Motivation

Here's something to be thinking about constantly: being in the process of shifting from chaotic complexity to elegant simplicity. in this times of turbulence and fundamental upheaval, it's really easy to get unfocused and to become superb at being busy doing things rather than being productive creating smart results. But why be brilliantly busy around useless pursuits? No point in spending your days climbing a series of mountains, only to realize that in the end you scaled the wrong ones.

"The law of reciprocity is one of the most powerful of all the laws that run human relationships. When you genuinely help others, they will do anything to genuinely help you."

Water in a Glass We all know that an optimistic would see half full glass of water, while a pessimist would see a half empty one. What would people of different professions and walks of life say? A Banker would say that the glass has just under 50% of its net worth in liquid assets. The Government would say that the glass is fuller than if the opposition party were in power. The Opposition party would say that it is irrelevant because the present administration has changed the way such volume statistics are collected. The Economist would say that, in real terms, the glass is 25% fuller than at the same time last year. The Philosopher would say that, if the glass was in the forest and no one was there to see it, would it be half anything? The Psychiatrist would ask, "What did your mother say about the glass?" The Physicist would say that the volume of this cylinder is divided into two equal parts; one a colorless, odorless liquid, the other a colorless, odorless gas....

It`s not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it`s important how well you play with the cards which you hold.