June 2, 2017 “Well Done Is Better Than Well Said” “Well Done Is Better Than Well Said” This is a quote from everyone’s favorite printer, Ben Franklin. And, like so many things he said almost 300 years ago, it is still applicable today. So, what is the big idea behind this important quote? Maybe it means that it is better to do something than just thinking about doing something? Maybe it implies that, no matter how good something sounds, until something is actually DONE, it may be meaningless? Maybe old Ben is trying to spur us on to useful, proactive and productive activities? Often, the idea of starting a task…
May 19, 2017 Feeling A Bit At Sea…Anchor Yourself To An Old Favorite If you are like me, you probably have a stack of beloved books you haven’t read in a while. Perhaps you haven’t even thought about them? They are favorites, though, for a very important reason: they made some sort of noticeable impact on your life, at some point in time. Why not dust one off and give it another look? Was it a book that taught you a valuable and timeless lesson? Were you inspired and uplifted by the subject matter? Did you feel transported above the day-to-day, into the realm of the sublime? Was your moral compass altered or…
August 20, 2009 Stop Using Yoda as a Crutch… The Force is Strong with YOU With the down economy, do you find yourself having a negative, self-defeating attitude like Luke Skywalker had in The Empire Strikes Back? Yoda tries to get young Skywalker to use the force to lift his X-wing from the depths of the Dagobah swamp but Luke, a doubting Thomas, doesn’t really believe that he has the power to lift a bazillion pound ship out of the depths using only his mind. Sounds like a piece of cake, right? Luke tries and tries, while Yoda, his teacher/life coach is right there by his side the whole time, telling him he can do…
