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You Can’t Determine the Direction of the Wind, You Can Set Your Sails

You and I cannot determine the direction of the wind, but we can set our sails to go where we want to go. That’s really what life is all about. Yet, most of us spend more time planning our vacations than we do planning the direction of our lives.
Having grown up along the [...]

Clear the Decks! Lose the Baggage!

It’s time to clear the decks!  Many of us are ready — really, really, really ready — to set some goals.  However, before getting started with the 7 Steps to Goal Setting, we need to clear the decks.
So, let’s tackle the issue.  We have all learned by now that in order to accomplish anything we [...]

Success or Failure Depends on What You Do and What You Omit

Yesterday, the discussion was all about procrastination.  While most of us consider procrastination as putting off an activity, we described it as deciding not to do something.  Many of our goals and dreams have been swallowed up by procrastination.
In fact, our successes or failures can be defined as much by what we omit… what we [...]