To disport (dis-PORT) – from the French for “to divert” – is to frolic; to amuse oneself in a light or lively manner. Example (as used by Jacquelyn Mitchard in The Most Wanted): “I had to laugh, picturing Stuart and me in a red enamel tub, disporting ourselves among the suds.”
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jul 5, 2011
When I was in my thirties, I was urged to run for political office. I put together a campaign committee of about 12 enthusiastic supporters. And I started to get carried away with the idea of making a difference in my state.
By Brian Tracy | Tue, Jul 5, 2011
When I was in my thirties, I was urged to run for political office. I put together a campaign committee of about 12 enthusiastic supporters. And I started to get carried away with the idea of making a difference in my state. Then I called a politician I had worked with. I asked him if he [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jul 4, 2011
Paucity (PAW-sih-tee) – from the Latin for “few” – refers to something that is small or insufficient in number; scarce or scanty. Example (as used by Samuel Johnson): “It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.”
By MaryEllen Tribby | Mon, Jul 4, 2011
I love to get up early and go to the gym. The outcome of my entire day is determined by that very first hour. When it goes well (and it almost always does), I have more energy all day long. I’m more productive. And, frankly, I am a lot more pleasant to be around. All due to [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jul 4, 2011
I love to get up early and go to the gym. The outcome of my entire day is determined by that very first hour. When it goes well (and it almost always does), I have more energy all day long.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Jul 2, 2011
Most people, when confronted with an obstacle, suffer some degree of shock and dismay. Even if they don’t consciously acknowledge the problem, their bodies respond in ways that make them less capable of bouncing back. You may find it interesting to know, for example, that scientists have found that testosterone – the hormone that drives us [...]
By Peter Fogel | Fri, Jul 1, 2011
I don’t know how to say this any clearer: Most people are lazy. (Not you, of course. I am talking about other people.) Being lazy is part of human nature. A body at rest, stays at rest… A body in motion, yada, yada, yada… Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is that I want [...]
By Early To Rise | Fri, Jul 1, 2011
I don't know how to say this any clearer: Most people are lazy. (Not you, of course. I am talking about other people.) Being lazy is part of human nature.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jul 5, 2011
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