Category Archives: Professional
If you love it…
“Your chances of success
are directly proportional
to the degree of pleasure
that you derive from what you do.”
Michael Korda
By all objective standards, he was good at his job.
He was able to fulfill the job description without incident.
He had been a solid, stable employee for the past seven years.
He produced…and completed…and performed…very well.
But, when he talked about his [...]
Leaving Your Comfort Zone
“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach
If you never push yourself,
you’re never know what you’re capable of doing.
You’ve played it safe, for a long time,
in so many areas of your life.
Playing it safe means you aren’t really playing at all..
you’re watching.
Sometimes it can work to stay nestled in that [...]
You have had it all along…
“The more you seek security, the less of it you have.
But, the more you seek opportunity,
the more likely it is that you will achieve
the security that you desire.”
Brian Tracy
I was thinking about how so many people are desperately grasping at attempts to secure promises about tomorrow- hoping against hope that if they line it all [...]
The Reward of Effort
“I always tell the kids,
‘you know what’s great about going the extra mile?
There’s very little traffic.’ ”
Jim Larrangaga
It is often acceptable to be good enough.
A lot of people do just what they need to do to get by…
and, they do get by.
They aren’t blazing new paths or leaving lasting impressions.
They are not making waves or [...]
Is this what you want…?
“Most people are so busy knocking themselves out
trying to do everything they think they should do,
they never get around to do what they want to do.”
Kathleen Winsor
She was so angry.
Initially it didn’t make sense, and it was hard to follow.
Her friend had finished a training program, in an area she loved,
left her job, and opened [...]


