Beyond the Rhetoric

“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” It’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? You could almost say that the above quote from the legendary Henry Ford is another variation on the self-fulfilling prophecy. Believe it to be true and you’ll probably make it true. Sure, the “Blue [...]

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” Life isn’t easy. I think most of us can accept that we are going to face challenges and hardships along the way, but it’s important to perceive these as learning opportunities. It is through these opportunities [...]

“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and [...]

“I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison is well known for all the incredible inventions that he has been able to create. Everyone just assumes that he had a brilliant mind and every attempt turned into a resounding success. He indeed may have been brilliant, but he was anything [...]

I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and his guest that evening was author David Sedaris. He was there to promote his new book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. It’s a strange little collection of short stories where animals are placed in very human situations. For instance, the squirrel-chipmunk pair [...]