Aesop

Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don’t have the balls to live in the real world.

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others.

I’m a great believer in anything that makes you 1 percent better. So I try everything. Freudian. Jungian. Est. Life Spring. Course in Miracles. Twelve Steps. I have pain from time to time. I have joy from time to time.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Making money isn’t about what you learned in school. It’s about our values, strengths, weaknesses, and interests.

It’s easy to say no! when there’s a deeper yes! burning inside.

Difficulties break some men but make others.

Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.

Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you’re still trying, keep it up! You’re right on track.

Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours.

Thought is useful when it motivates for action, and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.

Timid salesmen have skinny kids.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Better an ‘oops’ than a ‘what if’.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.