Five Minute Fill Up

For young people the future is so far away. There is too much fun to be had now to worry about later. They need to know that there is a way to have their cake and it when it comes to enjoying today, while preparing for tomorrow.

If we want children to share with us, we have to share with them. Honesty is the cornerstone trust is built on and will break down walls quicker and with less pain then standing over them.

Nobody is dumb, we are all good at something. So when it comes to intelligence, how is it defined. Too often we look at a report card but that is just one way to measure intelligence and by doing so we miss the other areas a person excels in.

Madison Keys found the strength to face her demons through complete honesty. She took the most important step of all to fix a weakness; she admitted she had one.

We should never lose the child within us. Our journey through life is a hard slog with serious issues to solve. That means when we get the opportunity to smell the roses or behave like a child we should take it.

Knowing the difference between when it is time to be an adult and time to be a child is a sign of maturity and intelligence.

Having someone you trust to catch you if you fall makes it easier to take a chance. You need to find those people who believe in you and are willing to drive you to be the person they know you can be.

A leap of faith requires belief; sometimes it will be the belief of others that gives you the courage to take it.

The biggest should always win! The only problem is, there is always someone bigger so we should always be looking to improve our skills for the time when size doesn't help.

We never know when opportunity will present itself, which means we must be eternally vigilant and prepared.

Sometimes it comes when we expect, sometimes when least expected, sometimes the lessons we learn while waiting are the real success story.