February 9, 2026
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The secret to building a new habit is making the desired action “sticky”. It must be reasonable and repeatable for it to last. It also helps if the goal is tied to something already in your daily routine. Finally, the change must be documented so you can SEE the progress because things that get measured, get managed. – Dad
Fame is a “three-stage” slide into objecthood. First you’re treated like an object, then you may start to behave like an object, and finally you can become an object which is the “death stage” of fame. Staying grounded requires actively resisting that progression, protecting privacy, refusing to perform a persona, and not letting public projection replace a real identity. – Robert Redford
When you find someone doing something at a higher level than you, pay attention. – Andy Bailey
I’m sure that many of you have had the experience of dealing with thermometers and thermostats. The thermometer merely records the temperature. If it is seventy or eighty degrees it registers that and that is all. On the other hand the thermostat changes the temperature. If it is too cool in the house you simply push the thermostat up a little and it makes it warmer. And so the christian is called upon not to be like a thermometer conforming to the temperature of his society, but he must be like a thermostat serving to transform the temperature of his society. – Martin Luther King
