Quotes
"When I reach the end of my days, a moment or two from now, I must look backward on something more meaningful than the pursuit of houses, and land, and stocks and bonds. I will consider my earthly existence to have been wasted unless I can recall a loving family, a consistent investment in the lives of people, and an earnest attempt to serve the God who made me. Nothing else makes much sense."
Dr. James Dobson
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life.
They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are
important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get
meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself
to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that
gives you purpose and meaning." Morrie Schwartz, in Tuesdays
with Morrie by Mitch Albom.
"I will act now. I will act now. I will act now.
Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the
words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows
becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can
condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act
now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where
failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for
now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am
not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure.
I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to
another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the
person."
"There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every
heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve
your performance the next time."
"The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single
object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his
effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by
continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the
hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace
behind."
"Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom
and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no
brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business.
Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is
too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of
hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape
a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces."
"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of
enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any
challenge or any occupation, no mater how frightening or difficult, a new
meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it
you can accomplish miracles."
"Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later."
"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort
searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that
there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out.
Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without
getting a few drops on yourself."
"Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after
your gold and good health have vanished."
"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all
careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless
defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths,
your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each
obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better… or quit. Each
rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and
you throw away your future."
"Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and
unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it
comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no
cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when
you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your
routine. No more busy work. No more hiding from success. Leave time, leave
space, to grow. Now. Now! Not tomorrow!"
"Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too
long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am
born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all."
"The only certain means of success is to render more and better service
than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be."
And More Wisdom....
"When the learner is ready, the teacher will come." Unknown
"Look for the good, hope for the best." Kit Gorrell Frankenfield
"Writing is like talking on paper...so talk to me." Kit Gorrell Frankenfield
"Today and in all your days to come, believe in your heart that everything is going to be all right." Flavia
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." Mark Twain
"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic." Unknown
"Whenever I meet someone, I try to imagine him wearing an invisible sign that says, 'Make me feel important.' I respond to this sign immediately and it works wonders." Mary Kay Ash
"Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody." Helen Gurley Brown
"Everyone has a purpose in life--a unique gift or talent...and when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of all goals." Deepak Chopra
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith." Unknown
"The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day
regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our
past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We
cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string
we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens
to me and 90% how I react to it." Charles Swindoll