A television series I’ll occasionally watch had a main character say, “There’s a fine line between purpose and obsession.” Made me think about a gamer friend. He was determined to reach fifty victories in a challenging game as fast as possible. He played for sixty continuous hours to hit that number. His goal of fifty […]
Category: Motivation
Patience? Virtuous? Nope!
Doing It Now or Waiting – What’s Best for You? Veruca Salt was right. When the Willie Wonka character wanted something, she wanted it NOW! Her biggest obstacle was herself because she was rude, obnoxious, and disrespectful. Aside from that, she was current: there is no reason to wait for the things you want. You […]
Strong Mind Strong Life
“As you think, so shall you become” is a quote from one of my favorite modern philosophers, Bruce Lee. There have been other maxims to put us in a good mindset, such as “Attitude is everything” and “Have the confidence of a four-year-old in a Batman T-shirt.” While these guides are useful, real results come […]
Movie Quotes for Successful Professionals
Movies are fun, informative, entertaining, uplifting, and thought provoking. I’ve been a movie buff my entire life. Mom took me and my sister to see movies like Bambi, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Benji. Dad took me to my first grownup movie, Airport 1975, when I was twelve years old. My life has been influenced by […]
Keep Swinging: A New Look at Business and Baseball
Using sports analogies in business has been around since the Great Bambino swung a bat. Watching an MLB game at my local sports bar had me thinking about how much baseball really is the same as business and life. The batter must react to every pitch. We do that with each “pitch” Life throws at […]