You know you can’t win every game, but you don’t want to go into a game thinking that losing is an option. There is a fear that if you admit that a possibility exists, you are making room for it to come to life in your situation.

Where are your emotions taking you?

Sit with that for a moment.

What does it take to begin to answer that question?

I have been told by the media who the great architects are. I know who Frank Lloyd Wright is; I know who Frank Gehry is.

Addressing the needs of a diverse group of people with sweeping statements is more harmful than beneficial. You aren’t changing anyone’s belief system, nor are you teaching a new lesson. Instead, you entrench the opinions of those who support you and further alienate those who disagree with you.

It is the first of the month. So what are you going to do?

Make plans. Reset your goals. Set new ones.

Challenge yourself.

It is the end of the month. July is turning into August.

Time to look at the next month.