"Notes" of An Elder

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

• Growth means finding a way to make yourself a better person.

• Nobody else can be happy for you. You must make yourself happy.

• When you smile, the lights should be on in your eyes.

• Facts can be verified by evidence, and opinions are statements of belief, attitude, value, judgment, or feeling.

• A people united will never be defeated.

• No one can be a judge in their own case.

• Comments and opinions travel around the world at mega speeds and are read by people who may have no frame of reference for what they are reading.

• "The world doesn't need more great leaders, it needs more great people who lead." ― Erwin McManus

• Life is not about the destination. It's not really about where you are. It's about how you are traveling.

Progress

• Think It

• Want It

• Get It

• Clarity is the foundational fabric that weaves dreams, goals, initiatives, concerns, challenges, and triumphs together.

• Human beings need a break. They need time for their minds to wander aimlessly.

• Take ownership of what and how you choose to learn.

• The best business to be in is the business of learning.

• Skills are the things we can do. Mastery is how well we can do them.

• Average people live an "okay life."

• Outcomes are echoes of the past.

• "It takes intentional effort to do it, but we all can change our brains. When you change your brain, you change your life." ― Debbie Hampton

• Perfection is an idealization. It's something that is approached but never reached.

Magic Question

Looking back, is there anything you would do differently?