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Welcome to Day 444 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

9 Motivating Promises When You Feel Like a Failure

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 444 of our trek, and today is Motivation Monday. Every Monday we hike the trails of life that will encourage and motivate us to live rich and satisfying lives this week. Today we will explore 9 Motivating Promises When You Feel Like a Failure.

We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. When this episode originally airs, we will be back in Charlotte for a couple of weeks. I was able to make one pass over the lawn on Saturday for one final grass cutting for the year and to pick up the few leaves that have fallen so far. If you live in an area with few mature trees, you may not consider what we have on the ground already as a few leaves, but compared to what we will see in the next six weeks, it is hardly anything.

Just as the seasons of the year are changing rapidly with cooling temperatures and the changing color of the leaves before they fall, it is the same for the seasons of our lives. Certain seasons of life may be disappointing, and if we are not careful, these disappointments will turn to feelings of failure. One truth that we must grasp hold of is that we cannot trust our feelings to always be correct. It is the truths found in God’s Word that we must cling to, and not how we may feel on a particular day or even season of life. God did not create us to be failures. We are created in His image. My mentor Zig Ziglar said, “Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night and today is a brand new day.” As we break camp for today, let us head up our trail of motivation to explore the:

9 Motivating Promises When You Feel Like a Failure

molehill. Regardless, the feeling of failure is acute. Disappointment in yourself is heartbreaking, and if you dwell on it, can be soul damaging. When you allow it to grow, the feeling of being a failure can paralyze you to the very core. Think about it a little differently with me today. Just like success, failure will not last forever, unless we choose to allow it. Winston Churchhill put it this way, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

No matter how many times you have missed the mark or how great the fall is that you’ve made, failure is not your destination. It is only an event along your journey of life. So, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, conclude your pity party, and let these thoughts from Scripture get you back on the trail.

It happens to us all.

Proverbs 24:16 - The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.

Perfection would be nice, but it won't happen this side of heaven. Even the most Godly of people fail. No one is immune to failure. Whether you tripped up 7 times or 77, shake it off and get up again.

The Lord holds your hand.

Psalm 37:23-24 - The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.

Deep in the depths of failure and self-loathing, it can be difficult to understand the heart of God. Why would He love me when I messed up so bad? When you fail, not only does God love you, but He loves you enough to hold your hand. Others may desert and disown you, but Jesus is by your side holding your hand. He is not embarrassed by your mess. Understand this truth, “God cannot love you more and will not love you less.”

The answer is Jesus.

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 443 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

The Five Trails on Life's Trek - Philosophy Part 5

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy podcast. This is Day 443 of our trek, and today is Philosophy Friday. Every Friday we will ponder some of the basic truths and mysteries of life and how they can impact us in creating our living legacy. Currently, we are in a multi-week trek as we explore the teachings from some of my virtual mentors such as Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, and Earl Nightingale each Friday.

The core of our current trek is based primarily on Jim Rohn’s book called The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle. I have learned a considerable amount from reading and re-reading this book on my own trek of life, and I trust that it will benefit you also. Keeping with the continuity of Wisdom-Trek, I will be adapting it to The Five Trails on Life’s Trek.

We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. The client workload this week has proven to be extremely busy. The software company that I provide remote technical support for had a couple of glitches with the software on the computers their customers use, and it caused a huge spike in support sessions that I had to manage. While we were able to clear the backlog, it certainly impacted other project work that was planned for this week.

Although it was a bit stressful, I am thankful for the work that I have and my ability to perform the functions needed each day. We always need to deal with life as it actually is and not how we wish it to be. This is one of life’s philosophies that I have integrated into my life, and it allows me to logically and proactively make decisions on a timely basis. You need to give some thought to your own philosophies and see where they may need to be altered.

On our trek for today, we will continue on the first of five trails on life’s trek, which is the Philosophy Trail. Specifically, we want to continue our exploration of How to Develop a Powerful Personal Philosophy. If you have missed the past few Philosophy Friday treks, it would be good to go back and review them to get caught up on our progress so far. We have a lot of ground to cover today, so let’s break camp and continue on the first trail of this extended trek as we cover…

The Five Trails on Life’s Trek –Philosophy Part 5

As a reminder, our overall extended trek will cover these five trails:

Philosophy

Attitude

Activity

Results

Lifestyle

Last week on our hike, you discovered how to become a good observer and listener. These are two crucial traits in developing a powerful personal philosophy, or world view as it might be referred to. In addition to becoming a good observer and listener, you must also invest the time to study what others have discovered and recorded in books, blogs, audio programs, and videos. To simplify our dialog today, I will refer to this study information as books or reading, regardless of the actual medium that is being used.

People from all walks of life, people with some of the most incredible life experiences, people that have gone from pennies to fortune and from failure to success have taken time to write down their experiences so that you might share in their wealth of knowledge. They have offered their wisdom and experience so that you can be inspired and instructed by it and so that you can integrate it into your personal philosophy. Their contributions enable you to reset your sail based upon their experiences. They have handed you the gift of their insights so that you can change your plans, if need be,

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 442 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

A True Leader -  Wisdom Unplugged

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is day 442 of our trek, and it is Thursday and time for our 2-3 minute mini-trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little additional content for today’s trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom each Tuesday and Thursday. So let’s jump right in with today’s nugget.

Today’s quote is from Anne Bradstreet who said, "Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge — fitter to bruise than polish."

This quote highlights the unfortunate truth that we see in many leaders today. They may be political leaders, company leaders, and yes, sadly even church and other religious leaders.  A person who has authority without wisdom may be dictatorial, abusive, or even spineless. This type of leadership truly is like a heavy ax without an edge.  The person may be able to force through his agenda may even have many people may follow him, but he will leave carnage in his path in pursuit of his misguided dreams.

How much better it is to lead with wisdom. In fact, a person with wisdom, even if he does not have given authority, will become a natural leader who others will follow. A model of a good leader for any type of organization is found in Titus 1:7, "A church leader is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money." Now that is an example of someone I would be willing to follow.

That’s a wrap for today’s Wisdom Unplugged. If you would like access to my database of over 10,000 inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com. Just as you enjoy these nuggets of wisdom, encourage your friends and family to join us, and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.

As we take this trek of life together, let us always:

Live Abundantly (Fully)

Love Unconditionally

Listen Intentionally

Learn Continuously

Lend to others Generously

Lead with Integrity

Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow for Philosophy Friday!

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 441 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Loyalty Makes People Attractive - Proverbs 19:15-29

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 441 of our trek, and today is Wisdom Wednesday. Every Wednesday along life’s trails, we dig for the nuggets of wisdom that are found within the book of Proverbs. Today we will explore the 2nd half of Chapter 19.

We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. We had a blessed weekend with family celebrating the birthdays of our two youngest granddaughters Hazel and Grace. Our daughter Janet’s birthday was also on Saturday, which we celebrated last weekend since we were not in Charlotte this weekend. It is great to be able to celebrate life together. We have a fairly busy schedule for this week with an interview on “Starving the Doubts” podcast, working onsite with a client, and some additional work in our mix.

Although not many of the leaves have started falling from the trees at The Big House yet, the temperatures are starting to cool. So it won’t be too long before the leaf harvest begins. Just like the seasons of the year change significantly, there are times in our lives when the seasons change significantly. It is important to take advantage of the seasons while they are here so that we can be prepared for future seasons. With these thoughts in our mind if it works out, we plan on having our four Marietta grandkids for a sleepover on Friday night. The time we invest with them now when they are young is important.

In every season of life, we need to seek wisdom, insight, and understanding, so as we break camp for our trek today, let us explore the nuggets of wisdom found in Proverbs. A character trait that seems to be waning in today’s connected environment is that of loyalty. We should be loyal in all areas of life because loyalty is a commitment, which is tied to honesty. In addition to that, verse 22 tells us that...

Loyalty Makes People Attractive

Let’s start our trek with verse 15.

15 Lazy people sleep soundly,

but idleness leaves them hungry.

It does seem like people who are lazy also enjoy an inordinate amount of sleep. They do not relate that their choice to be lazy also causes a lack of results in their life. If a person is unwilling to work and be productive when they should be, then their idleness will leave them in poverty and want.

 

16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;

despising them leads to death.

God has set up certain unchangeable laws and precepts that apply to all people whether they acknowledge God or not. When we follow these precepts, then the result is very predictable. We will have the rich and satisfying life that God desires for us. If we choose not to follow His precepts, it will lead us down the road of destruction and eventually death.

 

17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—

and he will repay you!

The concept of giving to others out of a pure heart is not understood by many. When we help those who are poor and less fortunate than we are, then it is allowing the resources that God has entrusted to us to flow through us. This will allow us to grow in compassion and mature as a person. We will gain wisdom, insight, and understanding.  If that was not enough in itself, one of God’s precepts is that He will repay us many times over in both intangible and tangible ways.

 

18 Discipline your children while there is hope.

Otherwise, you will ruin their lives.

We all need to be disciplined in life and receive discipline to help us to grow and mature.

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 440 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Choose Wisely - Wisdom Unplugged

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is day 440 of our trek, and it is Tuesday and time for our 2-3 minute mini-trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little additional content for today’s trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom each Tuesday and Thursday. So let’s jump right in with today’s nugget.

Today’s quote is from a Wisdom-Trek episode, which says, "At the dawn of each new day you have a choice to use this day for good or waste it. Choose wisely."

Each day is a time to begin anew. Even if all of your yesterdays turned out poorly, today and all of your tomorrows do not have to follow the same pattern. The results from your past were based, at least partially, on the choices that you made in the past. If you start making wise choices today, then your future can be much different and much better. Every choice that you make, every word that you speak, every action that you take is leading you down your trail of life. Use today and every day for good. Do not waste it. Choose wisely. It is your choice. God in His kindness allows us to begin fresh each day as Lamentations 3:22-23 tells us, "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning."

That’s a wrap for today’s Wisdom Unplugged. If you enjoy these quotes, I have created and published a searchable database of over 10,000 quotes that I have collected for many years. If you would like access to my database of inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com.

So encourage your friends and family to join us, and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly your friend as I serve you through the Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.

As we take this trek of life together, let us always:

Live Abundantly (Fully)

Love Unconditionally

Listen Intentionally

Learn Continuously

Lend to others Generously

Lead with Integrity

Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow for Wisdom Wednesday!

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 439 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

13 Life Lessons Learned From a Jigsaw Puzzle

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 439 of our trek, and today is Motivation Monday. Every Monday we hike the trails of life that will encourage and motivate you to live a rich and satisfying life this week. Today we will explore 13 Life Lessons Learned from a Jigsaw Puzzle.

We are broadcasting from our studio at Home2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. When this episode originally airs, we will be back at The Big House for about 10 days. Over the weekend we are celebrating two granddaughters’ birthdays. Hazel is turning 2, and Grace is turning 1. It is such a blessing to be able to celebrate with our grandchildren.

Coordinating the scheduling of important events of life can be challenging at times since life is full of twists and turns with many detours and obstacles along the way. Sometimes it is worthwhile to simplify life’s challenges with a practical allegory that most of us can relate to.

Let’s break camp for today and conquer the...

13 Life Lessons Learned from a Jigsaw Puzzle

1. Don’t force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come together naturally.

2. When things aren’t going so well, take a break. Everything will look different when you return.

3. Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little pieces only leads to frustration.

4. Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit by bit, piece by piece.

5. When one spot stops working, move to another. But be sure to come back later.

6. The Creator of the puzzle gave you the picture as a guidebook. Refer to the Creator’s guidebook often.

7. Variety is the spice of life. It’s the different colors and patterns that make the puzzle interesting.

8. Working together with friends and family makes any task fun.

9. Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security and order.

10. Don’t be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches are surprising.

11. Take time often to celebrate your successes—even little ones.

12. Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle can’t be rushed.

13. When you finally reach the last piece, don’t be sad. Rejoice in the masterpiece you’ve made and enjoy a well-deserved rest.

Our trek of life can be puzzling. It is filled with rough terrain, obstacles, detours, deep valleys, level plateaus, and glorious summits from which we can see for miles. At each stage of life’s puzzle, keep putting the pieces that you have together one at a time. Within time you will see the picture much more clearly. Every piece is important. Even if it does not seem to add much to the overall picture, when the picture is complete, it will be very obvious that there is a missing piece, and your life picture will be incomplete.

Although you may not fully understand all the pieces that make up your life puzzle, we do have hope that our creator does. Ephesians 3:18-20 encourages us with these words, "And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.  Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think."

What an enjoyable trek that we took today comparing life to a jigsaw puzzle. Keep this analogy in your mind throughout this week and let it motivate you each d...

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 438 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

The Five Trails on Life's Trek - Philosophy Part 4

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy podcast. This is Day 438 of our trek, and today is Philosophy Friday. Every Friday we will ponder some of the basic truths and mysteries of life, and how they can impact us in creating our living legacy. Each Friday we are in a multi-week trek as we explore the teachings from some of my virtual mentors, such as Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, and Earl Nightingale.

The core of our current trek is based primarily on Jim Rohn’s book called The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle. I have learned a considerable amount from reading and re-reading this book on my own trek of life, and I trust that it will benefit you also. Keeping with the continuity of Wisdom-Trek, I will be adapting it to The Five Trails on Life’s Trek.

We are broadcasting from our studio at Home2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tuesday evening we had my sister Rebecca over for dinner to continue our trek through old family pictures. The box that we are working on now was from when our parents were in their early 20s. My dad was in the Navy around Japan, and mom and their first of ten children, Christina, were living with Granny and Gramps, who were my dad’s parents. Some of the notes between Mom and Dad on the back of the pictures were great to read, and it gave us a better understanding of their life as a young married couple. The trails that they forged were part of the extended trail that we now continue on today.

On our trek for today, we will continue on the first of five trails on life’s trek, which is the Philosophy Trail. Specifically, we want to continue our exploration of How to Develop a Powerful Personal Philosophy. If you have missed the past few Philosophy Friday treks, it would be good to go back and review them to get caught up on our progress so far.

We have a lot of ground to cover today, so let’s break camp and continue on the first trail of this extended trek as we cover…

The Five Trails on Life’s Trek –Philosophy Part 4

As a reminder, our overall extended trek will cover these five trails are:

Philosophy

Attitude

Activity

Results

Lifestyle

Last week on our hike, you discovered how to learn from other people’s failures and successes as well as capitalizing on the power of positive influences in life. We continue on that same trail today by learning how to become a good observer and a good listener, so let’s look at how to:

· Become a Good Observer

You must never allow a day to pass without finding the answers to a list of important questions such as: What is going on in your field of vocation? What new challenges are currently facing your government, your community, your neighborhood? What are the new breakthroughs, the new opportunities, the new tools and techniques that have recently come to light? Who are the new personalities that are influencing your world and local opinion?

You must become a good observer and an astute evaluator of all that is going on around you. All events affect you, and what affects you leaves an imprint on what you will one day be and how you will one day live.

One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day the same way they do every day. A more worthy challenge is to try to obtain as much insight as possible from the day. You must become sensitive enough to observe and ponder what is happening around you. Be alert. Be awake. Let life and all of its subtle messages touch y...

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 437 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Build Each Other Up -  Wisdom Unplugged

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is day 437 of our trek, and it is Thursday and time for our 2-3 minute mini-trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little additional content for today’s trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom each Tuesday and Thursday. So let’s jump right in with today’s nugget.

Today’s quote is from Marian Anderson who says, "As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might."

There are some individuals that feel they need to restrict others from moving forward so that they can excel themselves. This is based on a scarcity mentality where you feel there is a limited amount of resources. We need to turn this upside down with an abundance mentality. The only way to improve and advance yourself is by helping others to grow and prosper also. A kernel of corn will only produce an abundance of harvest when it is willing to give up its current life so that new life will grow as a result.  The more kernels planted, the larger the harvest. Always be planting and helping others to plant so that together the harvest will be in great abundance. As we are reminded in 2 Thessalonians 5:11, "So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing."

That’s a wrap for today’s Wisdom Unplugged quote. If you would like access to my database of over 10,000 inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com. As you enjoy these nuggets of wisdom, encourage your friends and family to join us, and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.

Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly your friend as I serve you through the Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.

As we take this trek of life together, let us always:

Live Abundantly (Fully)

Love Unconditionally

Listen Intentionally

Learn Continuously

Lend to others Generously

Lead with Integrity

Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow for Philosophy Friday!

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 436 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Sensible People Control Their Temper - Proverbs 19:1-14

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 436 of our Trek and today is Wisdom Wednesday.  Every Wednesday along life’s trails we dig for the nuggets of wisdom that are found within the book of Proverbs.  Today we will explore the 1st half of chapter 19.

We are broadcasting from our studio at ‘Home2’ in Charlotte, NC.  We do have a busy workload this week filled with client work and podcast related projects.  I find myself anxious about the work to be done, especially when my schedule and workload is not necessarily under my control.  Since I tend to be structured and like a disciplined workflow I have to continually remind myself that if the work is important enough, that it will be accomplished in its own time.  Although at times it is difficult, I try to emulate what the Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the church in Philippi 4:5-7 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

It is good to gain additional wisdom for life to handle those obstacles and detours that we all run into on a daily basis.  For now, it’s time to break camp and head out on our trail in search of those golden nuggets of wisdom that are found within the book of Proverbs.   One sign of a mature and wise person is that they are also sensible and have self-control as verse 11 of this chapter tells us:

Sensible People Control Their Temper

Let’s start our trek with verse 1:

1 Better to be poor and honest

than to be dishonest and a fool.

Wealth holds such a sway over our world.  While obtaining abundant resources can allow us to have a greater impact in our world for good, if it is obtained dishonestly then it is not worth having.  It would be better, to be honest. Otherwise, you are just a rich fool.

 

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;

haste makes mistakes.

We all know people who get excited over just about anything, but when you dig beneath the surface, you realize that the excitement many times is short lived and comes because of lack of knowledge.  When we get excited without thinking through all of the consequences, we will tend to make mistakes.  It is much better to logically think through our choices so that we can make choices that are wise.  Then they are worth being enthusiastic about.

 

3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness

and then are angry at the Lord.

Some people always have drama or crises in their lives and as a result of continually making unwise choices.  Their lives are in shambles, and then they are angry at God for the outcome.  We need to take personal responsibility for every choice that we make.  We all would do well to gain wisdom and make choices that are wise.

 

4 Wealth makes many “friends”;

poverty drives them all away.

Friends that you make, because you have wealth, are fair weather friends at best.  If your wealth is gone, so are those friends.

 

5 A false witness will not go unpunished,

nor will a liar escape.

Although our justice system is not always fair, in the end, a false witness will be found out.  There are consequences for our falsehood and lies.

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 435 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Talk Less and Say More - Wisdom Unplugged

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is day 435 of our trek, and it is Tuesday and time for our 2-3 minute mini-trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little additional content for today’s trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom each Tuesday and Thursday. So let’s jump right in with today’s nugget:

Today’s quote is from an unknown author who says, "As a man grows wiser, he talks less and says more."

I realize that this appears to be a recurring theme, but it is so true. The wiser a person becomes, the less he needs to speak when it is not necessary.  Many times, excessive talking is a sign of insecurity and low self-esteem. This may take the form of someone who comes off as a know-it-all, but underneath that façade is usually a lack of confidence.

When you are confident and secure, there is no need to let everyone know. It will be evident to all because what you don’t say with words will shout through your confident demeanor and true self-assurance. In the same manner, those individuals that are excessively busy with activities because of a strong need to be around other people is usually a sign of insecurities. A wise and confident person is fine being by himself in quiet reflection. As King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 5:3, "Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool."

That’s a wrap for today’s Wisdom Unplugged. If you enjoy these quotes, I have created and published a searchable database of over 10,000 quotes that I have collected for many years. If you would like access to my database of inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com.

So encourage your friends and family to join us, and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.  Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly your friend as I serve you through the Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.

As we take this trek of life together, let us always:

Live Abundantly (Fully)

Love Unconditionally

Listen Intentionally

Learn Continuously

Lend to others Generously

Lead with Integrity

Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow for Wisdom Wednesday!