Effort Should Produce Something (STYBY 204)
The work you put into a thing should always offer a result. Even if it is an unexpected or undesired one.

The work you put into a thing should always offer a result. Even if it is an unexpected or undesired one.
If the law doesn't regulate it or your potential clients aren't demanding it, you decide...
Superiority can be a disease to those who feel 'called' into service. Having a calling doesn’t make you any better than anyone else. Being on a mission doesn’t give you the right to boss others around.
It's cliché to say there is never enough time, but you really should take the time to tell others what you appreciate about them, assuming you do.
In troubled times, knowing how to reduce living expenses is key to making your way through the issue and manage your stress levels along the way. Even you’re not facing a crisis, but just want to build up a nest egg for yourself, these five tips will help you focus your efforts.
While many podcasts fail to make it past their eighth episode, 'Steps To Your Better You' is publishing its 200th without missing a beat. But not missing those beats does not mean without plenty of struggle and difficulty getting it done every single week for almost 4 years.
The reality is, there is no wrong answer to, 'How are you doing?' Unless your answer is not truthful and you are in real distress.
Why do we celebrate the movie characters who tell the boss to take their job and shove it?
Talent, or lack of talent, is not something that makes you better than anyone else. And if you find yourself lacking in a popular talent, you should look to discover what actual talents you do possess.
You don't have to wait until you reached the pillar of depression to turn your life around.
There are people who have been trying to help you out of a situation. Only their help only seems to make the situation worse. Let them off the hook they may have put themselves on for you.
You need to choose who you let in your life to share the ups and downs. Get a spouse, partner, friend, whatever. Just get someone who is ready to stand in your corner whether you're doing fine or not-so-much.
It is a cliché to say there is not enough time in the day to get everything done, but you can (and should) always make time to show thankfulness and gratitude.
At a television station that ran three shifts for production, the numbers can not lie. But an over-stressed shift leader can.
Christmas is December 25th. Every year, even the leap years. You should not miss a deadline like this. You should not blatantly miss any deadline.
Superiority can be a disease to those who feel 'called' into service. A calling doesn’t make you any better than anyone else. A mission doesn’t give you the right to boss others around.
There is no magic of manifestations. The Law of Attraction is a real working thing, but you've got to put in real work to see the attraction.
Some people will never be ready to see you advance. Leave them behind and let them choose whether or not to hate.
There will be times when you cannot avoid being around or even working closely with a person who is always a jerk to you. This is not the time to show them how much a jerk you can be to them in an attempt to show them the errors of their ways.
Few people have the ability to consistently hold the pace of 'a book a week' reading. But most people have more exposure to quality written prose than they realize.
Being open to being wrong on any issue allows you to manage better conversations, and win more arguments.
The best way to set a good example is to show how hard it really is to set that example. Have more moments where you can show the right way to be and less where all you have are empty platitudes.
So, how do you get to 100 of anything? Or even higher? You start at one. A lot.
A loss of momentum is a guaranteed way to lose on the gains you discovered through hard work. This is especially evident when it comes to physical fitness.
Every question that challenges you is not a test to overcome. Some are just ways to get you into a sales funnel or define your level of loyalty.
Some of the most suspect devils in the world turn out to be some of the most unlikely guardian angels in the end.
You will learn that the best time to overproduce and the best time to over present is when you are getting started. Your quality will only improve as you offer more quantify.
It sounds exciting and a little dangerous. It is oversold advice that is not sound. You don't have to have a great plan, but you must have some sort of plan.
Don’t let lack of fame keep you from speaking your mind. Someone needs to hear it more than you know. And you may never know the real impact.
Whether you are looking for a new romantic relationship or just a stable business opportunity, make sure that a potential partner is not really a project you don’t have the power to maintain.