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I ran across a great quote recently, quite possibly the best quote I’ve ever read. Like all great quotes the message it conveys is clear, concise, poignant, illustrative, brilliantly illuminating and true. I would also add poetic. It is by all measures, both a literary and philosophical masterpiece. Of course, that is just my opinion….

I am referring to the letter ‘t’ at the end of the two word sentence “I can” which makes it “I cant”. The implications and bearing one additional letter can shoulder is astounding. I can’t. These two words, simply stated, can hold people back or down of their own volition. They are dream stoppers and…

I had always felt sooner or later everything would come together. I thought one day, one night, success would come in one clear moment. In one clear moment I would know I had arrived and in an instant all I ever wanted in life would come to me. So, I planned and worked, planned and…

I have been burned out before. When I was burned out, everything looked dismal to me. My outlook was terrible. That was when I traded optimism for pessimism. Everyone around me began to annoy me. I blamed the way I felt on them. It didn’t make me feel any better. It only made things worse….

There you are, stuck. Or, so you feel. Afraid to move out, afraid to move in. Afraid to leave the soul sucking job for a better life even though you know you are completely burned out. Afraid to leave the one person who is the bane of your existence even though you know deep down…