“To conquer oneself is a greater task than to conquer others.”
Buddha

Ned’s Note:
Are you willing to work on yourself or are you going to continue to try and fix everyone else?

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”
Bill Cosby

Ned’s Note:
It takes courage to NOT please everyone. Who will you not please this week, and is it with the best of intentions and in good faith?

“Never swap horses crossing a stream.”
American proverb

Ned’s Note:
There are times when you need to stay the course, think about when you make a change.

“All animals, except man, know the principle of life is to enjoy it.”
Samuel Butler

Ned’s Note:
This week enjoy life!

“What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one’s ability to ask for help.”
David Keough

Ned’s Note:
What will you ask for help with this week? If you can get your ego out of the way?

“A strong body makes the mind strong.”
Thomas Jefferson

Ned’s Note:
This week, walk, run, play racketball, bike, ride a horse, do anything that is away from the office and the couch.

“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Ned’s Note:
Have you sat in your employees’ or students’ chairs lately? You might want to give it a try before you write that next memo.

“Don’t be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him.”
Rumi

Ned’s Note:
This week, give credit to what and who carried you here.