Category: Motivation

  A Look at Drive Do you have the ‘drive’ necessary to succeed on the level you intend to in this New Year? And what exactly is ‘drive?’ Is drive the ‘by all and end all,’ or is there something more important?  Denis Waitley said, “Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret to winning.”   So, is ‘drive’ synonymous with ‘persistence’? The answer is no. Is ‘drive’ synonymous with determination or perseverance? Again, not at all; these words represent the attributes and qualities essential for our drive to the surface and to play out in all that we do. Without drive, don’t expect determination nor persistence to show up to carry you across…

    The Courage to Begin "Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing what is impossible." - Saint Francis of Assisi The new school year has begun, and while many of us have 'been there and done that,' as a student, as a parent, or both, we understand that the start of school is both exciting and frightening. It's a lot like starting a new career, like making the decision to get a real estate license. You know it's time for a change, and as you are being pulled in that direction, apprehension kicks in, still we feel this pull in a new and different direction. We then find our self in a classroom taking that first core class, like Principles 1, we're anxious,…