Category: Advice

  • Your Thoughts Define You

    Your Thoughts Define You

    “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t–you are right.” -Ford

    You are your thoughts. Your thoughts determine your future. Your thoughts define the person you are. “You become what you think about most of the time.” –Earl Nightingale

  • If you want respect, carry yourself in a way that commands it.

    If you want respect, carry yourself in a way that commands it.

    Respect isn’t easily or quickly given to you. You earn it by the way you carry yourself. This includes your confidence, demeanor, attitude, and approach to life.

    Dress for success.

  • Try not to notice….

    Try not to notice….

    There will be many times in your life when you worry about something. Your clothes, your car, the stain on your shirt… The funny thing is in your mind this will be a huge deal. But chances are no one will even notice. Even if they do notice that coffee stain on your shirt, they probably won’t care. So try not to make it a big deal in your mind. And don’t point it out to others or make excuses for it. They probably wouldn’t even notice!

  • The “Nos” Don’t Matter

    The “Nos” Don’t Matter

    The Nos don’t matter. You can hear a hundred no’s but one yes is all you need to change your life.
  • Burn the Boats

    Burn the Boats

    “Burn the boats as you enter the island and you will take the island.” -Napolean Hill

     

    If you’re in something, get in it. If you’re not in it, get out. You need to fully commit.

  • Grandpa’s Wisdom

    Grandpa’s Wisdom

    Quotes for a Good Life

    Think!

    There is opportunity in confusion.

    Embrace a philosophy that centered on calculated risk. Control what you can; be aware of what you cannot. Death, at some point, is a given — “You have to accept it.” The gravest risk a person could take is to waste time on earth, to reach the end without having maximally lived. “This is the only way to fight against mortality.”

    If you’re not living at the edge…you are taking up too much space.

    Never, ever panic!

    You can’t give up! If you give up, you are like everyone else.

    If you want to be profane, save it for a critical moment. You will be so out of character that it has greater impact.

    Reward good deeds and efforts in a group meeting. It means more than money…. but a bonus is good too.

    Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

    Life is hard, then you die

    If you can’t make a dollar profit each day, you probably shouldn’t be in business.

    “Never write if you can speak, never speak if you can nod, never nod if you can wink, and I would add, never, ever put it in an email”

    Don’t agonize…organize

    Learn something new EVERY DAY…of your life.

    Evocative: A word/description of technology that DARPA prefers over “doable”

    Accidents of History: Bits of technology that all come together at the right time when it’s most needed.

    Live Tough

  • Check Your Ego at the Door

    Check Your Ego at the Door

    “It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
    ― John Wooden

    Ego is the enemy of team.

  • Beg Forgiveness, Don’t Ask Permission

    Beg Forgiveness, Don’t Ask Permission

    You don’t have to ask for permission. Make it happen.

  • Lucky and Good

    Lucky and Good

    There are two things that determine how your life will turn out.
    First, the quality of your decisions.
    Second, luck.

  • Defining Moments

    Defining Moments

    There are moments in life that define who you are and what you’ll become. Either you define the moment or the moment defines you.

    “I hit it again because that shot was a defining moment, and when a defining moment comes along, you define the moment… or the moment defines you.”