Slow is fast.

The average person has 2000-3000 thoughts a day.  A high performance person has 1200-1400.  

Slow it down, lengthen your attention span, and focus.

"Living the Consequences"

You are living the consequences of all your actions in all the years and months and weeks and hours to now.  How’s that going?

Tomorrow you will be living the consequences of what you’re doing now.

What are you doing now?

The Center of the Universe

Where is the center of the universe?  You are the center of your universe – but not anyone else’s.  Smart people remember that Sally is the center of her universe, and Pedro is the center of his.

Nobody sees it like anyone else.

Faith in people

It’s easy to have faith in people when they are being nice.  That doesn’t take so much faith.

It’s when people are being immature, ignorant, having a hard time and behaving badly that it takes faith to stick with them and not give up on them.

You can choose to see others for what they are, but often it’s better to see them for what they could be.

Believe in people.

Stay tough

In our comfortable, easy, entertainment based society of convenience, some of us have become soft and weak.  Our threshold of what bothers us, what we find unacceptable, and what causes us to declare ourselves a victim, has been lowered.

In order to accomplish great things we are going to need our strength, our toughness, our resilience, and fight through inconvenience and legitimate adversity.  A comfortable life is nice, and it’s even sweeter when you’re tough.

Your gift to the world

The best thing you can do for the world is to make the most of yourself. 

Are you doing that?

A better life

What is the number one thing you have to do to live a better life?

(Hint- if it relies on someone else doing something, it won’t last; you’re on the wrong track.)

Try Again

When we try something and it doesn’t work, the lesson we should learn is “it doesn’t work THAT WAY”.  Try doing it differently.

Most things don’t work when we first try, especially things that are worthwhile.

Random Acts of Kindness

It could be small, it could be big.  It could be appreciated, it could be unnoticed.  It could be expected, it could be unexpected.  It could be for someone you know, or someone you don’t.  It will benefit someone else, and without a doubt, you being kind will benefit you.

The Courage To Call It

We must not be afraid to call it when we see things aren’t right – no matter who is doing it, what their title is, how deeply embedded the wrong is into the culture, or who may criticize us for doing so.

It’s the those with moral character who mix it with bravery that keep establishments in check.

Is that you?