“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”Wayne Gretzky
Wow, how true is that?
So many of us go through life paralyzed by Fear of Failure. When the reality is that by far the easiest way to Fail is to Do Nothing.
… and besides, always remember that sometimes failure can be a good [...]

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“True Happiness is not Having what you Want … it’s Wanting what you Have”
I’ve always loved that quote.
… mainly because of the simple truth behind it.
Obviously, I’m a big fan of goal setting. And I have nothing at all against the desire to achieve “more and better”.
But …
If you ever let your happiness [...]

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Goal Setting is Easy
photo credit: Kamal H.
… it’s the goal achieving where many of us tend to run into problems.
Why do you suppose that is?
Do we set unrealistic goals? Do we not try hard enough? Maybe we’re not always totally honest about what we really want? These are all possible roadblocks.
But, [...]

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Do you have Goals, Dreams, Ambitions?
Of course you do … we all do.
The eternal question for most of us, is how to go about obtaining more of the things we desire.
I think one of the keys, is to spend a bit of time focusing on what we already have … things that we’re thankful for.
When [...]

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I think at some point along the line, I probably “stole” this idea from John Milton Fogg. But, since I’ve been using it myself (and sharing it with others) for a couple of years now, I’m going to go ahead and serve up my own interpretation here in the following paragraphs.
Can you Predict the [...]

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“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
–Winston Churchill
Most adults go through life with an almost constant Fear of Failure. Which is kind of ironic actually, since learning how to fail is almost a Requirement for eventually becoming Successful.
How often have any of us experienced set-backs which at the [...]

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It’s a well known fact that some of richest men and women in the world, are also among the most generous philanthropists.
What’s not so well known is that many were very much into the habit of giving Before they were rich.
I think it’s not at all unreasonable to say that learning to give is an [...]

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Jordan, Johnathan and I went to see the new Disney movie Enchanted this afternoon. It’s part cartoon, part real life and 100% feel good. I’m sure you can probably tell, I liked the movie … and apparently I’m not the only one: Oh, I’m Enchanted, Enchanted was amazing and a very Enchanted [...]

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I was browsing through Digg the other day, and found a new blog that I expect I’ll be reading on a regular basis. One article that caught my eye was 10 Big Lessons from Little Kids. #8 was my favorite:
8. Playtime is important and laughter feels good.
We get so caught up in work, [...]

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