There’s a little bromide that is used when someone is about to fail, usually in a spectacular fashion. Some well-meaning but misguided soul (often the soon-to-be-failure themselves) will utter the deadly incantation: “Well, the best you can do is all you can do.” Here that screeching sound? It the sound of the brakes on whatever […]
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This is what our parents told us when we were young, probably crying because someone said something mean to us. We knew even then this business about words never hurting us was a lie. We knew it because we were hurting, […]
We use the word “friend” too lightly, and we do so at our peril. My message today is that true friendship is rare and important, while false friendship is common and dangerous. Let me tell you a story…
“Nature abhors a vacuum.” Aristotle is generally credited with this saying. While it may or may not be true in physics (there is some debate, and that is not the subject of this post), it is most definitely true of humans. Human beings have a low tolerance for “incompletes”. That’s why serial television shows are […]
“You can’t have a successful business and a balanced life. You have to choose.” “You’re not pretty enough.” “Life is not Disneyland. You can’t have fun all the time.” “You’re not smart enough.” “Work is not supposed to be fun.” “You’re too sick.” “You’re just a sinner in the hands of an angry God.” “The […]