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Persistence – NO FAILURE ZONE
Ever hear that expression “just keep chipping away at it”? I have heard it a lot lately. It originally comes from a story about a stonecutter who whacks away at a large stone for days upon days until finally with one blow the rock splits into two pieces. This story is a metaphor for PERSISTENCE. […]
A New Metaphor – NO FAILURE ZONE
Ran into a wall. Hitting the wall. Surrounded by walls. If you have that feeling of being trapped, that you cannot escape, then it is time for a new metaphor. Sure you can tunnel under the wall, maybe find away around it, Break through it with force, or how about this. Become a Giant and […]
What is YOUR LIFE now? – NO FAILURE ZONE
As millionaire Elmer J. Fudd would say “Shhhh, Be vewy, vewy quiet, I am hunting wabbits” (sic). For my Millennials Elmer was a character on the Saturday Warner Brothers Bugs Bunny/Road Runner show I watched as a kid. This Looney Tunes character had an odd manner of speech replacing his “R’s” and “L’s” with “W’s” […]
O.K., What does this describe? – NO FAILURE ZONE
Your stomach feels ill, like it is full of butterflies. Your arm pits and perhaps your brow are perspiring. Your breathing is rapid and your pulse is racing. What emotion is this? There are two answers. You are either feeling Fear or Excitement as the result of an adrenaline rush. Some might replace the word […]
Why you feel bad – NO FAILURE ZONE
I surveyed the number of words in the English language. More than several sources said the count was over a million. A couple hundred thousand of those you won’t find in a dictionary. Regardless of the actual tally most people use a few thousand words at best. That’s less than 1%, wow! So let’s do […]
Harmony and Freedom – NO FAILURE ZONE
A great little prayer I have written based on the two words harmony and freedom. Inspired by writings of Emmet Fox, an early 20th Century spiritual leader. Today I pray for harmony with my creator and freedom from all things selfish, self-centered, dishonest or fearful. I call those last 4-things the Four Horseman in earlier […]
Vocabulary Volume – NO FAILURE ZONE
The world has had many great speakers and their speeches; their words can impact nations and generations of people. Are they persons of fame? Sometimes. And sometimes they are the speech writers behind the scene. Another example is the lyricist and musician. The musician is the one that people associate with giving meaning and emotion […]
Today’s Challenge – NO FAILURE ZONE
The steady onslaught of bad news, pandemic, economy, politics coupled with frequent trips into the PHANTOM FUTURE is shaking many like the Earthquake near Area 51. The challenge is to stay in the present moment and find things to be grateful for. Make a list, share it with others. You cannot simultaneously feel fear, worry, […]
What’s changed? – NO FAILURE ZONE
December 31 was 132 days ago. There were no reports of cornona virus in the USA. There was almost no unemployment. My senior was looking forward to prom and graduating high school. I had a good number of business development trips and a couple of mini-vacations to rest up. The future looked rather rosy. I […]
Broken? Not even close – NO FAILURE ZONE
I cannot count the number of times I have heard coaching clients and other people who are FEELING down and out say “ I’m broken”. I am quick to tell them “You don’t need to be fixed because you’re not broken, there is nothing wrong with you”. I do tell them you are just lacking […]
