Improvement is not the distance between the place you currently stand and the place where the finish line is, but between the place you currently stand in relation to the place you started. How to measure improvement, and the reasons to do so, becomes critical when dealing with challenging goals. The... read more →
May
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May
08
Just like learning to walk, when we are starting with something new, we are terrible at it. We should not expect otherwise. The tales of natural extraordinary talent are great for the movies, but don't expect to play Moonlight Sonata on your first sit in front of a piano. Improvement... read more →
May
07
“No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.” - Margaret Thatcher Selfishness is usually seen as a flaw. We have assigned so many negative connotations to selfishness that some people even think of it as an insult. To be called... read more →
May
04
Sometimes forgive those who have wronged us is hard; sometimes it's just complicated; and other times we are just not ready to forgive. We know someday we will, but just not yet. But no soul can bear resentment for a long period of time. Contrary to what we usually believe,... read more →
May
01
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. - Stephen King Talent is an innate ability that an individual possesses with or without their conscious knowledge. A talented person hasn't taken any conscious action to develop a... read more →
Apr
29
We ask kids what they want to be. And we also teach them what they must answer. When we ask them what they want to be, we wait to hear what profession they plan to exercise when they grow up. We want to hear that they are longing to be... read more →