by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 26, 2018 | Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action
“If you do what’s easy life will be hard.” – Les Brown I take this statement to mean that if you take the easy path in life, if you put in the least possible effort in the things you do, what awaits you is struggle and hardship. For me this sentiment reaches...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Nov 29, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action, Goals
Principles guide us by motivating us internally to do what seems to be appropriate for each situation. Rules compel us to do what we are told is right regardless of the situation. Principles are internal and guide us, often subtly, from within. Rules are external...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Sep 19, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Goals
Why are some people successful at reaching their goals while others are not? Successful people decide to do; whereas people who want to succeed, but who fail to, typically decide to try. When I hear someone say “I’ll try.”, I don’t believe they will...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jul 16, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Goals
Being open to different approaches is a powerful way to live. It comes from the recognition that there is not merely one way to accomplish anything. The ability to be open starts when you detach from how things have to be in your life for you to be happy, successful,...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 8, 2017 | Effective Decision Making
Sometimes in life, we do things, quite unintentionally, that cause us to struggle. We buy a house that seemed to fit the bill only to realize soon after moving in, it wasn’t the right one or we continue to date someone we know isn’t right for us long after we have...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 20, 2017 | Effective Decision Making, Goals, Overcoming Fear
I woke up today thinking about freedom. An image of a hawk flying effortlessly, high in the sky, came to mind. At that moment I felt light, joyful, and free. Freedom isn’t a value that has always been top of mind for me, not until recently. Lately I make decisions by...
