You know the person who says "just 5 more minutes" which means half an hour. Before you point your finger consider your own sense of time.
You stare intently at the computer. When you need to get more to drink, you quickly go and come right back. This project is important, there is no time for anything longer than that. After the project is done, you will take a break, you say. Of course, after that project is done, another appears and the break disappears.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. ~ Reba McEntire ~ Elements of Success To truly succeed in life, you need to realize success requires several elements. The blend of elements will enable you to balance and create a well rounded person. It also creates a balance of elements to...
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ Reducing Your Life – Independence Day So you say today is not independence day? Perhaps it is if you change your point of view. That is...
No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. ~ Max Beerbohm ~ Why Am I Always Busy But Never Get Anything Done? Your schedule is full and yet you never seem to get anything done. You see other people who seem to be able to do much more than you and you wonder...
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. ~ Orison Swett Marden ~ Conquer Obstacles and Fears You can not reach...
A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. ~ Ogden Nash ~ A Family Should Be Love Some families are big. Some families are small. Some are extreme in their size, both big and small. What ties a family together depends on the family and what...