Character is much easier kept than recovered. Thomas Paine There are few things that have as lasting an impression about a person as their character. Depending on how one looks at it, it is fortunately or unfortunately one of the hardest things to reverse about not just how others perceive us, but how we look Read more…

Make each day your masterpiece. John Wooden Every day is different. It is in itself a new opportunity to both set right the previous day’s errors and build on our progress from the day before. Every sunset brings with it countless possibilities to be an even better version of ourselves. It eventually boils down to Read more…

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh Smiling is often thought of as something synonymous with – or rather, the manifestation of – happiness. In other words, we are supposed to smile when we are happy. However, such moments Read more…

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. Swedish Proverb What is life without ups and downs? We all experience our fair share of highs and lows over the course of our lives. However, many people – introverts in particular – often find it hard to involve their near and dear Read more…

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein Ours is a materialistic society obsessed with numbers. In our attempt to quantify everything, we tend to forget that there is so much more to life than numbers can ever reflect.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward We are all born with the extraordinary ability to achieve great things in life. We can all be whatever we wish to, provided we really set our minds to it. This ability to have Read more…

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Ernest Hemingway Wisdom and intelligence are coveted, rare virtues. These are mostly acquired with age and experience, though it isn’t impossible to get there with hard work and a willingness to learn. However, as is the case with the excess of anything, over-intelligence too has Read more…

Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. Orison Swett Marden Opportunities are known as such for a reason: they are a chance for us to realize our dreams, to advance in the pursuit of our goals, be it professional, personal, financial, or spiritual goals.

We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions. Stephen Richards Covey Humans are irrationally rational creatures. We claim to be a logical species, but our own hypocrisy and double standards often keep us from applying that reasoning consistently to everyone but ourselves.

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there. Richard Bach A good imagination works as the perfect manure in which the flowers of a better, beautiful future can blossom. It not only sets us up to aim high in life, but also helps us come up with unique ideas to accomplish those Read more…