(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to make an army. It is possible to impart instruction and…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.” Lance Armstrong (world-class bicyclist and cancer survivor)   Coaching Point: Do you have to wait until a crisis or can you start now?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “If you don’t accept your death, what meaning can your life have? Don’t be put off by the morbidity of this. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Abjure the why and seek the how.” Sir Richard Burton   Coaching Point: Why not the Why? Because the How is about action and action is about results. That’s why.   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” Albert Einstein “Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.” Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. “Uncertainty is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Uncertainty means stepping…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear lies a freedom.” Marilyn Ferguson   Coaching Point: What would happen if you started to focus on the freedom instead of the fear?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “Worthwhile folks don’t just happen. You aren’t born worthwhile; you are born with the possibility of becoming worthwhile. Your job is to discover – and develop – the man or woman you ought to be.” Robert Louis Stevenson   Coaching Point: How are you developing?  …

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “As you walk, you cut open and create that riverbed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow.” Nikos Kazantzakis   Coaching Point: What legacy are you leaving?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.” Yasutani Roshi   Coaching Point: Do you know why you feel separate-from?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “If we’re all products of our environment, maybe you should get a better environment.” (from a Mercedes-Benz ad showing an elegant car interior)   Coaching Point: How have you upgraded your environment, this year?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…