“Thinking about what you don’t want to happen increases the odds that it will.” – Robert Kreigel, “If It Ain’t Broke, Break It” It’s a rare occasion that a clock experiences a nervous breakdown. But one little ticker worked himself into a frenzy thinking about how often it would have to tick in the coming […]
“Very often we are our own worst enemy as we foolishly build stumbling blocks on the path that leads to success and happiness.” 1. Blaming others 2. Blaming self 3. No goals 4. Wrong goals 5. Taking the short cut 6. Taking the long road 7. Neglecting the little things 8. Quitting too soon 9. […]
This message is especially dedicated to the great writer, Robin S. Sharma. Today, November 23, 2007, I, Ed Tseng am making a public declaration that I will now be rising with the sun every day and meditating. This is something I decided I wanted to do from now on, and when you make a public […]
This message is especially dedicated to everyone in my past, present and future. I thank you for making me who I am, and who I will be. Here are some quotes for our Day of Thanks. “Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” – Estonian proverb “If only the people who […]
When talking about Thanksgiving, do you often say one or more of the following?… “I don’t want to spend time with my family; they annoy me.” “I have to prepare so much food, help out around the house; I’m going crazy.” “I have to drive sooo far to my relatives’ house.” “There’s going to be […]
This message is especially dedicated to the great Christa Consolini. Spud Webb is 5′ 7″ tall. Spud Webb played in the NBA, where the AVERAGE height is 6′ 7″. Oh, and he also won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986. If Spud Webb can play in the NBA and win the slam dunk contest, imagine […]
This message is dedicated to the great Alexa Guirano. I recently received an email from Tal Ben-Shahar, author of the best selling book, “Happier” and professor of one of the most popular classes at Harvard. As you know, I like to interview the experts and I like to not only share that information with you, […]
So today I spent some time with my mentee, Amish. We went to Grand Slam batting cages to hit some and play some games. He started hitting first, and missed the first few balls, but I was encouraging. Then he started really getting the hang of it. Then, it was my turn and he ask […]
Isador Isaac Rabi, one of America’s renowned physicists, relates this memory of his childhood. When he came home from school every day, his mother would ask, “Did you ask any good questions today, Isador?” Notice she did not ask “What did you learn today?” William A. Ward remarked, “Curiosity is the wick in the candle […]