The DAILY SPARK Blog

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.Quote by Maxwell MaltzHe was an American cosmetic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics, which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one's self-image. In turn, the person would lead a more successful and fulfilling life. Born 1899 Died 1975REFLECTION:What ideas have you bet on?What calculated risks have you taken?Is there a calculated risk you need to take going forward?What is it?  What can you do "to act?"

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."Quote by Aristotle - Greek Philosopher   Born 385 BC Died 322 BCREFLECTION:What things do you do repeatedly?Are they good habits or bad habits?Are there any habits you want to:  Stop?  Start?  Continue?Make a list ... commit to a new habit (just one) that will support your on the journey to excellence.

Sometimes we are hanging on by a string but afraid to let go..."You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason they are too heavy.  So, let them go, let go of them."Quote by C. Joybell C.REFLECTION:What are you carrying (anger, resentments, un-forgiveness, memories of failures) that are too heavy?What things can you let go of?