Living Without Regrets: The Secret to Staying Young Has Nothing to Do with Age A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore Living without regrets is one of those ideas that sounds simple until we stop and think about what it really means. Most of us associate ageing with Read more…

How to Deal with Anger: Why Mark Twain’s Words Still Matter Today Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. Mark Twain Most arguments end within minutes. The strange thing is that the anger they create often doesn’t. Read more…

Character vs Reputation: Abraham Lincoln’s Timeless Reminder to Nurture the Tree, Not the Shadow Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln Some quotes reveal their depth immediately. Others take a while to settle in. Abraham Lincoln’s Read more…

Anna Quindlen’s Reminder That Success Should Feel Good, Not Just Look Good If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all. Anna Quindlen I don’t think many people wake up one morning and consciously Read more…

How to Overcome Criticism: What David Brinkley’s Quote Gets Right About Success A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. David Brinkley Most people can remember at least one remark that stayed with them far longer than it should have. It might have been Read more…

Why We Spend So Much Time Running Away From Sadness Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Carl Jung A few years ago, I came across an old family photograph that had been tucked away in Read more…

The Stories We Never Hear If your life is free of failures, you’re not taking enough risks. H. Jackson Brown Jr. A few years ago, I watched an interview with a business owner who had built a company worth millions. The conversation followed a familiar pattern. The interviewer wanted to know about the turning points, Read more…

Why Taking Risks in Life Often Matters More Than Winning Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. At first glance, this quote sounds motivational in the way many internet quotes do. Short. Clean. Easy to agree with. But the more you sit with it, the more Read more…

The Will to Win: Why Wanting to Win Still Matters Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. Vince Lombardi’s words sound simple at first. Almost too simple, in fact. They feel like the kind of line we expect to hear before a big match, an exam, a business pitch, or any moment where the Read more…

There Are Some Things People Never Really Forget Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul Boese Everybody has something from the past that still hurts a little. Sometimes it is obvious. Sometimes it sits quietly in the background for years before suddenly returning on an ordinary afternoon. A smell, Read more…