I put enthusiasm at the top of the list, because without it, nothing else means very much. – Bob Hope
What are you enthusiastic, passionate, excited about? (Not just what do you like, or worse, tolerate?)
How can you prioritize enthusiasm in your work and inspire enthusiasm from your team and colleagues?
What can you drop from your To Do list to refocus that time and energy on something you truly love?
Less isn’t more; just enough is more – Milton Glaser 
Most people do, have and say too much. Schedules are too crowded, and vacations go unused. Closets are bursting, and items spill out into all corners of the house. Emails are lengthy, and conversations ramble.
Doing less, having less, and saying less is generally good advice.
But we don’t want to prune, de-clutter and edit just to get to less. We still need to pursue our goals, be thoroughly stocked and get our point across.
So, it’s not about less; it’s about just enough. Do just enough to honor your commitments and accomplish your personal goals. Have just enough to take care of your needs and bring beauty and joy into your environment. Say just enough to share your message.
Where do you need to do less? Where do you need to do more?
It’s a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money – Albert Camus 
Money plays a significant role in pursuing your goals and dreams. You need money to invest in supplies, training, and other support for your pursuit. You need money to live your day-to-day. You need money to pay for your self-care, vacations and other ways you refresh yourself so you bring your best self to your pursuits.
Money does buy happiness. It doesn’t ensure happiness. But it does pay for many of the things that enable happiness to ensue.
So, take money into consideration as you outline your plans. Run the numbers as you make decisions on next steps. Negotiate the money – price, salary, fees – when you buy, change jobs, hire services for yourself or offer your services to others.
Where do you shy away from thinking about, talking about, or handling money?
If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback – Brene Brown 
People may tell you what you think but you don’t have to listen.
In fact, if you’re trying something new or taking a big leap or making a big change, you don’t have to tell people. Sometimes it’s helpful to share so that you hold yourself accountable and you open up the possibility of getting support or outside help. But sharing also leaves you open to Naysayers.
To the Naysayers, recite this Brene Brown quote silently to yourself, smile outwardly and just go along your way.
Do you pay too much attention to people who have no business giving advice?
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination – Chinese fortune cookie
When you need to make a decision, how much time do you spend on gathering information v. brainstorming solutions?
Can you devote more time to imagining possibilities?
For an upcoming decision you need to make, can you think of 5 alternatives? How about 10 or 15? What is the “crazy” idea?
If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control – myself. – Stephen Covey
I am guilty of the blame game, myself – if only he had followed up on that, if only their budget wasn’t so restrictive, if only she wasn’t favoring her preferred vendors.
Instead I need to stay focused on what I can do: How can I follow up? How can I rework my proposal to fit the budget? How can I get on the preferred list?
In what areas of life and career are you giving up control? Where do you assume “this is just the way things are”? What is your role in keeping (and therefore upending) business-as-usual?
Now there are very few rules to improv, but one of the things I was taught early on is that you are not the most important person in the scene — everybody else is. You cannot win in improv. And life is an improvisation – Stephen Colbert
I love Stephen Colbert and I love improv, so I love this quote.
The best improvisational theatre is when everyone on stage is trying to make everyone else look good, do good work, and have a good time. If we just did that in our day-to-day, we would all have an amazing place to work and live!
How can you make others look good – at work, at home, at the next social event? How can you support your friend’s goal or your colleague’s work? How can you listen more and find opportunities to help?
I think the key is for women not to set any limits — Martina Navratilova
I would say that not setting limits is the key for everyone. Can I do one more push-up? Can I fill my boss’ role? Can I do what I love, live the life I want to lead, and get paid fabulously well for it? Why not?
I was freelancing when my two children were very young, and one of my clients was an organization where I could see myself in-house. I didn’t want to work the traditional 9-5, and I still wanted the flexibility to pursue creative projects (I was acting at the time), and I still expected to make six-figures. So that’s what happened. It’s not typical, but it can be done.
Where are you setting limits or making assumptions? There are no limits.
I never worry about action, but only inaction – Winston Churchill
Inaction is a choice to do nothing. You do take an action by doing nothing – you watch possibilities pass by.
Maybe it feels less risky to do nothing. Well, you have minimized the risk from taking action. But you have increased any risks that come from the inaction. It can be risky to do nothing – inertia sets in, problems become larger, opportunities become more distant.
It’s easier to course correct than to get started. That’s why I love Churchill’s quote. With action, you’re in motion and you can tweak, adjust, refine as needed. With inaction, you have to amass the momentous energy to lift off and start from nothing.
What action can you take today?
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I am preparing our weekend house for sale, and this requires a lot of decluttering. I’m sure you’ve experienced a big clean-out, where you finally notice how much stuff you’ve accumulated. It’s very cathartic to get rid of the non-essential, to proactively decide that you want to make space for something, to realize your circumstances have changed and you no longer need or want something. The feeling might not be one of perfection, but it is one of freedom.
What can you get rid of – in your home, in your wardrobe, in your daily routine, in your diet, in your work?