(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   At the gym the other day a young man I’ve grown to know and like popped out with an attention-getting phrase. When talking about mistakes he had made in his somewhat rough past and that he was making…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   When visiting with a local police officer who was part of a dog unit, I asked how his canine partner behaved when at home with the officer’s young children. He said they played together really well. When I…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Many years ago when I finally woke up and realized I had to run my own life, I happened on a mentor with many pieces of great advice. One was (and is) – In any communication, if you…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   At an event last night the speaker said – in an ‘of-course’ manner – “When you see yourself as a victim you give up your power.” As I pondered the significance of her dozen words I didn’t hear…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   She was a frisky, questioning, adventurous child. Did not like being confined. Every opportunity she would run outside because she wanted to see and experience the world. That was not good because she was only 5 years old…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Responsibility is personal.   Coaching Point: What more needs to be said?   Copyright 2017 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   On a recent road trip in unfamiliar territory I used my trusty old GPS. (Yes, I know there is now one bundled with my phone, but I’ve downloaded a British lady’s voice into my old GPS and I…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Today’s issue of the S3MC (issue #1135) begins the 23rd year of the weekly publishing of my thoughts on life, liberty, freedom, and the human condition. Since we, you and I, are unimaginably complex beings I’ll never run…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   “And I could cry for the time I’ve wasted But that’s a waste of time and tears And I know just what I’d change If went back in…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   There was an interesting sentence in an aviation magazine (I seem to be shown a lot of ideas from aviation!) about some folks who flew around Iceland for a one-week adventure: “In Iceland, the weather doesn’t care about…