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What is Success?
"Success is a state of mind." – Dr. Joyce Brothers, psychologist and television personality (born 1928) When someone asks us to define success, what do we reply? Is it a term that we even allow ourselves to think about much or is success somehow an alien concept, one that we feel doesn’t, cannot, or will [...]
Forget About Shortcuts
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." – Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano, dubbed "America’s Queen of Opera" by Time Magazine, known as "Bubbles" to her fans (1929-2007) Doesn’t it seem like we’re always looking for the quickest way to accomplish something? It isn’t necessarily that we’re trying to shirk our responsibilities or [...]
Getting Past Barriers of the Mind
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own mind." – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials "FDR," the 32nd President of the United States, best known as the President who led the United States through World War II (1882-1945) We can lament our fate, believing that we are destined to [...]
On Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness
"Love yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself, and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things." – Leo Buscaglia, also known as Dr. Love, an author, motivational speaker, and professor at the University of Southern California (1924-1998) For many of us, maybe even for most [...]
Is Your Job Destroying Your Spirit?
Everyone says these days, “Be glad you have a job.” But that doesn’t help the person who is downright miserable. Maybe you have an abusive boss or you feel like your spirit is dying in a job you hate. The thing to do is make a plan. Start thinking about what job you would like [...]
