INPowering Thoughts

Rather than write a goal statement, I should write myself a challenge, "My mission, should I choose to accept it is to . . . then fill in the blank.

There can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.

Dare we hold ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standards in governing, business, and personal conduct?

We must continually hold ourselves responsible for being the example of good we expect in others.

Check out what’s going on around you as a matter of casual exploration. No agenda. Just wholesome curiosity.

When you hit the headwinds of adversity, find your angle of approach so that the adversity creates some advantage instead of letting it stop you.

Nature involves a struggle, a give and take, resistance, challenge. Hanging in there, persisting, overcoming is fundamental to personal growth.

I have become more INPowered as I have become more curious about new experiences, especially if they might help me grow or mature as a person—that will nurture me.

Our north star as a guiding, changeless, principle or value that informs our goals and decisions.

When we explore the habits and behaviors of the exceptional, we often find that they developed their talents by training in areas other than their specialty.

Being real about the challenges also means to neither diminish it nor to exaggerate it. Be honest about it.

Your true personal brand should manifest from the way you live your cause.

To Live INPowered, we must find a way to cut loose from the mental and emotional ties that hold us from reaching our goals.

One way to strengthen relationships is to be very, very slow to jump to conclusions about someone else’s intentions.

Everything we know is a product of our thoughts. All languages, all ideology, all religions, our total and complete life, is a product of our thoughts, both conscious and subconscious.

Learning how to get out of trouble is as important as learning how to avoid trouble in the first place.

Going deep on an issue takes a willingness to know and understand information that will help us make good choices.

Criticism is always personal. It can hurt our feelings while liberating us to seek our personal betterment.

Big goals give you a target to shoot for and to INLarge your expectations of living.

What good does it do to find your voice then fail to open your mouth? The INPowered stand firm when it is time to speak up.

Our intellectual health is similar to our physical health in that junk food will provide the calories to keep us alive, but not provide the nutrients to keep us healthy.

Because of Love, there are some things we will do without hesitation, and there are some things we will not do, without exception.

I used to live in communities of man-made fear where I was told to believe the world was a dangerous place. Then I decided to stop living in that world.

Why stop now? Everything you were committed to learning, and pushed through the tough times, you did it to some degree of mastery. You have what it takes.

It’s easy to go negative on ourselves when things don’t go our way. Still, I'm grateful I had the opportunity to give it my best shot.