Chase The Kangaroo

“If” ~Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream–and not make dreams your master, If you can think–and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breath ...

The Common Denominator of Success by Albert E.N. Gray This inspiring message first appeared as a major address at the 1940 NALU (National Association of Life Underwriters) annual convention in Philadelphia.   Several years ago I was brought face to face with the very disturbing realization that I was trying to supervise and direct the efforts of a large number of men who were trying to achieve success, without knowing myself what the secret of success really was. And that, naturally, brought me face to face with the further realization that regardless of what other knowledge I might have brought to my job, I was definitely lacking in the most important knowledge of all. Of course, like most of us, I had been brought up on the popular belief that the secret of success is hard work, but I had seen so many men work hard without succeeding and so many men succeed without working hard that I had become convinced that hard work was not the real secret even though in most ca...

On The Writer's Philosophy On Life by Jack London Should be noted that this philosophy transcends writing alone. The literary hack, the one who is satisfied to turn out “pot boilers” for the rest of his or her life, will save time and vexation by passing this article by. It contains no hints as to the disposing of manuscripts, the vagaries of the blue-pencil, the filing of material, nor the innate perversity of adjectives and adverbs. Petrified “Pen-trotters,” pass on! This is for the writer—no matter how much hack-work he is turning out just now—who cherishes ambitions and ideals, and yearns for the time when agricultural newspapers and home magazines no more may occupy the major portion of his visiting list.  How are you, dear sir, madam, or miss, to achieve distinction in the field you have chosen? Genius? Oh, but you are no genius. If you were you would not be reading these lines. Genius is irresistible; it casts aside all shackles and restraints; it ...

"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." ~ Goethe

I've always been a fan of Flipboard.  They were the first app to take the information you follow from all of your channels and put it into once single space.  Not only that, they've taken the articles you read and collect, they've displayed it in the very familiar magazine layout. Anyway, I could on and on about the usefulness and functionality of Flipboard, but you can check it out on your own.  My reason for bringing it up is to add a new segment post on the articles I've recently shared on Flipboard and being shared by others, as a result. Fitness & Recovery Breathe Like A Superman | Surfer | The Wim Hof Method takes root in surfing by the likes of Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, and Koa Smith. There’s an almost crazed look on Wim Hof’s face. Aggressive and curious, the ice-blue eyes of the 57-year-old dart as he speaks to a crew from Vice about his self-proclaimed breathing method that can enable everyday Joes to do incredible things. According to Hof, who ...