Seems it’s all about the hustle these daysHacking procrastination in a dozen different waysYou’ve got lists and apps and systems and gamesAll of them making unbelievable claims Productivity is what matters, it’s like you’re a machineAnd the fuel for it all is expensive caffeinePut in more hours, don’t take your vacationsForget about a life or …
What will I be able to sayIf my life should be over sometime todayHave I increased the value my efforts deliverDo I touch lives with dignity, am I known as a giverNow, what might I wish I had given more effortAnd, what can I do now to prevent such an error Photo by Christian Garcia …
How badly do you want to winWhat room do you want to be inWho will be in there with youWhy must you be in there, too What is it you must do to groomYourself to be inside that roomWho can assist you to achieveThe legacy you want to leave The specter of success that hauntsThe …
Isn’t it ironic how life turns aroundYou made a mistake, got slammed to the groundYou betrayed your lover, something you regretYou still haven’t gotten over it yet You shared your emotions in a vulnerable momentWith a friend whom you thought was a noble womanYou thought your confidence would be respectedWhen she told others, you felt …
Every interaction is a training session where you teach people how to treat youIt starts well before you give anyone the opportunity to greet youYour posture, your smile or the lack thereof, indicate at a distanceYour general mood and attitude and the likelihood of resistance Then, of course, there’s your dress and you cleanliness and …
That man in the mirror looking back todayThe hair is definitely a little more grayBut he’s still the one who has always been movedBy melodies that flow and caress and sootheFolk songs and ballads and ol’ time hymnsThis man still loves music far more than gems The man looking back has always been thereEven as …
All the plans I’ve ever made, they all had to be changedIt’s almost like the planner was totally derangedAnd even when some plans have actually worked outIt was because at some point I took a different route You think you have your bases covered, everything is in orderYou start enthusiastically, with discipline and ardorAnd as …
Every breath is a gift you receiveThat sustains your body until your spirit leavesEach breath is a symbol in this world of oppositesThings are what they are because each has a complementWhen one act is completes another is begunOne after the other until everything is doneWith billions of breaths affirming life every minuteEach person present …
Sales in not in the least about sellingIt’s more about listening to hear what is compellingTo the buyer and then enabling the buyBy doing what it takes to prove you’re an ally You can’t rush the process, that just erodes trustYour best bet is be fair, to be better than justEspecially if you cotton to …
You go away to work for your familyYou go away every dayYou go away even though it would be simpler to stayYou leave in the morning and return home each nightYou curse your commute You go away from your family for your familyAt least that’s what you sayIt’s what you have to say You work …