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…

How to Motivate Yourself: Andrew Carnegie’s Honest Lesson on Discipline and Success People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. Andrew Carnegie Every once in a while, you read a quote that refuses to leave your mind. Andrew Carnegie’s observation is one of those. Read more…

The Secret to Seeing Beauty in Every Season of Life All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within. Horace Friess There’s a quiet truth in this quote that most of us only understand after a few difficult years. We grow up believing happiness comes from the outside — from success, love, stability, Read more…

Mind Over Matter: Why a Mind-Lift Keeps You Young Where It Counts There’s a quote that caught my attention recently. It made me smile at first, but then it stayed with me in a way only certain lines do: When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day. Marty Bucella It’s Read more…

People Are Lonely Because They Build Walls Instead of Bridges – Joseph F. Newton People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. Joseph F. Newton Loneliness is rarely an accident. Most of the time, it’s the slow consequence of choices we barely notice making. Joseph F. Newton’s line captures that truth in a Read more…

The Surprising Benefits of Helping Others (and Why It Might Be the Real Secret to Happiness) You know that quiet feeling you get when you’ve just helped someone—really helped them? It’s not loud like excitement. It doesn’t buzz like adrenaline. It just… settles. A kind of warmth that wraps around your ribs and stays with Read more…

The Power of Persistence: When You Don’t See Results, But You Keep Going Anyway Love never fails; character never quits; and with patience and persistence, dreams do come true. Pete Maravich We talk a lot about dreams. About chasing them, holding onto them, not letting them slip through our fingers. But the truth is, most Read more…