Age - Men & Women
Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.
Galileo Galilei On GOD
“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”
Family - Tables & Chairs
“It is not so much what is on the table that matters, as what is on the chairs.” - W.S. Gilbert
Happy New Year - 2010
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts [...]
Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923)
Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich
Marie Curie (1867 - 1934), letter to her brother, 1894
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done
Risk, Risk, Risk - Katherine Mansfield
Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
Ten Things Great Bosses Know:
There are all kinds of bosses. Some of them are great. I hope you’re one of them, or the person you work for is. Here’s my take on the art of being a great boss.
Ten Things Great Bosses Know:
1. The Most Important Thing Bosses Do Is Help OTHERS Succeed: This sounds simple, but bosses [...]
The surefire 10 steps to Failure
The surefire 10 step guide to Failure
In the hustle and bustle of this technologically packed world you may decide you really don’t want to achieve any lasting success in your lifetime. Sure, you can find a lot of strategies and tips here that can help you increase your success rate. But what about the [...]
Genius, Boldness & Magic
Until one is committed
There is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
Always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
There is one elementary truth,
The ignorance of which kills countless ideas
And splendid plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
Then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one
That would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of [...]
Risk Strategy
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
– Erica [...]