by joncook | Jul 23, 2015 | Dreaming, Entrepreneur, Purpose
Ford is a good car manufacturer, but it’s no Mercedes-Benz. Ford makes a series of good cars. Ford helped set the initial standard for pickup trucks with the F-150. You may be a Chevy fan or a Dodge defender, but you can’t deny that Ford makes good cars....
by joncook | Jun 30, 2015 | Dreaming, Entrepreneur
There will be times when your dreams seem impossible. The idea of chasing your dreams can be very inspiring, even romantic at times. Over two million U.S. works quit every month. (Forbes.com) A Business Insider survey of 225 executives shows that 22% of them want to...
by joncook | Jun 29, 2015 | Dreaming, Entrepreneur, Purpose
You will never have work-life balance. It’s just not going to happen, and that’s a very good thing. In fact, the very concept of striving for a work-life balance implies that there’s already an imbalance. There is an inordinate amount of pressure for...
by joncook | Jun 26, 2015 | Dreaming, Entrepreneur, Purpose
Chasing your dreams takes work. Lots and lots and lots of work. Many people have a declining work ethic, if one at all. Before you make any assumptions though, this isn’t a Millennial problem; it’s a people problem.(PayScale) Add in even more people who do...
by joncook | Jun 24, 2015 | Dreaming
Passion is a powerful force, especially when it comes to pursuing your dreams. Passion drives us to love and to defend, to hone our crafts and pursue what’s most important to us. The English word passion comes from the Latin word passio, which means suffering....
by joncook | Jun 21, 2015 | Dreaming, New Week New You, Purpose
What if the hare had the tortoise’s determination? In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the hare had plenty of speed, but it was the tortoise who won because he didn’t stop. When people try to connect this story to real-life application, it’s...