"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
- Henry David Thoreau
Great Changes - Easy
"Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy."
– Bill Blackman
Cultivate Dream
"Your dream was given to you. If someone else can't see it for you, that's fine, it was given to you and not them. It's your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it!"
-Les Brown
Positive Thinking
"Change your thinking. Change your life! Your thoughts create your reality. Practice positive thinking. Act the way you want to be, and soon you will be the way you act."
-Les Brown
Make a ...
"You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers."
-Les Brown
It's you who can
"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place."
- Nora Roberts
Valuable part
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
-Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (18 Sep 1709-1784)
Be calm in your heart
"Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of these things and still be calm in your heart."
- Unknown
You have never...
"To achieve something you have never achieved before you must become someone you have never been."
-Les Brown
Not only at the end...
"Life isn't meant to be experienced and celebrated only at the end of a self-imposed finish line. Instead, appreciate the life that is yours in all its complexity and imperfection."
- Dr. Danielle Dowling
- Dr. Danielle Dowling
Fail not because...
"Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit."
-Les Brown
Who you were...
"The seed you sow today will not produce crop till tomorrow. For this reason, your identity does not lie in your current results. This is not who you are. Your current results are who you were."
-James Arthur Ray
Obstruction to success
"Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success." - Charles F Glassman |
Jack Ma's Resignation Letter
Alibaba Jack Ma's recognition is a statement of three intertwining principles:
- You can't do everything by yourself,
- you won't last forever, and
- for real success, your undertaking should be able to continue without you.
Never ever stop dreaming
"Epic things start with small humble steps. Pay respect to your beginnings. And if you're just starting out, know that it's OK to be sucky. To be small. To be messy and chaotic. Just make sure to never ever stop dreaming."
-Vishen Lakhiani
Little things... Big Difference
There was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly.
Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one."
What difference are we making?
Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one."
What difference are we making?
Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference, wouldn't we?
Obstacles vs Goal
Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.
- E. Joseph Cossman
Act today
Reach out to a friend or family member that you haven't spoken to recently. It feels great to reconnect with someone who is important to you.
Level of ....
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
-Edith Sitwell, poet (7 Sep 1887-1964)
Dealing with...
"It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success."
~ David Feherty
First casualty
The first casualty when war comes is truth.
-Hiram Johnson, governor and senator (1866-1945)
Fun & excitement
"Doing what we were meant to do creates fun, excitement and contentment in our lives, and invariably, in the lives of the people around us. When you're excited about something it's contagious."
-Mark Victor Hansen
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