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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Quote to Ponder ~Wilbur Howard
“The future belongs to those who set their sights on what is humanly unattainable.” ~Wilbur Howard Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~Phillips Brooks
“Some day, in the years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now…Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer. Character cannot be Continue reading
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Resolutions,Rituals,Goals, Tasks and Course Correcting
Easy to forecast that there will be about a million articles, blog posts, Facebook statuses and tweets dealing with New Year’s Resolutions. There will be triple the number of opinions on doing them or not doing…how you should do them or how you shouldn’t do them…why you should do them or why shouldn’t do them that Continue reading
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The Slight Edge ~Jeff Olson | Book Review
The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness, by Jeff Olson This edition published: November 4, 2013 Description: “The Slight Edge” is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire. Learn why some people make Continue reading
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Quotes To Ponder ~Goethe, Johnson, Holmes
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” ~ Goethe “The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts Continue reading
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Quotes To Ponder ~ Elliot, Aristotle, Paine, Thoreau
“We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” ~T. S. Elliot “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle “That which we obtain too easily, we Continue reading
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The Common Denominator of Success ~ Albert E.N. Gray | Essay
The Common Denominator of Success by Albert E.N. Gray This inspiring message first appeared as a major address at the 1940 NALU (National Association of Life Underwriters) annual convention in Philadelphia. Though his message deals with principles in selling life insurance, don’t let that keep you from reading this article and missing out on the wisdom Continue reading
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