That which you emphasize determines in large measure the nature of your experience. When you are grooming or clothing yourself, for example, it might be worth looking at whether you spend more time covering up that which you don't like or if the greater part of your emphasis is on highlighting that which you do. …
Tag: self-confidence
Life Lessons Made Easy
One of the greatest challenges any leader who truly cares about those around him faces is helping those for whom he is responsible to overcome mental, moral or emotional weaknesses that are preventing the full expression of their inner perfection. This responsibility devolves upon leaders of all stripes - parents, teachers, managers and more - …
The Crown of Individuality IV
"Individuality is the only real life. It is breathing the ozone of mental, moral, spiritual freedom. Nature made the countless thousands of flowers, trees, birds and animals without permitting two to be precisely alike. She stamped them with—individuality. She did it in a greater way for man. Some people seem to spend most of their …
Doing Your Best VI
"And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated." ~ Deuteronomy 34:7 No matter how old you are at this moment, you should be in the prime of your life. For many the prime years are too few and too late, relegated …
Self-Reliance III
I am of the opinion that material prosperity must be accompanied by internal growth if there is to be true progress. One without the other gives the appearance of progress, but look closely and you see that what appears from the outside to be an old western town is nothing more than a movie set, …
Self-Reliance II
Your apprenticeship to life provides you with the opportunity to discover your weaknesses and overcome them before the stakes are raised. It matters not if your apprenticeship begins at 15 or 50, for life is merciful to those who yield to its fortifying spirit. Overcoming weaknesses does much more than simply fill in weak spots. …
Accomplishment and Blessing
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ~ Harry S. Truman Accomplishment, when relating to something done admirably or creditably, is one of a number of mechanisms by which blessing is released into the world at large. It builds self-confidence and self-esteem, especially when you achieve …
Gregory Hake 