Good Morning

It's been a long time since I have written and I've decided to pick the practice up again. I have a long account of a trip with my son in draft form that I have been working on that I will try to finish in the next couple of weeks.

As a little food for thought, I put a quote in the signature block of my business email address, change it about every week. I have a number of resources and try to pick ones that have a special meaning. They are from follks you have heard of and from those you have not. I think sharing them each week transmits a little bit of wisdom in a short format.

The quote that I used last week is "We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment." It is from Jim Rohn.

If we are goal oriented at all, we are concerned with success or the lack thereof in our lives. We can be lucky sometimes and fall into a good situation or good results, but, in the main, garnering success means that we have to work at the challenge or goal at hand. It can be difficult and time consuming to achieve, and we may have to forego other more pleasurable activities for awhile. But, if we pass on the labor involved in achieving a goal, we are likely to suffer also. For me, my personal esteem or self-satisfaction takes a blow. In some cases a person may lose the opportunity to advance in a job or in a relationship. So I try to assess not only what the cost of an effort is, but what the cost of not doing it may be. Often the later cost is much higher.