JAMES McPARTLAND'S BLOG

Why Letting Go of Our Need to be Right is the Key to Communicating Better "The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you...

Access Point (6) "Exceptional performance requires considerable investment - you can not withdraw what you have not put in." - James K....

Access Point (5) "It takes longer to think your way into a new set of behaviors, than to behave your way into a new way of thinking." -...

Access Points (4) "Our thoughts, words, and actions - when reinforced with the emotional intensity of our feelings - create our life...

Access Point (3) "Of all of man's addictions, denial is the most powerful." - James K. McPartland We are all subject to the stories we...

Access Points (2) "In the great game of life, we either play to win or play not to lose. And, no matter the outcome, we can never win...

As mentioned on the inaugural edition of "Access Points", I am writing a personal book of quotes. Many of you were kind enough to send me...

“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” – Chinese Proverb We all get frustrated and...

“All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.” – Orison Swett Marden, writer How we think is everything, for thoughts...

“Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.” – Tom Clancy, Author Our brain is designed to protect us,...

“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack...

“You must honor your word and stand up for something or else you are going to get run over by everything.” – Unknown Author In each...

“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” – T.F. Hodge It is quite common to meet...

“Talent – it comes with a cost.” - Author Unknown Great athletes, business people, politicians, speakers, teachers, and leaders make...

“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Unknown The most...

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be...

“If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the...

“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.” – Oprah Winfrey The executive coaching...

“The most important thing is your self-respect. It doesn’t matter what people think about you, but what you think about yourself.” –...

“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the...