“I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.” – Benjamin Franklin When things turn out in a way we don’t desire, it’s important to study what happened, determine what we have learned, and plan to get better. People who make excuses tend to get stuck.  Making […]

When you “happen to the world” it means you believe you have an impact on what occurs next. To be sure, there are things out of our control.  But there are choices and options we can take to impact the occurrences we encounter. I’m reading a book that describes people who believe they have no […]

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass Hard to deny this.  Most of us would like life to be without stress.  Wake up every morning and have life go without any incident.  Just one day, no strain.  No pain. But it isn’t what we face.  I read a book some […]

“When an opportunity is knocking, don’t complain about the noise.” –  Chad Veach   Progress, growth, and/or learning don’t come easy.  You don’t sit down at a piano and begin playing.  You don’t pick up a nail gun and start nailing.   Whatever comes easy to you, eventually, will get to the point where the […]