If we wait for the perfect timing to make our move, we will never go anywhere. Opportunities do not arise when we are ready. Opportunities arise when they arise. When they do, regardless of our readiness, we have the choice to either act or hesitate. If we act, we may fail. In spite of what … Continue reading Ready To Persevere
No matter how hard we try, we cannot control every aspect of every circumstance we find ourselves in. How we deal with this lack of control will largely determine how happy we are from day to day. The fact is that most of what happens in our lives is out of our hands. We cannot … Continue reading Out Of Control
When things are going very well, we must remind ourselves that this can and will change. We do this not to be sullen or morose, but so that we may enjoy our good fortune for what it is. It is temporary. No one is guaranteed all good days. Nor is everyone guaranteed all bad. Things … Continue reading Preparing For Impermanence
No good argument can be made for taking risk unnecessarily when the same or better outcome can be had by mitigating risk instead. Risk, alone, is of no real value. In fact, unnecessary risk is detrimental to our survival, progress, and success. Proper research, planning, and preparation will guarantee us the outcomes we want far … Continue reading On Mitigating Risk
Preparation is a form of courtesy. We are not in this world alone. Our actions and inactions have an affect on others. We must choose what kind of affect we want them have. When we are unprepared, underprepared, or ill-prepared for that which we must do from day to day, this has negative consequences not … Continue reading Courtesy In Preparation
