“You may think you’re rich because you have a lot of money, but there’s always someone with more. I’m rich because I have my heart in the donut shop.” — Character in A.M. Holmes book, “This Book Will Save Your Life” You hear all the...
“If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.” — Anonymous One of the barriers I had to get past when I started sending out these emails were questions like these: Who am I to think I can do this? Why should anyone listen to what I have to say?”...
“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.” — Henry David Thoreau I used a quote the other day from a book called “Ichigo Ichie” and several people replied asking what those words mean. It’s a Japanese phrase that...
“Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.” — Lao Tzu There is a great...
“So here is the happiness trap in a nutshell: to find happiness, we try to avoid or get rid of bad feelings, but the harder we try, the more bad feelings we create.” — Russ Harris, “The Happiness Trap” I carry an index card with me each day. On it are a few...
“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” — Sun Tzu Before every Major League Baseball game begins the manager will sit down with his pitching coach in the quiet of his office and go over the plan for the game....