happiness – CainEllsworth

Don’t Forget the Journey

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault We talk a lot in this space about focus, and the importance of keeping a clear picture in your mind of WHERE you want your business to be. And it is certainly very important. … Read more

Happiness, Then Success – Encore

“Happiness depends on ourselves.” – Aristotle There’s a first time for everything in life, and here’s one for this blog – a repeat. Either by coincidence or fate, I’ve had several people ask about a video we linked from here last year. Here’s the link. I thought given the interest and given the Labor Day holiday … Read more

It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein Sometimes when you listen to people talk, you get the idea that they really don’t want the things they say they want in their lives. They mention all these things they’d like to do, or be, or … Read more

Obstacles

“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” – Woodrow Wilson Last week’s post revolved around the idea that whatever we focus on and believe about the world and about ourselves eventually becomes reality. If you … Read more

What Can You Do?

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden I’m not a psychiatrist, nor have I done any scientific studies, but it seems like most of us humans are very similar. We have all these things in our lives that are great, but what we want to spend … Read more

Don’t…Don’t…Do

“When bobbing for apples, an idealist endlessly reaches for the best apple, a pessimist settles for the first one within reach, while an optimist drains the barrel, fishes out all the apples and makes pie.” – Vera Nazarian There are far too many people in this world who aren’t happy with whatever situation they’re in, … Read more

Be What You’re Supposed to Be

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche If you ask people what they’re supposed to do or what they’re supposed to be, you’ll get a variety of responses. Virtually all of them will have one thing in common. “Supposed to” … Read more

Use Today Wisely

For those of us in the U.S. we have a holiday weekend coming up, so we’ll skip a blog post on Monday. Here’s a little something (just over a minute) to think about while you’re taking it easy. Have a great weekend!!

Take Time For Yourself

I’ll be out most of the next two weeks celebrating the holidays. There’ll be a new blog post the first full week of January. In the meantime, take time for yourself. We all figure out ways to make our lives busy and complicated, especially during the holiday season. This year, be simple. Take a few … Read more

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