Ever have one of those days when you’re just feeling prickly, out of sorts and at odds with the world?
My flag is raised high today. For others to see, sure. But more so to find which way my wind is blowing. Almost time to chart a course.
— Jeb Dickerson
Every once in a while I seem to get up on the wrong side of the bed. And, like the young man in this YouTube video, Wrong Side of the Bed, the day just rolls out all wrong. Phrases.org maintains that believing there’s Continue reading » Prickly Happens
Are you up for a quest for excellence?
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
— Pat Riley
In my last post, Purple Squirrel Hunting, I tendered the opinion that perfection is an impossible dream. And even though I also proffered the idea that “settling” could be a viable alternative strategy, many people consider settling a step backward. That’s because we often assume that “settling” means compromising our Continue reading » Quest for Excellence aka Purple Squirrel Hunt, Pt. 2
Ever caught a Purple Squirrel?
Sometimes… when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing.
— From the Ally McBeal show
Why am I asking about a Purple Squirrel? Because I saw one on TV! Probably it was a slow news day but whatever the cause, a newspaper article about Purple Squirrels went national on the evening news. And although the term seems to have originated with employment recruiters, I was intrigued with how well it could be applied to Continue reading » Purple Squirrel Hunting
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
— Napoleon Hill
I am constantly amazed at how bad my memory is. Not in the sense of being unable to remember names or phone numbers, but rather in the sense of quickly forgetting important lessons that I’ve learned.
One of the best examples I can give you is my inability to remember good ideas I’ve gotten from the books I’ve read or listened to. With my two hour commute – one hour in each direction – I’m spending a fair amount of time listening to good books and classes. I will be driving along listening to Continue reading » Productive OR Counter-productive?
One of the most wonderful things about imagination is that it can see things, not as they are now, but as they can be.
With this statement, Denis Waitely began to make his case for imagination as the source of motivation, positive OR negative. In essence, what he is saying is that our motivation comes from the pictures we build in our heads – pictures built by our imaginations.
Having just read about this idea, it seems Continue reading » Where Does Motivation Come From?
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