I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 – 1962 A few months ago, I received an email from a student in India; she had her undergraduate degree … [ Continue Reading ]
focus
to concentrate attention on a specific point
Are you sending out the wrong message?
In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. Karl Reiland We all constantly send out messages to the world around us, and our results in life are directly related to the messages we convey. Often, we send messages that are destined to attract results other … [ Continue Reading ]
Blondie and Dagwood
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D. I generally read the newspaper comics daily. Often, I find them amusing, providing a slight diversion from the … [ Continue Reading ]
Whatever
As you think, so you become. Epictetus 55-135 A.D. How many times have you heard the expression “whatever”? How often have you used it — and did you ever stop to think about what it really means? When someone uses that expression, it generally means they’re totally indifferent to what … [ Continue Reading ]