Resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Anonymous   One of the great tests of life is how we deal with those who trespass against us. Do we descend into a toxic pit of bitterness and resentment or do we choose something else?...

No one can hurt me – that’s my job. Byron Katie   Who can go through a week without encountering some discourtesy or disrespect?   Whether it’s an unreturned phone call, a broken promise or a rude remark, remember that what someone else does is not our...

You can accomplish anything in life, provided you do not mind who gets the credit. Harry Truman     In his research for his best-selling book, ‘Good to Great’, Jim Collins found only 11 companies that made the leap from good to great results and sustained...

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. Sir Edmund Hillary   As a conference speaker some of my colleagues have climbed Mount Everest. I have begun to see their journey as a metaphor for us all. If Everest was a walk-in-the-park no one would bother....

You communicate, you communicate and then you communicate some more. Consistency, simplicity, and repetition is what it’s all about. Jack Welch   When Jack Welch, voted Manager of the Century, said those words, he was talking about what makes effective...

 A man must sit with his mouth open for a very long time before a roast chicken flies into it. Chinese Proverb   Your life is the consequence of the actions you take. Of course your actions don’t always produce the result you want.   Sometimes it’s just not...

It’s the state of your heart that makes you smart. Buddhadda   Treating others with love and respect may be the most intelligent action we can take. Not only does it contribute to world peace it is the route to inner peace. Disregarding, disrespecting, ‘dissing’...

Yesterday is not ours to recover but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose. Lyndon Johnson   While you’ve got to have a plan, life doesn’t always stick to it. Even when life delivers, we may mess it up. I’ve got two words for you:   move on! Yes, its important...

My life changed when I realized a man would risk his life for a blue ribbon. Napoleon   A study set out to find the number one reason that a person would decide they no longer wanted to work in a company. I got to admit I thought the reason would be money. In...