Everyone has their troubles, and it isn’t for any of us to judge how another might cope with those troubles. We can only do that with ourselves – and when given the opportunity, it seems we can fill volumes listing … Continue reading →
One of the greatest benefits of writing and teaching the things I do is that the insights I try to share, which I hope are helpful and useful, are often reflected back at me tenfold, with readers adding their own … Continue reading →
To truly be defeated, you have to consent to it — to agree that you have lost. You can’t always control your circumstances; you can’t always influence the choices of others in ways that might benefit — or at least, … Continue reading →
For myself, and for others close to me, I went looking for a quote to help us all press through the resistance of the day. This is the one I found: “The default state of the world is doubt; your … Continue reading →
My books, specifically DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS and the forthcoming second and third books in The Meditations series, THE BARBIZON DIARIES and THE GRAND DESIGN, are rightly billed as works intended to be both motivational and inspirational, and much of … Continue reading →
It’s a good goal to tell yourself “I want to be happy in this moment” because the desire often precedes the feeling, and must, especially when you are struggling. However, it’s not always possible, or even appropriate, to be happy … Continue reading →
“If you dress like, look like, act as, and speak as a protagonist, circumstances will begin to shape themselves around your wake, rather than the other way around.” From the forthcoming second book in The Meditations, THE BARBIZON DIARIES: A … Continue reading →
Wanting things is great. Having goals is great. Desire determines the course of your destiny — but only hard work is going to bring it to pass. Don’t claim; prove. Don’t talk; do. Don’t ask for trust; demonstrate that you … Continue reading →
The greater your opposition is, the more obstacles you have to overcome, the sweeter, brighter, greater, and more meaningful your victory will be. Meet your challenges head on; widen the circle of your influence and envelop them, absorb them, make … Continue reading →
From a piece by one of my childhood idols, Robert McCall. I have nothing to add to this but my actions, which are visible for all to see. Go thou and do likewise.
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