Post Written By Eugene Morgan Don’t make excuses – make good. ~Elbert Hubbard We all can make up any excuses to justify our inactions. We have been given the opportunity to make good in the lives of others and ourselves. When we do nothing, we lose out on the opportunities to make our own contributions to […]
Month: February 2014
Remembering The Past
Post Written By Eugene Morgan To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. ~Confucius Sometimes we find ourselves remembering negative past events in our lives to only get ourselves upset again. There is nothing we can do about what happened to us in our past but to learn from it and move […]
Conquering Ourselves
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. ~Edmund Hillary Yes, it is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. However, we can’t wait to conquer ourselves for us to climb the mountain. The mountain is used as a tool to help us conquer ourselves. We do need a […]
Feeling Motivated?
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it. ~Zig Ziglar We can’t wait on a certain feeling for us to do something. We just got to do it. Even while we’re doing something, we still shouldn’t wait to feel motivated to do more because we’re focused too […]
How To Do It
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “I am always doing what I can’t do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” ~Pablo Picasso There is usually a learning curve in something we don’t know yet how to do. It will take some time to find out how to do it. It will be […]
Within There Is Light
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” ― Maya Angelou We have always had the light within us we just have to look inside. It is the source within us that makes us shine not external sources. It is all right to rely on what’s within. Although we […]
Olympic Champions
Post Written By Eugene Morgan What can we learn from Olympic champions? We can learn that it took them determination to become champions. They practiced their sport almost every day. They set goals for themselves. They did not give up when things weren’t working the way they wanted them to. They were willing to put […]
Imagined Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry James When we start living the life we’ve imagined, we’re deliberately taking control of our lives. We’re not waiting for opportunities instead we’re looking for opportunities. There will be obstacles getting there but it will be well worth the […]
The Process Of Change
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If you don’t like your outcomes, change your responses. ~ Jack Canfield What it all boils down to, is making changes. It is easier to complain than to make a change. Disappointments will weigh on us if we don’t try. It is better to try and fail than to not […]
Pleasantries and Unpleasantries of Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is in our human nature to constantly find an easier way or short cut in dealing with the unpleasantries of life. We forget that up to now in our lives, we have gone through life difficulties. We have accumulated experiential learnings that we can tap into when we’re confronted […]
The Person Who’s Always There
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Each and every one of us has someone in our lives that affected us in a positive way. The person has been a great support through thick and thin. When we were in self-doubt that person had faith in us. When we were down and out that person had lifted […]
Wishing To Go Back
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we’re wishing we were a younger than we are now or to go back in time, then we’re trying to find another excuse for not doing something worthwhile today in our lives. We don’t have to regret the time we’ve lost yesterday or 10 years ago. Our life is […]
A Brand New Start
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard It is never too late to start, if we start now. Our regrets will be eclipse by starting now. So we no longer have to […]
We Own It
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Owning something means taking responsibility for the work we do. When something is broken, we fix it or get someone to fix it. We get a sense of pride, when we take on the work as our own. When we think and dream about it, we’re making the work our […]
Ignorance And Confidence
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” – Mark Twain In other words, we don’t have to know everything about the subject for us to do. We just need confidence and be unafraid to get our hands dirty to find out about things. If we learn […]
When We Feel Vulnerable
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is all right to experience the feeling of vulnerability. Showing vulnerability is being transparent. Most of us can identify with vulnerability because everybody has it. Some of us hide vulnerability more than others because some of us think it is a sign of weakness. There is a place and […]
Praise The Effort
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is important that we praise others and ourselves for our efforts. It can be lonely sometimes when it comes to working on something new. So, we need the praises and support of others along the way. Our efforts sometimes seem to be not enough when we first start out. […]
Experience The Senses
Post Written By Eugene Morgan The best way to learn is by experience. We can read a manual all day long and have gain knowledge but that knowledge won’t do us any good if we don’t use it through our experiences. We discover more things if we’re experiencing them ourselves. Experiencing life by touching, seeing, […]
Pain and Pleasure
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Pain is not punishment; pleasure is not reward.” ~ Pema Chodron Pain doesn’t have to be in the context of punishment just as pleasure doesn’t have to be in the context of reward. We all have experienced growing pains when we’re learning something new or when we’re struggling. Some pain […]
Staying On Track
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When we feel like we’re off track, that may mean that we have forgotten who we are and what we want. From time to time, we need to re-center ourselves by going inside ourselves. We need to get back to who we are as unique people and to remind ourselves […]