What Price Success?

“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” (Robert Louis Stevenson)

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slow down and REFLECT

on the MEANING and the MESSAGE of today’s quotation

“Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” (Robert Louis Stevenson)

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In your own words, what is the central message of the above quote by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson?

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)

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Getting Personal

How would you personally rank yourself in terms of how you prioritize your time and commitments among your most valued goals and activities, (e.g. work, school, family, friends, leisure, community, etc.)

(10 the highest – 1….2….3….4….5….6….7….8….9….10)

If you are not a 10, how would you explain that?

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Interested in seeing what artificial intelligence (ai) has to say about the meaning of today’s quotation? Compare it to your own interpretation. You may be fascinated, or even possibly humbled.

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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS

“There is an opportunity cost for everything we do. This is why we must have the awareness to ensure that what we are pursuing is really what we value, because the pursuit leaves countless lost opportunities in its wake. We choose one experience at the sacrifice of all other experiences.”  (Chris Matakas)

“The dream is free…but the journey will cost you something.” (John C. Maxwell)

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it. (James M. Barrie)

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“Getting Unstuck….” @jenzamzow.com

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By Gary and Esther Berkley

Gary and Esther Berkley are the authors of "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best - The College and Graduate Guide to Wisdom for Success in Life." Check it out at www.amazon.com/dp/B09593L5FT

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