Tag: Responsibility

True or false, we are all self-made?

True or false, we are all self-made?

Had to reread this and then it made perfect sense.

We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it. – Earl Nightingale

 

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Wisdom can strike at any time

Church auditorium
Places like this you expect to hear wisdom, but not at the ATT Store.

 

Wisdom can strike at any time.

Even at a retail store for a quick grab and go a few days ago.

Expected the interaction to last about three minutes. But because of karma, it lasted about 15.

“You can’t blame someone else”, is the wisdom his grandmother taught him as a child.

This begs three questions, “Do we blame? Who do we blame? And what are we going to do about it?”

 

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This website is about our mental attitude. To leave this site to read today’s post on my physical health website, click here.

A double dose of you are the CEO of You, Inc

Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Two deer on yesterday’s run around Walt Disney World Resort.

 

Today’s five Mid Life Celebration posts revolve around:

  • excuses
  • regret
  • second chances
  • opportunity
  • permission

There’s a second helping that includes being:

  • gentle
  • generous
  • direct
  • compelling hopeful

Here’s the main insight today:

Overcoming your struggles is your real objective. You are in charge. We need to be amazing at overcoming temptations to be less than we are capable of.

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Take charge of your life he heard himself say

Amazon package

 

(photo: The radio in the 20 year old stereo receiver stopped working. It still powered the CD player, but he needed the radio for the 24/7 Christmas music, so he ordered a new receiver.)

Who’s in charge today?

Take charge of your life he heard himself say.

But with all the distractions, and especially with all the distractions, it’s really difficult.

Downright impossible, no?

Then he heard himself say that his excuses are invalid.

Putting things off is a habit he wants to destroy.

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