Listen to episode 437 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Importance of Achieving Perfect Poise. Edited and Adapted from Poise: How to Attain It by D. Starke. Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Lack of poise has always been an obstacle to those who wish to succeed. In every age, the awkwardness born of timidity has hindered those who suffered from it. But this defect has never been so great a drawback as in the life of today. The celebrated phrase of the ancient Roman writer who said, "Fortune smiles on the brave," could very well serve as our motto nowadays, with this slight alteration: "Fortune smiles on those who are possessed of poise." Discover the Book: Evergreen: 50 Inspirational Life Lessons: http://inspirationallifelessons.com/ Support our podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inspirationalpodcasts Subscribe to the Inspirational Living podcast at the iTunes Store, Stitcher.com, Google Play, or our website Podcast.LivingHour.org. We produce weekly motivational podcasts, adapted from the works of the most inspirational authors of the past. Transform Your Life in 30 Days with The Majesty Program: http://livinghour.org/majesty/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKc50cI9R8

Listen to episode 356 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Generosity, Contentment & Companionship. Edited and adapted from Our Sunday Talks by James J. Owen. Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: The world needs all our generous impulses of kindness now, when they will do the most good. The rich need this baptism of generosity as well as the poor, the haughty and proud as well as the humble. It is every individual's right and duty to get all out of life that properly belongs to them; but this we can never do if we trouble ourselves much about what properly belongs to others. We should school ourselves in the philosophy that all physical belongings are but scrap and debris when compared with the precious wealth of genuine character. That alone is enduring which will stand the test of time and the wear of eternity. Throughout history, humanity has sought how to obtain the most for the least — in other words, how to get the most money for the least labor, and the largest measure of happiness for the smallest amount of effort. This is a worthy principle; provided that 1) in getting the most we do not trespass on the rights of the least; and 2) that we make the right use of what we get. Upon those two points hinge all the equities and virtues of the accumulation of wealth. Discover the Book: Evergreen: 50 Inspirational Life Lessons: http://inspirationallifelessons.com/ Support our podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inspirationalpodcasts Subscribe to the Inspirational Living podcast at the iTunes Store, Stitcher.com, Google Play, or our website Podcast.LivingHour.org. We produce weekly motivational podcasts, adapted from the works of the most inspirational authors of the past. Transform Your Life in 30 Days with The Majesty Program: http://livinghour.org/majesty/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d7n45Un8KQ