Habit
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” ~ John Dryden
A behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiological exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance.
An acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.
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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life, by Scott Adams “Failure always brings something valuable with it. I don’t let it leave until I extract that value.” As many of you know, and if you don’t, Scott Adams is the creator of the comic strip,… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Dan Jansen
“I don’t think there’s any such thing as setting your goals too high. The higher you set your goals, the more you are going to work – if you don’t reach it, then it’s okay, just as long as you set it and then give a hundred percent of yourself.” ~Dan Jansen Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Georges St-Pierre
“When I go to sleep at night I’m a better martial artist then when I woke up in the morning.” ~Georges St-Pierre Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~United States Olympic Committee
“It’s not every four years. It’s every day.” ~Motto of the United States Olympic Committee Continue reading
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Tools of Titans
“Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress-stress this is healthful and the stimulus for growth.” ~Tim Ferriss A year ago Christmas, my wife surprised me with the book, Tools of Titans, by… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Sebastian Junger
“In the civilian world almost nothing has lasting consequences, so you can blunder through life in a kind of daze. You never have to take inventory of the things in your possession and you never have to calculate the ways in which mundane circumstances can play out – can, in fact, kill you. As a… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~John Dryden
“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” ~John Dryden Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Bruce Lee
“There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~Bruce Lee Continue reading

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