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The longer I live, the more I am certain that the difference between great and weak men is simply an invincible determination. -Sir Thomas Buxton The mental toughness needed to live a successful life with PMA requires us to be strong minded. Strong mindedness calls for unwavering belief in our mission, our team and ourselves. Continue reading “Strong Minded and Determined”

When we vacation at our family condo (Thanks Mom and Dad), I enjoy sitting on the lanai in the morning with my coffee and watching the boats head down the canal and out to the ocean.  The people are listening to music and enjoying the moment in anticipation of the great day that lies ahead.Continue reading “Today”

The great thing in life is not so much where you stand, as in what direction we are moving. -Oliver Wendall Holmes Well done is better than well said.  -Benjamin Franklin Most people talk the talk, but winners walk the walk.  Champions do whatever is necessary to reach their goals.  Success doesn’t just happen.  ItContinue reading “Walk the Walk”

We should always be happy if we are chasing worthy goals that we are passionate about.  It is easy to choose happiness when we are doing the work that moves us to our goals.  Taking positive action towards what we want in life gives us hope and determination which allows us to enjoy the process. Continue reading “Happy, Not Satisfied”

Conquering adversity is simple and direct:  Respect yourself. Eliminate self pity.  Close ranks with your team. Continue to believe in the mission. Work with purpose.   When we work through these five steps, there is no adversity that can defeat us.  We will always get up every time we get knocked down.  We get our mettleContinue reading “Weather the Storm”

“For every adversity there is a seed of equivalent benefit.” -Napoleon Hill How we respond to adversity shows the true measure of a person.  Everyone would have PMA if we never had to deal with adversity. The ability to fight through adversity and be made better by it is the one of the cornerstones ofContinue reading “Conquer Adversity”

THE FARMER AND HIS SONS A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him.  Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They allContinue reading “The Power of the TEAM”

Now this is the law of the jungle –  As old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that keeps it may prosper, But the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, The law runneth forward and back – The strength of the pack isContinue reading “The Team is Supreme”

This was one of those moments in life.  You know, the moments that take you by surprise, knock you off your feet, change your perspective and adjust the whole course of your life.  It was spring break in 2002 and I was going to Florida, not to the beach as a college student looking forContinue reading “One of Those Moments”

“Fight one more round.  When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round.  When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round.  When your nose is bleeding and your eyesContinue reading “Persist – Fight One More Round”