by Rodney Goldston | Feb 23, 2013 | Success
I don’t think that most people really get the whole talent vs skill argument. Talent you have naturally. Skill is developed by relentlessly laboring at your art. Naturally talented people who lack good work ethic fade quickly…think Allen Inverson....
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 31, 2013 | Success
The following from Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com graduation speech at Princeton. You have the following choices: Let inertia be your guide, or follow your passions. Follow dogma, or be original. Choose a life of ease, or of service and adventure. Wilt...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 26, 2013 | Productivity, Success
That elephant is the mammoth goal you set which seems impossible to accomplish. It’s daunting. Weighs you down to think about it. It’s the 5 inches I want to lose off my waist. It’s the $1,000,000 in new sales you want to do this year. It’s...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 24, 2013 | Success
The problem with doing what you want is is that the responsibility for commitment and execution is all on you. There’s no one else to point the finger at for your situation. Adam tried blaming God when he said “The woman you gave me…” see...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 20, 2013 | Success
All art projects begin slow, with a high risk of failure and they build to an inflection point. An art project is what you do….it’s your gift to the world….it could be your poetry, your blog posts, your pictures, the pizzas you make (in my case BBQ), the sermons...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 19, 2013 | Success
When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace. When it’s vain to try to dodge it, Do the best that you can do; You may fail, but you may conquer, See it through! Black may be...
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