You Have Permission

You Have Permission

Are you one who is seeking to improve your lot in life, whether it is a musical skill, building a business, getting more knowledge, improving any skill at all?  Then I give you permission to go and seek improvement.  No one is holding you back from your best self … except maybe you.

What are your thoughts about you?  Do you have a ‘can do’ mindset, or a ‘I could never do that’ mind?

You have permission to grow and develop and improve to whatever degree you choose, and the beautiful part of this idea is you do indeed get to choose.

So, Skippy.  What do you want to do today?

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration

A Few Good Words about Your Future

A Few Good Words about Your Future

This blog site is focused on helping all of us grow and improve our craft, whatever that craft might be.  I envision artists, writers, architects, company presidents, marketing gurus, sales professionals, musicians, business owners of all strips and interests, and a whole lot more growth-minded types are reading this blog. 

With that in mind, let’s talk about our futures.  Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich once wrote this: 

Your future is what you make of it.

The key word in that quote is YOU!  You are the vital ingredient in any pursuit to which you set your hand.  If you really lock onto that idea you can start seeing significant growth and improvement in your endeavors. 

I had no idea ten years ago that I would have six blog sites and could contribute to each one weekly, and yet, it is so.  I wasn’t even sure I could sustain one site.  All I knew was that I wanted to write and so I began.  I’ve made a niche for myself with these posts, for each site has a definite focus and audience in mind.  I’m doing my best to make something of my future.

The huge question is … what are you making of your goals and dreams and ambitions? 

Nobody, NOBODY can answer that for you.

I’m 71 and I’m still dreaming of writing the blog heard round the world.  You are never too old, nor too far gone to go after your dreams.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration

A Seagull Speaks

A Seagull Speaks

I’m re-reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull.  It is one of my favorite books. 

Here’s what strikes me.  Jonathan was willing to separate from the flock to pursue his dreams of flight on a new dimension.  Oh my, he crashed on numerous attempts, but he kept analyzing, experimenting, thinking and trying. 

He was criticized by the flock, he was banned, he was ridiculed, he was spoken of in demeaning ways, all because he went contrary to the ‘rules of the flock’. 

And yet he persisted. 

It happens, you know.  Your ideas may run contrary to the rules of the day.  And what are you going to do about that?

Sometimes, growth and improvement, whatever that looks like, are more important than the norms and the “group habits”.

Ask Wayne Gretzky – hockey great.  He was famous for his antics on the ice in practice.  He pushed the limits of how far he could lean without falling over.  He tried the ridiculous, the unusual and the obscure. 

It worked, for he was sometimes referred to as The GREAT Wayne Gretzky.

Consider this as you pursue your dreams, and you might want to read Jonathan Livingston Seagull.  It might hold some fresh insights for you.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration

What Needs Changing?

What Needs Changing?

So, you want to grow and improve your skill, or your business.  Here’s the proper question.

What Needs Changing?

If you are doing the same ole’ thing, saying the same old words, approaching life in the same ole’ way, and yet nothing is happening to get you further along, then it is time for the big question. 

WHAT NEEDS CHANGING?

That is all I have to say on this topic for now.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration

The Growth Principle No One Talks About

The Growth Principle 

No One Talks About

We like to toss around words like motivation, skill, seed of an idea, luck, good genes, knowing the right people, and a few other elements we associate with success.

However, there is one element you and I don’t usually like to hear.  Well, here it is – raw and naked before our eyes and ears.

We have to work hard for whatever is important to us. 

HARD WORK!

What comes hard in your skill development?  Name it, then do the hard work to conquer it. 

Be ready to be amazed.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration

Practice Alone Time Thought Reflection

Practice, Alone Time, 

Thought, Reflection

Are these your friends, or are they your dreaded enemy?

In our pursuits toward getting better, we either befriend these four elements or …

It’s an attitude kind of thing.  We embrace what helps us along in life.  Even hardships play a role in our betterment.  Failure is the best teacher, if we use it wisely.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Steps and Skips Blogsite

Hope ~Encouragement~ Inspiration