“Patience and Perseverance have a magical effect, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish” – John Quincy Adams
Patience – the last segment in the Power Series – and the one “virtue”, if you will, that ties the previous segments together. For, without patience, the others are much more difficult.
It takes patience to sit down and [...]
“Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness,”—it is greatness itself.” – Bovee
Honesty…. What a loaded word – it means different things to different people. It can be twisted and turned and tied up in so many different ways – so much that it really doesn’t look much like honesty any more.
Dictionary.com says Honesty [...]
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope” - Helen Keller
A couple months ago I wrote a post about succeeding in a down economy. Today, we are still in an economic downslide and no-one is sure when we will hit bottom. And yet, as with all things…what goes up [...]
“We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes” - Elizabeth Dole
What is POWER? Is it a force beyond our self? Is it a force within our self? Is it something to be used for good and/or evil?
I’m sure if we gathered 100 people in a room, [...]