You Have a Brain

Asking the right questions is essential to gaining insight or solving any kind of problem. We want to make decisions based on facts.

What happened to that person’s bike? If they didn’t take proper care of their own bicycle, Ben, why do you think they will take care of yours?” Good question.

Insight is the ability to learn from observing and experiencing life. And to use that acquired knowledge to discern truth, principles, and lessons you can apply to future relationships, situations, and decisions — thereby gaining wisdom

A talent is something that you can do better than other people.

Today’s frustrating circumstances didn’t bother me nearly as much because I had a realistic hope (and eventually confidence) that tomorrow would be not only different, but also immeasurably better.

Say what you want, but my boys are going to get an education and be something special one day. They’re going to be self-supporting and learn how to love other folks. No matter what they decide to do, they’ll be the best in the world at it!”

If other people can do something,socan I. If someone else can do anything,I can too if I make upmy mind to it.

I had always learned best by reading. That meant I needed to come up with a way to use that strength.

The end of my freshman year and my entire sophomore year of college, my focus was on paying my bills and making the best grades I could.

I refocused on my long-term goals and tried not to let the opinions and influence of my peers derail me.