reflect and observe our life as a whole.
Never giving up is one of the determinants of success. It is easy to get discouraged and to want to quit. However, the payoff for our effort is usually just around the next corner. If you stop today, you may give up everything you have been working for. We often need just the tiniest shred [...]
