“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” – Paulo Coelho We all have opinions. And now more than ever, those opinions have the opportunity to be voiced. In this day and age, we can have a thought, form an opinion, and tell it to the digital masses mere seconds later. Whether
Have you ever heard this saying before? “Don’t blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus.” While it might make you chuckle, it should also make you think. The implied analogy suggests that you should reevaluate and realign your expectations and actions. Obviously, you should expect
I recently listened to an excellent episode of the Lead to Win podcast by Michael Hyatt and his cohost (and daughter) Megan Hyatt Miller. The topic was achieving your most important goals, and Michael and Megan shared a simple yet brilliant strategy they titled “The 3×3 Goal Achievement Strategy.” I highly recommend you listen to
I have a question for you. Do you feel more productive and accomplished when you’ve stayed busy all day—checking things of your list, making phone calls, answering texts, sending emails, attending meetings, running errands, etc.—or when you’ve hunkered down, focused, and made significant progress on one particular problem or project? There’s no right or wrong
Last week we began considering how closely linked are the virtues of Self-Control and Self-Discipline. A very simple explanation of the two is that Self-Control is about controlling reactions and keeping urges in check, while Self-Discipline is about persevering and maintaining positive habits. So how are reactions and habits connected? As I noted in my
Self-Control. It is an incredibly important and powerful trait, with a very big job description. It is responsible for keeping your temper in check, it’s in charge of holding your tongue, it is required to prevent you from eating all of the Girl Scout cookies at once, and it must be ever vigilant in the
I do not know with whom the following quote originated, and I believe there are a few different variations floating around the internet, but wherever it came from, it’s a good one: “We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive. But we must never underestimate the power of planting
I recently watched a fascinating TED talk on the secrets of learning a new language. The presenter, Lýdia Machová is a polyglot—meaning she can fluently speak multiple languages. As the talk began and Machová first revealed her ability to speak no less than eight languages, I immediately knew she was a lot smarter than me!
