Have you ever put a lot of time, effort, and even money into something, only to find that you weren’t getting what you thought you should out of it? It happens all the time. You buy a product, commit to a plan, or adopt a new strategy, only to be disappointed because it ended up…
Our ancestors worried about starvation. They worried about tigers or bears coming into their camps. They worried about injuries leading to infection and death. These worries were valid, as they had no access to grocery stores, got eaten by tigers and bears, and even minor injuries could cost them their lives. I’m not sure what…
Imagine being stranded in the woods. You’re alone, you’re lost, and you do not know what to do. You have been waiting for someone… anyone… to come rescue you. Surely someone realizes you are missing, they will alert the authorities, and help should be on the way. But it’s getting late, the temperature is starting…
A slogan is defined as “a short, memorable phrase or motto that is used to express an idea or purpose.” A slogan I’ll never forget is the one Porsche used starting in the ’70s or ’80s, which was… “There is no substitute.” It’s short, memorable, and definitely expresses an idea. Tom Cruise made it more…
When I was younger, I was told that learning history was important because “history repeats itself.” Then I heard a quote often attributed to Mark Twain… “History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” No matter how we look at it, we must use the past to help us guide our future. The reason we…
I’m sure you have seen the videos online where they show an expert performing some type of activity, and the caption says, “What you think you look like.” Then they show a person performing that same activity, but failing miserably, and that caption says, “What you ACTUALLY look like.” It is pretty amusing, but unfortunately…
I have a very large oak tree in my yard. I often think of the fact that this enormous tree was once just an acorn. It’s mind-blowing to think that each tiny acorn that gets dropped from this tree has within it the potential to become a large, mature oak tree. I have always been…
To prioritize is to “determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance.” Notice the words relative importance. We tend to focus on and spend time and energy on, what is important. Important according to whom? Each one of us! This is why our days look so…
Imagine a giraffe asking another giraffe if it needs to eat plants or meat. Or a tiger asking another tiger if it needs to sleep eighteen hours per day or four hours per day. Or a dog asking another dog if it should get up and go for walks or just lay around all day…
Persistence is a great human quality that allows average people to do great things. It is often the person that sticks it out that achieves big things. When your body tries to tell you that you’ve got nothing left, it’s the strong mind that can push on. We recently visited The National WWII Museum in…