INPowering Thoughts

Because we so love, we give unselfishly. Because we so love, we can do no less than everything that is necessary to convey the full dimensions of that love.

Since I can imagine a Santa Claus, I can imagine a world of generosity, joy, the delight of surprise, goodwill, and celebrating the child within us all.

To extend your reach is to stretch yourself beyond your usual space. Sometimes we reach beyond our comfort zone—out on the frontiers where we are likely to encounter situations we haven't faced before.

It's easy to say, “I'm sure things will work out.” But, I've noticed the most powerful form of encouragement is that which comes after listening to the needs and longings of someone.

The brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin.

When it comes to criticism, we relish the good, dismiss the bad, and if the news is more negative than we think necessary, we can get downright ugly about it.

Sometimes we drift into a state of mind when we are just going through the motions of living and are not really engaged in anything productive or meaningful. Time to snap out of it.

Surprise wakes us up from whatever business as usual mindset we were in. The surprise makes us more alert, and we might take a closer look.

Every hope we entertain is a longing for something better. For people who say we resist change, we're always hoping change for the better will come our way.

It might surprise you that the truth in advertising laws do not require the seller to tell the truth. So, protect yourself at all times.

Whenever you must find the extra energy you need to persist in the face of doubt, courage shows up for the INPowered.

Givers profit from a deep sense of satisfaction that they were able to help with nothing required in return.

Want to be successful? Set your expectations for excellent, then hold yourself to them.

It takes courage to share new learning. You might be scoffed and ridiculed because others don't get it.

By staying mentally flexible from daily stretching, you can live in a mental land where you never grow old.

Do you love yourself enough to identify the character traits and attributes you want to be known for when people say your name?

You cannot excel at something you don't spend any time thinking about.

INLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener.

Are you impulsive, easily distracted, and a world class procrastinator? Find the self-discipline hacks that work for you.

We hear a lot about potential as a way of encouraging ourselves. Another way of encouraging potential is to look at our successes.

Soft heartedness is misunderstood for weakness. When we INLiven our heart, we wake it up the full range of emotions that inform us from the inside out.

I've learned that when I move on, a sense of relief reinvigorates me on those projects that are front of mind and vital.

Rather than write a goal statement, I should write myself a challenge, "My mission, should I choose to accept it is to . . . then fill in the blank.

There can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.

Dare we hold ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standards in governing, business, and personal conduct?

We must continually hold ourselves responsible for being the example good we expect in others.

Check out what's going on around you as a matter of casual exploration. No agenda. Just wholesome curiosity.

When you hit the headwinds of adversity, find your angle of approach so that the adversity creates some advantage instead of letting it stop you.

Nature involves a struggle, a give and take, resistance, challenge. Hanging in there, persisting, overcoming is fundamental to personal growth.

I have become more INPowered as I have become more curious about new experiences, especially if they might help me grow or mature as a person—that will nurture me.

Our north star as a guiding, changeless, principle or value that informs our goals and decisions.

When we explore the habits and behaviors of the exceptional, we often find that they developed their talents by training in areas other than their specialty.

Being real about the challenges also means to neither diminish it nor to exaggerate it. Be honest about it.

Your true personal brand should manifest from the way you live your cause.

To Live INPowered, we must find a way to cut loose from the mental and emotional ties that hold us from reaching our goals.

One way to strengthen relationships is to be very, very slow to jump to conclusions about someone else's intentions.

Everything we know is a product of our thoughts. All languages, all ideology, all religions, our total and complete life, is a product of our thoughts, both conscious and subconscious.

Learning how to get out of trouble is as important as learning how to avoid trouble in the first place.

Going deep on an issue takes a willingness to know and understand information that will help us make good choices.

Criticism is always personal. It can hurt our feelings while liberating us to seek our personal betterment.

Big goals give you a target to shoot for and to INLarge your expectations of living.

What good does it do to find your voice then fail to open your mouth? The INPowered stand firm when it is time to speak up.

Our intellectual health is similar to our physical health in that junk food will provide the calories to keep us alive, but not provide the nutrients to keep us healthy.

Because of Love, there are some things we will do without hesitation, and there are some things we will not do, without exception.

I used to live in communities of man-made fear where I was told to believe the world was a dangerous place. Then I decided to stop living in that world.

Why stop now? Everything you were committed to learning, and pushed through the tough times, you did it to some degree of mastery. You have what it takes.

It's easy to go negative on ourselves when things don't go our way. Still, I'm grateful I had the opportunity to give it my best shot.

I might not understand the choices others make, or even approve of them. But I've learned to allow others to live the life they choose.

Notice the humor in being human and enjoy our funny quirks instead of being judgmental on others and yourself.

Think of all the things we do in life one at a time. In our linear lives, we live one hearbeat at a time. We take one breath at a time. We take one step at a time.

MVPs are in the game, not in the stands INLiven the heart INLighten the mind INCourage the spirit INLarge the expectations of living