Reputation If we have character, our reputation will take care of itself (Lolly Daskal, leadership coach). During an election year here in the United States, the candidates are trying to make their case with plans and predictions. But, voters have to consider much...
Simplicity Out of the clutter, find simplicity (Albert Einstein, late renowned physicist). Surely, a scientist like Einstein would have to sort among the multitude of research studies to root out the most helpful and discard the unnecessary clutter in his lab. It...
Dreams The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. (Paul Valery, French poet) Does Valery’s comment sound a little trite? Many great truths, however, are very simply stated and are quite clear. Dreamers are often creative and propose ideas that lead to...
Answers A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance (Criss Jami, poet and essayist). We would all like to get concrete answers to our questions, and we’ve discovered that it doesn’t...
Purpose People who lose their way are people who’ve lost their why (Kary Oberbrunner, motivation speaker and author). Some people seem not to know what it is they want to do or where they want to go. As we say, “they’ve lost their way.” They seem to struggle with...
Determination With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable (Sir Thomas Fowell Buston, 18th-19th century British social reformer). Most of us, after all, are just “ordinary” people. And most of the time, we probably have only ordinary...
Handling Hurts Sometimes in life you have to let things just roll off of you… lest they make an ugly stain (Inspiration Line). We have all been hurt at one time or another by a criticism or an offhand comment about us, usually from someone that doesn’t really know us....
Conversation A smart person knows what to say; a wise person knows whether or not to say it (Anonymous). Have you ever known anyone who just couldn’t help but enter into a discussion, no matter the topic or whether he/she had anything worthwhile to offer? Some people...
Taste A friend is like an Oreo; it’s not always that great, but it always gets better! (Erin Westbrook, actress) How do you eat an Oreo cookie? A lot of people (probably not just children), crack it open, lick the filling, and then chew on the chocolate pieces. Does...
Fairness Fairness is looking at a decision from the viewpoint of each person involved. (Bill Gothard, writer, speaker) We often hear it said that life isn’t fair, and that certainly seems to be true in many cases. We hear of schemes in athletics to “steal signals,”...
Go Ahead! There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way'" C. S. Lewis (British author). Do you remember ever wanting to do something your mother didn’t want you to do? You...
Freedom None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license (John Milton, 17th century English poet). People love their freedom. But freedom has limits. We don’t let children do whatever they want wherever they want to. For their own...