Hope

by | Dec 23, 2020 | Attitude, Purpose

Hope is not a wish. We seem to use the word that way sometimes, but it isn’t quite right. Hope is a confident expectation of a positive outcome. Expectation. That is the key to hope. It isn’t just wanting something to happen, it is expecting it to happen....

See the big picture

by | Nov 14, 2020 | Attitude, Purpose

See the big picture? Didn’t a previous post say we should break things into smaller parts? Yes it did. Both are true. You have to see the big picture to know how all the parts fit together. More precisely, you have to see the big picture before you can break it...

Eating an Elephant

by | Nov 12, 2020 | Planning, Purpose, Work

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. It’s an old saying. Henry Ford said it this way, “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” Both are saying the same thing. ‘Every job or task can be divided into smaller...

What is important to you?

by | Oct 19, 2020 | Attitude, Purpose

Do you know for what you stand? I don’t mean what others tell you is important, but what you feel is important? Take the time to think about it. Another good way is to ask those who know you best what they think is important to you. Not what they think should be...

Be there.

by | Oct 16, 2020 | Attitude, Purpose

Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is to just be there. No fixing, no analyzing, no correcting. Just be there. There are a lot of anxious, depressed and lonely people out there right now. Be there for them. Someone important to you is stressed and needs...