“When you’re wrong, everything is possible.” – Robert Cooper Nothing gets fixed when you’re right.  When you’re afraid to be wrong, you just go on protecting your past, seeking approval, trying to please others.  When you’re afraid to be wrong, you chose to block reality, live in denial, and close the door to possibility. Today, The post Open the door appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” – Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor It’s indifference not only to others, but to yourself.  You live on a line between between action and indifference.  You decide which side of the line you choose to walk – every day. Every day, you must gather The post

“Are you winding up or throwing the ball?” There are those who love to practice, and those who love the game.  There is no substitute for getting in the game. Get in the game.The post Practice, or play? appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” – from The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway Messing up gradually is easy. Here are some tried and true ways: Don’t bother with goals Hang out with the wrong people Seek comfort rather than effort Blame others Avoid risk Expect to lose Squander free

“In times of change, the learners will inherit the earth, while the knowers will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer Too many suffer from educated incapacity.  They fail to see the obstacles between themselves and their dreams.  They know what they learned yesterday, but not The post Knowers vs Learners appeared first on

“All great changes are preceded by chaos.” – Deepak Chopra Most people want to improve their lives.  Few are committed.  Few are willing to accept and embrace the chaos and disruption that precedes greatness, and, therefore, they remain bound within the domain of ordinary. Are you willing to disrupt your life, and accept the dust The post Only the committed need apply appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.” – Michael Jordan Stories abound of those whose early success led to later mediocrity.  The high school valedictorian who later drops out of college and ends up in life circumstances well below potential.  The examples go on and on.  Hitting the lottery too soon The

“Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.” – Peter Drucker You attract success.  You attract it by the person you become, by the value you give.  Otherwise, you are driving yourself into a closed space – a space of artifacts that objectify your obsession with milestones rather than the person you are The post First, contribute appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency toward standardization and uniformity.” – Arnold Toynbee, noted historian Curiosity, ingenuity and innovation live outside the boundaries of the predictable, outside the constraint of convention. Life at a higher level is life that unleashes imagination, and seeks possibility – not certainty.The post Possibility, not certainty appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“Just listen.” The genius inside – that remarkable, thoughtful, capable you – regularly reveals itself.  But you won’t notice it until you shut up and listen. Listen inside, to the excitement, the joy, the energy you discover when you do certain things, when you move in a certain direction, when you try something new and The post Just listen appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“The most amazing powers to change our lives and the world are waiting just beneath the surface of our daily habits….”  – Orison Marden There are some things you can do better than almost anyone.  Have you taken the time to find that genius, to unlock your hidden potential? Is it possible your genius is The post Peel back the fear appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“Moderate success is a distraction.” Know the difference between a milestone and the destination.  Greater success awaits those who stay hungry, those who appreciate the difference between the appetizer and the main course. If you desire a banquet, don’t settle for a snack.The post Settle for less? appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“You don’t see the world as it is, you see it as you are.” – Talmud Take a risk. Step forward and acknowledge reality.  Release the past. Cast off the mental blinders and embrace what’s different, what you’ve been resisting – perhaps unintentionally – for reasons that are not truly clear. That

“Small seldom-seen habits have the power to bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.” – William James You awoke an hour earlier than everyone else today, like you do everyday.  You read, or meditated, or wrote in your journal.  Maybe you worked out too. No one sees you, no one really knows your routine – no The post Accelerate! appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“The exceptional life depends not on working harder, but on different, even opposite, actions from habit and the crowd.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson If you want more than merely average, more than merely okay, you must move beyond conventional wisdom, move beyond the habits and conformity of the crowd.  You must create your exceptional life The post Beyond the conformity of the crowd appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“You can always tell when you are on the road to success; it’s uphill all the way.” – Paul Harvey There is no easy path to your dreams – period.  When you embrace difficulty and challenge, and move ahead – move uphill – you cultivate the mindset of sufficiency.  You declare to yourself and to The post The uphill journey appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brene Brown It’s no fun to be a successful fake. All too often we get sucked into playing the game of being someone we’re not, and living life in a role, rather than The post Open the door to you appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.