The author of the passage says that alertness is being prepared to take advantage of opportunities. Initiative is having a commitment to act despite your fear of making mistakes. Intentness is persisting in the face of adversity, and conditioning means physically preparing yourself for success by loving hard work and pushing others to do so as well.

To make this work you must choose a career or a craft that excites you in some deep way. You are creating no dividing line between work and pleasure. Your pleasure comes in mastering the process itself, and in the mental immersion it requires.

It is essential that parents are sensitive to an Orchid’s feelings, and all of us, whether Dandelion or Orchid, benefit from having our feelings seen, validated and understood – even if, in the same circumstances, we would have a different reaction.

Suffering is Optional, Pain is Not.

Being vulnerable fosters connection.

You can do anything, but not everything.

Take a minute. Look at your performance. See if your behavior matches your goals.

Good entrepreneurs all have certain key numbers, they monitor daily, weekly and know right away how their business is going before the business report.

Thus, Moriori and Maori societies developed from the same ancestral society, but along very different lines.

Trauma tends to stay 'frozen' in our brain... so for those who think abuse survivors can simply 'logically' process their situation and get out... think again.