Archive: January 2014

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
  ~ Albert Einstein

Life is hysterical.  Here we are in the process of reading Napoleon Hill’s chapter on Organized Planning.   And what is standing out for me is one big sentence that I wrote:

Our plans need to be practical and workable.  Not fixed.

Today I should be writing about the characteristics of a leader.  What makes a good one and what makes a bad one.

Instead, I’m going to write about life.  Because no matter how hard we plan, life is going to throw us curve balls.  And just as Albert Einsten say, it’s our ability to roll with the punches that determines our success. read more

“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.”
  ~ Walt Disney

It’s a brisk, breezy and clear morning here on St. Thomas, clearing out the clouds to provide a perfect photo for the ultra clear message I’m about to deliver from ….

Yesterday morning, I read only 3 paragraphs of “Think and Grow Rich”.  The words contained within this short section of Napoleon Hill’s book I feel are profoundly important.    The words cannot be summarized, so I will provide them here for you in their entirety, breaking the paragraphs out into sentences, so you can contemplate each and every word.  When you read them, think of the story I’ve told you of my own life. read more

“I will not quit or shave my beard until the concrete is poured !!”
~ Spencer Dickey

Three Palms Villa – December 2005.

Lack of concrete, caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, delayed our construction.  These photos were taken 10 days before our Christmas rental was due to arrive.

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
  ~ Napoleon Hill 

To open his chapter on Organized Planning, Hill write:  “You have learned that everything we create or acquire begins in the form of desire.  Desire is taken on the first lap of its journey, from the abstract to the concrete, in the workshop of the imagination, where plans for its transition are created and organized.”

Hill then provides us with some basic instructions for Practical Plan Making: read more