“Take the cold bath bravely. Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of the soul.” - W.E.B. Du Bois
How do you bravely do things that make you uncomfortable?
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Have you ever thought about how living a quiet, simple, and intentional life is an endeavor of discipline and will? Check out this video about the philosophy of writer Henry David Thoreau who suggests we ask ourselves these three questions when it comes to how we spend our time: How much, Why, and For what. “The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.” - Plato
How are you conquering yourself today? “God sells us all things at the price of labor.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
How are you purchasing what you want in life? “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” - Mark Twain
How do prevent your dark side from being seen? Please check out my latest YouTube recording from the Fresh Start Podcast with Dave Henning. You can watch the podcast by clicking on the PODCAST & SPEAKING VIDEOS button at the top of this page and scroll down and click on the Fresh Start Podcast tab.
“You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” - James Baldwin
How do you influence the world to deal with the real you? New Audio Recording Available from Teach 2 Dumb Dudes Podcast with Joe Bento & Rob Washburn7/7/2022 Please check out my latest audio recording from the Teach 2 Dumb Dudes Podcast with Joe Bento & Rob Washburn. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the AUDIO PODCASTS & RADIO INTERVIEWS button at the top of this page, then click on the PODCAST INTERVIEWS tab and scroll down and click on the Teach 2 Dumb Dudes Podcast tab.
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” - James Oppenheim
Where do you grow your happiness? Please check out my latest audio recording from the Let's Talk About It Podcast with Mitzi Ocasio. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the AUDIO PODCASTS & RADIO INTERVIEWS button at the top of this page, then click on the PODCAST INTERVIEWS tab and scroll down and click on the Let's Talk About It Podcast tab.
“God did not put you in this world to be successful. He put you in this world to be faithful.” - Mother Teresa
How do balance success with faithfulness? Please check out my latest audio recording from the Elder Health Connection Podcast with Caroline Morris. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the AUDIO PODCASTS & RADIO INTERVIEWS button at the top of this page, then click on the PODCAST INTERVIEWS tab and scroll down and click on the Elder Health Connection Podcast tab.
“A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.” - Napoleon Hill
Which mind rules your life? Please check out the short talk by Warren Buffett where he discusses two people he knew who started out with a very small investment and had everything stacked against them, but through hard work, determination, and excellent customer service, built thriving and profitable companies. “The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.” - Thurgood Marshall
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