Jon R Davis

“l did then what I knew how to do, now that I know better, I do better.” Maya Angelou

“Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have.”           David A Bednar, Religious Leader and Educator We should not discount small and simple learning experiences, or their subtle power to gradually shape and change us. Small actions can lead to big results, especially over

Here’s my extension of a favorite quote I first heard from business leader Art Williams: Mile by mile is often a trial Even “yard by yard” can be “hard,” But “inch by inch is a cinch!”

Here is a very useful, if somewhat paradoxical definition of success: “Success isn’t the absence of failure, but going from the failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm.”* I am a person who does not enjoy failing. In fact, I really hate to fail at anything (in this,

Envisioning—Who you would like to become. Reframing Your Story—That you tell about yourself. Building New Habits—To validate who you are becoming. These can be steps in developing, improving, creating and crafting your desired identity. Dream---Decide---Do See---Hear---Act

“Done is better that good,” a quote from author Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Big Magic, really threw me for a loop when I first read it. I had heard another version of this idea before, namely, “Done is better that perfect.” I could at least get my mind around the