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The power of learning (from the mistakes of others)

Posted on June 19, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.“
     -–Eleanor Roosevelt

I’ve heard it said that wisdom isn’t something you’re born with, but something you accumulate over a lifetime of taking lessons from the mistakes all of us humans will inevitably make.

Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes, but the prudent among us try to learn from them so they never make those same mistakes again.  [Read more…]

Failure is inevitable. Take advantage of it.

Posted on June 15, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
     –John Maxwell

It’s a simple fact of life that we humans sometimes fail at the things we attempt. After all, no one is perfect.

Some of the wealthiest people on the planet went bankrupt (some of them more than once) before they ultimately achieved their incredible success.

On the flip-side, some of the happiest people I have ever known had to go through some pretty dark times before they found the happiness they so badly longed for.

Here are a couple of examples:   [Read more…]

“Waiting for ships that don’t come in…”

Posted on May 30, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
-–Benjamin Franklin

Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be longing for happiness, but they never quite seemed to find it?

That seems to be a common thread among a large percentage of the world’s population.

But it doesn’t have to be that way…

[Read more…]

The power of the first step

Posted on May 15, 2024

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“Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is started, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.“
     -–Robert Collier


I have a question for you: Are you a dreamer?

I mean are you someone who sits at times and thinks about what you’d love to accomplish in life?  [Read more…]

The power of ‘Swinging for the Fences’

Posted on March 29, 2024

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“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.“
     -–Babe Ruth

Have you ever pondered how some people reach great success in life while others who work just as hard always seem to struggle just to survive?

I have thought about that many times over the years, and I always seem to come to the same conclusion…

[Read more…]

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