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“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” -Harry S. Truman Sometimes you get the credit you don’t deserve. Sometimes you don’t get the credit you do deserve. But if you just do the work for the work’s sake and do it to the best of yourContinue reading “Deserving Credit”

“When we’re able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists. So, a revision to the ‘You-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be” maxim might be more accurate: You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are.’ -Tom Rath What’s the thing thatContinue reading “Your World Class Strength”

“Epictetus says to think of ourselves as actors in a play. We can’t choose our roles, and they can be switched at any time without warning.” -novel, Go Gentle by Maria Semple “The problem is that the vast majority of us think that we are the directors, writers, and above all, stars of our ownContinue reading “Find Your Role And Play It”

“The note which any creature forms in the song of existence, it is made first for itself.” -John Muir “To hear the song of existence — ours, or another’s, or the entire symphony of being — is the supreme task of life. But how do we listen to that song when it is drowned outContinue reading “The Song Of Existence”

“He that hasteth with his feet sinneth.” -Proverbs 19:2, KJV “Be quick but don’t hurry.” -John Wooden But mama said you can’t hurry loveNo you just have to waitShe said love don’t come easyIt’s a game of give and takeYou can’t hurry loveNo, you just have to waitYou gotta trust, give it timeNo matter howContinue reading “In A Hurry”

“But when I walk through a forest that I saved, when I hear the sound of wind rustling in young trees, trees that I planted myself, I realize that I have my own little bit of control over the climate. And if after thousands of years one person is happier because of it, well then…IContinue reading “Wind Rustling In Trees”

And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?” -song, “Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads In ten days, millions of high school seniors, including my son Truman, will decide which college is right for them.  Where do they want spend four of their most formative years. For many, it can beContinue reading “The Right School”

“The most important thing to understand is that the process of creating art makes art of you. Let me repeat that—the book, the painting, the film script is not the only art. It’s important, but in a way, it’s just a receipt. It’s a diploma…In the end of it all, you are the art. TheContinue reading “You Are The Art”

“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” -David J. Schwartz, The Magic Of Thinking Big “The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.” -Jim Rohn Perhaps you don’t feel capable, or that you lack the skills toContinue reading “Capable”

If you think you can, you are right. If you think you can’t, you are right.