A diamond is a diamond because it went through what it did. Unless one does what the diamond does, he or she will always be less than a diamond. Sure, a person may come out beautiful like a cubic zirconia or a moissanite, but never will he or she be a diamond, because a diamond [...]
The Man and The Eagle
One day while walking down a quiet path, a man found an eagle holding an enormous chain. He asked the eagle, “Why are you holding that chain” to which the eagle replied, “I cannot let it go!” The man asked why not and the eagle responded, “Each link on this chain was made by the [...]
The Difference Poem
The Difference ___ I met you on the path While I was on my way To a place I had in my mind That I would reach some day. ___ I enjoyed our time together The stories that were told. I asked you to come along with me You said you were too old. ___ [...]
Find Answer Through Testing
The answers you receive are determined by the questions you ask. Why is it that so many of us ask the wrong questions or ask no questions at all? When a person has a theory, he or she will pursue evidence that supports or refutes idea. One speculates whether the theory is plausible or implausible. [...]
Life Is Won Inch By Inch
Choose Up! Nicholas Townsend Smith The Expert Coach
Reaching Impossible Dreams
If you want to have your vision blown open and see what you are capable of doing, watch this movie. Here is a man with an impossible dream, no money and no job who gets what he wants. There is nothing that can get in the way of our dreams but ourselves. If you haven’t [...]
Perceptualization vs. Visualization
Visualization is the art of seeing in your mind what it is you would like to create. The problem I have with the term is that it only incorporates one of our senses. Being creatures of perception, I feel it more appropriate to call it perceptualization which is the perception of what we want using [...]
Don’t Confuse Feedback With Perspective
Feedback is merely information that comes about as a result of a process. Perception is the minds interpretation of that information. Oft times this perception is shared in the form of an opinion which is essentially a person’s judgment and usually lacks complete certainty; it is their personal view on that information. People have a [...]
Change Is Within You!
I love this quote: “I cannot save you; you cannot save me; we cannot save each other, only so far as we can persuade each other to receive the truth, by teaching it. When a man receives the truth he will be saved by it. He will be saved not merely because someone taught it [...]





