Power-Ups

Enterprise is better than ease: How much time and effort should we put into a project that we are working on. Keep in mind, our philosophy about our activities and our attitude about hard work will have a direct effect on the quality of our lives. What decisions we make about the ratio of labour to rest will establish our work ethic. Enterprise is always better than ease. Every time we chose to do less then we could, our self confidence will take a direct hit from this error in judgement. If we continue to repeat this process we will soon not only see ourselves doing less, but more importantly perhaps is being less than we could. The good news is we can reverse this process however. At any time we can decide to develop a new discipline of doing math than putting off. Every time we choose action over ease, we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence. At the end of the day, it is how we feel about any activity that provides the greatest rewards. It is ...

A parable to start today’s article: A master was set to travel to distant lands. But before his trip, he called three of his servants and gave each of them a talent according to their abilities. To the first servant, he gave five talents; to the second, two, and just one for the last servant. Then he went on his journey. The first two servants went and put their money to work. While the last one dug a hole in the ground and hid what he received. When the master came back, he asked the servants what became of the talents he gave them. The first one proudly replied that he gained 5 talents more with what the master had given him. The second servant also earned two talents more than the initial two he received. When the third servant came forward, he told his master what he did claiming that he did it out of fear. Obviously, the master was very happy with the first two servants. As a reward for what they did, he put them in charge of more things and invited them to share his happiness. As...