“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.” We all face obstacles in pursuing our goals, whether they’re professional or personal.We think we’re on the right track but realize we have chosen the wrong approach. We’re enthusiastic and hard-working, but our support system disintegrates when we need … More Feel Like Giving Up?

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so … More New Sensations

We can gain a lot by looking at life through another’s eyes. A friend recently gave me this wise “old farmer’s advice”. There are many good lessons…. Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plough around the stump.. Words … More Wise Old Farmer

When you feel unhappy, sad or having a rotten day, kick it to kingdom come by trying some of these: Do something good for someone else, even though you may not want to. Do a favour, help them find something; give them an item which will help them in some way. Start the flow of … More Making Things Better

“Opportunity knocks at the strangest times, It’s not the time that matters But how you answer the door.” Steve/Gray  You can wait for opportunities to drop in to your life. Or, you can go out there and create your own opportunities. The latter is definite and much more empowering. You create your own opportunities What … More Finding Opportunity

Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints; the world is your canvas. Believing is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality.” There may be days when you get up in the morning and things are not the way you had hoped they would be. … More Reaching For Your Dream

Questions focus our thinking. Ask empowering questions like: What’s good about this? What’s not perfect about it yet? What am I going to do next time? How can I do this and have fun doing it?  Charles Connelly Believe it or not, the kind of questions you ask determine the kind of life you lead. … More The Questions You Ask

”When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.’ Elbert Hubbard Achieving goals is not a matter of possibility, it’s a matter of motivating yourself to focus on the right things.  … More A Kick Start

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like  Will Rogers  Far more often than any of us like to admit, our actions are driven by an inner desire to impress other people.  This desire is often reflected in the brand name products we … More Trying To Impress

We live in a youth-obsessed culture that is constantly trying to tell us that if we’re not young and “hot,” we don’t matter. The entire television and advertising system is set up to serve the 18-to-54 age group. Which says to anyone outside that group: We don’t care about you. Yet this is a business … More Each Year