Diligent [dil-i-juhnt] –adjective 1. constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent workman.
Social media has given us the great advantage of connecting with people whom we would otherwise never be able to. This new gateway of interacting with others has its advantages but also its share of challenges.
You could almost hear the ticking, the countdown before the eruption of uncontrollable outrage. John attempted to suppress it but it just kept building and growing until the sweat on his forehead, the clenched jaw, and his narrowing eyes foretold the upcoming explosion. John’s anger had caused damage to personal possessions, started fights with strangers, and…
The interviews of Charlie Sheen are bizarre to say the least. His incoherent thoughts ramble out of his cigarette infected throat – thoughts glorifying his narcissistic self, his romps with whores, his drug trips as performances – all the while pushing back on his father for judging him, attacking those who paid him $1.8 million dollars an episode for being able to read a script!
Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses, and traits is essential to riding the front end of the wave of change into the new century.
“I can do that by myself!” was my familiar exclamation when I was growing up. I always believed that asking for and getting help was a sign of weakness. I didn’t know how wrong I was. I have learned over the course of my life that being pig-headed about not seeking help made whatever task I have faced harder.
Dear Dave, I’ll be starting college next fall. Is it okay to take out student loans if you have no other income to live on while you’re in school?
Have you ever broken a rule that you didn’t know was a rule? You may have had this happen to you as a boy. Your curiosity and sense of adventure gets you into a mess. Then you get into terrible trouble because you didn’t know that it was wrong, or dumb, or foolish.
When God created Man, he placed within him a deep reservoir of purpose. Flowing within that reservoir is a commodity worth more than gold. It truly is the currency of your life. If you can gain understanding of it, you will never again be concerned about the subsistence level of living…
In his new book, “Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity” Drew Brees tells his story of a potentially career-ending shoulder injury which left the quarterback without a team and faced with the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again, coaches around the NFL wondered, would he ever come back?
