Category: Monday Motivator

  • Paying the Price

    Paying the Price

    Listen to an audio version of this message.“If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.”Lose weight without dieting! You, too, can live like a millionaire! Free muscles, fast! Get an MBA without going to class!Everyday we are bombarded by messages like these. They reinforce the false assumption that rewards don’t involve sacrifice.This idea has…

  • How Letting Go Gets You What You Need

    How Letting Go Gets You What You Need

    In The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman writes, “When you don’t get what you want, you suffer. If you get it, you suffer too since you can’t hold on to it forever.”This is the essence of attachment. We always want life to be perfect and so we seek the “things” that are supposed to…

  • Imagination

    Imagination

    By Scott Westerman“All successful people are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” -Brian TracyI had the pleasure of meeting with the board of a small non-profit recently. Their goal for the meeting was to…

  • Imagination

    Imagination

    By Scott Westerman“All successful people are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” -Brian TracyI had the pleasure of meeting with the board of a small non-profit recently. Their goal for the meeting was to…

  • Loyalty

    Loyalty

    “If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn’t follow. I’d be at the bottom to catch them when they fall.”Bob Greene tells of a time when Frank Sinatra was down on his luck. His boy crooner days were behind him and his break-out role in “From Here to Eternity” was still…

  • Loyalty

    Loyalty

    “If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn’t follow. I’d be at the bottom to catch them when they fall.”Bob Greene tells of a time when Frank Sinatra was down on his luck. His boy crooner days were behind him and his break-out role in “From Here to Eternity” was still…

  • Handling Hatred

    Handling Hatred

    “In the middle of all these tragic events, I am proud to live in a country that has stood firm at a critical time. I am deeply impressed by how much dignity and compassion I have seen. We are a small nation, but a proud people. We will never abandon our values. Our reply is:…

  • Handling Hatred

    Handling Hatred

    “In the middle of all these tragic events, I am proud to live in a country that has stood firm at a critical time. I am deeply impressed by how much dignity and compassion I have seen. We are a small nation, but a proud people. We will never abandon our values. Our reply is:…

  • Ability

    Ability

    At 29 years old, Aaron Scheidies, is world champion. This MSU alumnus, has competed in more than 150 triathlons and was recently nominated for an ESPN ESPY.He also happens to be visually impaired.One of the best radio announcers I ever met was Frank Bonfiglio. Radio done right is all about nuance. The inflection of the…

  • Ability

    Ability

    At 29 years old, Aaron Scheidies, is world champion. This MSU alumnus, has competed in more than 150 triathlons and was recently nominated for an ESPN ESPY.He also happens to be visually impaired.One of the best radio announcers I ever met was Frank Bonfiglio. Radio done right is all about nuance. The inflection of the…