The answer is purely psychological. According to Psychology Today, by the time a child reaches the age of 18, the concept of “No, you can’t!” has been reinforced 187,000 times, whereas the concept of “Yes, you can!” has been reinforced only about 25 – 30 times. With this in mind, …
Read More »Inspiring quotes and sayings
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” Mario Andretti (Indy Car Champion) We believe positive, inspiring words move the human spirit and motivate …
Read More »Mother’s Drugs
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, ”Why didn’t we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?” I replied: “I …
Read More »Old Folks Jokes
Here we have jokes and humor about the elderly folks in our lives… the so-called “Oldie-Goldies.” Hope you enjoy them and share ’em, too. A man and his wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband,”You can have her …
Read More »God in 3 Months
In three short months, just like He did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away everything we worship today. God said, “You want to worship athletes, I will shut down the stadiums. You want to worship musicians and singers, I will shut down the Civic Centers. You want …
Read More »Kids Who Are Different
— by Digby Wells Here’s to the kids who are different,The kids who don’t always get A’s,The kids who have ears twice the size of their peers,And noses that go on for days… Here’s to the kids who are different,The kids they call crazy or dumb,The kids who don’t fit, …
Read More »Gone From My Sight
By Henry Van Dyke I am standing upon the seashore.A ship, at my side, spreads her white sailsto the moving breezeand starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length,she hangs like a speck of white cloudjust where …
Read More »How to handle stress
— Author Unknown Intelligent words of advice. A young psychology professor was confidently walking around the stage explaining stress management to an audience, with a raised glass of water. And everyone knew she was going to ask the typical question… ‘is this glass half empty or half full?’ Well, she …
Read More »Emotion
Emotion and Dopamine could be the secret to motivation! Last night I watched noted speaker Tony Robbins online, and he put a name to that dynamic substance that jumps into your heart and soul and tells you that you have what it takes to get the job done regardless of …
Read More »Make Sure You Are Ready
“Every minute someone leaves this world behind. We are all in “the line” without knowing it. We never know how many people are before us. We can not move to the back of the line.We can not step out of the line.We can not avoid the line.So while we wait …
Read More »