Ignore the nattering nabobs of negativity
“Ignore the ones who say it’s too late to start over. Disregard those who say you’ll never amount t...
When one door closes, push open another
“When something ends – a job, a relationship, one’s good health – you just don’t stand by and wait f...
Train your doubt
“Doubt is torture. If we give ourselves fully to something, it will be clearer when it might be app...
Stop ruminating
“New solutions and fresh ways of seeing a problem do not typically come from worrying, especially ch...
Stop thinking about yourself
“Of all the things people think about during the day, the one topic of thought related to the worst...
When you put the pieces back together make the vessel stronger
“The work of healing is like finding, sorting, and putting together the pieces of an ancient pot. T...
Stop doing what isn’t working and try something new
“An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essentia...
Make the most of midlife crisis
“Perhaps middle age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell...
Change your questions
“A world of questions is a world of possibility. Questions open our minds, connect us to each other...