Don't chase success. Success will flee. Chase purpose, chase passion, and success will chase you. I learned something the other night that may seem elementary at first, but it profoundly struck my heart and changed my vision of what I see when in my work. I never knew how much my clients would change me … Continue reading Purpose + Passion > Success
Balance, part 2
With balance comes a level of fluidity and flexibility. Think about it - if life is always moving and changing and evolving, then shouldn't our plans, also? Going back to Stephen Covey's book, I take a few minutes, maybe 15, at night before I gear down for rest, to plan my priorities and how they … Continue reading Balance, part 2
Balance
Balance: (noun) 1. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady 2. a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. (verb) 3. keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall. 4. offset or compare the value of (one … Continue reading Balance
Diligence, part 3
It's time to roll up our sleeves and remember that it's not always about emotion and how we feel at any given moment, but what we want and have committed to, that should drive our actions. Earn your respect. You will earn your own respect by doing it, and he respect of others. Show yourself … Continue reading Diligence, part 3
Vision, part 6
“If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery “A leader will find it difficult to articulate a coherent vision unless it expresses his core values, … Continue reading Vision, part 6
Vision, part 5
What values are you carrying with you along the way to your vision, your goal, your ideal life? The way you get there is just as important, if not more, than where you are headed. Are you doggedly determined to get there any way possible, even if you have to lie, cheat, steal? The majority … Continue reading Vision, part 5
Living Outward vs Inward
Why is it that when we acknowledge one another, we feel better? Like an unspoken connection telling us - the world is right and good. And we are alive.
Vision, part 4
The emotional "why" that we have deep within us is based on one of two things - the pleasure of attaining something, or the pain of losing something.
Vision, part 3
"Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he." [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.] Proverbs 29:18, AMP "If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect … Continue reading Vision, part 3
Vision
Vision - (noun) 1. the faculty or state of being able to see. 2. the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. 3. a mental image of what the future will or could be like. 4. the images seen on a television screen Welcome to the VIRTUE series. A collection … Continue reading Vision