| “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton Truer words have never been spoken. One of my "pillar mentors" - the late Bill Bonnstetter - co-founder of TTI Success Insights used to say with enthusiasm mixed with conviction, "The best is yet to come." I can still hear Bill say it. "The best is yet to come." And Bill meant it. I have come to know with every ounce of my being that the single most powerful asset I have - that any of us has - is my mindset - the way in which I choose to view the world around me. My mindset shapes my trajectory. If you know me well, you know I do not believe in "Happy Talk". I am not a blind believer. I require data and proven methods. In my pursuit of such, I have studied Stoicism - particularly through the writings of Ryan Holiday. "Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them," Epictetus told us millennia ago. His words remain relevant. Adopt a mindset of perpetual optimism and gratitude. Marry this to the Stoic notion of reality. | 