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.
Individual Sacrifice
Communities don't function without individual sacrifice. It doesn't matter what that sentence gets related to, it's true. If you don't sacrifice for your community, then you are hoping someone else will. Luckily, for the most part, we still live in a society where there are more people willing to sacrifice than not. If that scale... Continue Reading →
Lazy in love
When we've been doing something for a long period of time and get comfortable with it, we can sometimes get lazy on it. Some of those things will play out just fine, just don't let love be one of those things.
