It's easy to do the hard thing when you're motivated. When everything is going well and the idea is fresh. There's an energy and magnetism pulling you towards the work. Then that fades. It dulls out and gets hard. Life starts to get in the way. Excuses that you brushed off earlier now become real.... Continue Reading →
Journal
Commit
If you want a great outcome, you need to have a great commitment to the process. Without that, it's just empty words.
Skill
The more extraordinary skill isn't in making something great out of the best resources available, it's making something good out of the worst.
Genuine impact
Just genuinely impact whatever room you find yourself in each day. Focus small, be genuine and give your best. That's the best way to progress. That's how you change the world.
Perception of force
It's rarely an external force that causes us to act, rather our perception of that force. So if we focus our attention on that perception, we can change the acts. Why did something anger us? Was it the thing, or was it the perception of the thing? It’s the perception isn't it? That's good -... Continue Reading →
Candle
Never let how you treat people correlate with how much you like them, that says a whole lot more about you than it does about the other party. "A candle loses nothing by lighting another." - Scott McGee Just be a candle.
The mountain
"When you have questions, the mountain usually has the answers." I wrote the above this week while spending some time on my local mountain after struggling with some minor decisions. They were nothing major but sometimes when I don't get them out of my head, they continue to swirl and become bigger than they really... Continue Reading →
It’s always there
When you've tried everything else and you've been through all the excuses, all that's left is what you've avoided from the start... The Work.
Show them
The best thing we can do is to lead by example. Not to harp or lecture or judge. Just act. Act in the way that we believe is right. Show them our strengths and weaknesses; our fears and vulnerabilties. Show them how we overcome and move forward. Show them how we don't sometimes. Show them... Continue Reading →
Good, not easy
Don't confuse a good life with an easy one. They are not the same. A good life is a hard one that you overcome.
Inspired Lion 