KEEP TRYING

To those who need encouragement, remember this:  Beware of quitting too soon.  Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book was rejected by twenty-three publishers.  The twenty-fourth publisher sold six million copies.

Quote by Ann Landers.

REFLECTION:

  • How have you persisted?
  • Is there something you quit too soon?
  • Is there a “twenty-fourth” time you need to act on something?

COURAGE

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear .. not absence of fear.

Quote by Mark Twain

REFLECTION:

  • What fears haunt you?
  • What small step can you take to begin to master your fear?
  • Be bold… take a step.

TAKE YOUR TIME

“Take Your Time”

It means two very different things.  When a person or a marketer takes your time, they’re stealing.  Something irretrievable is gone.  If it’s wasted, there’s no good way to get it back. 

On the other hand, when you have enough confidence to take your own time, to take your time to be present, to do the work, to engage with what’s in front of you right now, it’s a gift.

This is precisely what time is for.  We’re not in a race to check off as many boxes as we possibly can before we are out of time.  Instead, we have the chance to use the time to create moments that matter.  Because they connect us, because they open doors, because the moments added up, create a life.

FROM Seth Godin’s Daily Blog

Seth Godin is a former dot com business executive.  He is an Author of over 25 books, Entrepreneur and a teacher. His books include The Purple Cow, This is Marketing and his latest book: The Practice: Shipping Creative Work.

REFLECTION:

  • How do you view your time?
  • Do you allow others to “steal” it?
  • Do you take your time to be present?
  • How can you take more time to create a better life?