Quotable Quotes

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The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. - Mignon McLaughlin

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. - Hosea Ballou

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old. - George Burns

:)

Stop, Look, and Listen

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Stopping to know what you're doing and why isn't a one-time activity.  It must be a daily activity.  Spend time every morning or evening to think about the coming day.  Set aside a day twelve times a year to plan your month.  And spend one week each year reflecting and evaluating, to measure the year that's passed, to plan the year that's coming, and to stay on track with your purpose. - John C. Maxwell


The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going. - David Starr Gordon


The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more. - Jonas Salk

Monday Musings

There are two types of people
who never achieve much in their lifetime.
The person who won't do what he is told, and the
person who does no more than he is told.

- Andrew Carnegie



The Three "C's" of Growth
These three words will determine your growth.

Choice - it allows you to start growing.
Change - it allows you to keep growing.
Climate - allows you to enjoy growing.

- John C. Maxwell



I long to accomplish a great and noble task,
but it is my chief duty and job to accomplish humble
tasks as though they were great and noble.
The world is moved along,
not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes,
but also by the aggregate of the tiny
pushes of each honest worker.

- Helen Keller 

The Race At Sunrise

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Every morning in Africa,
a gazelle wakes up.  It knows that it must run
faster than the fastest lion,
or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle,
or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion
or a gazelle; when the sun comes up,
you had better be running.

- African Parable

If You Want Happiness

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If you want happiness for an hour -
take a nap.

If you want happiness for a day -
go fishing.

If you want happiness for a month -
get married.

If you want happiness for a year -
inherit a fortune.

If you want happiness for a lifetime -
help others.

- Chinese Proverb

Welcome Summer and Kindness

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Vivian wanted to put out our new Welcome Summer flag early, so we did.  (We had a spring flag out with a birdhouse).  I was thinking how much I like the seasons of spring and summer. (Sorry I am not a winter person. It is my least favorite time of year). 

Vivian had Kindness Day at school today and they were to pick 5 kind things to do.  I think this is a good practice for kids and adults alike and probably should be done more regularly than once a year.  I subscribe to the Random Acts of Kindness, and they have good ideas and suggestions for anyone interested.

In the movie Cinderella, her mom said "Be kind and have courage."  Good advice it seems. :)

Having Potential

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Having potential
works exactly opposite to the way
a savings account does.
In a savings account, as time goes by,
your money compounds interest.
The longer you leave it untouched,
the more it increases.

When it comes to potential,
the longer you leave it untouched,
the more it decreases.
Unused potential wastes away.
If you want your potential to increase,
you have to tap into it.

- John C. Maxwell

Inside Out

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Most people approach success from the outside in.  But to achieve real success, you have to do it from the inside out.  Focus on your character, and your whole life improves.  Changes in character bring substance and power, while external improvements are merely cosmetic and quickly fade away. - John C. Maxwell



Faced with crisis,
the man of character falls
back on himself.

- Charles de Gaulle

Friday thoughts

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Perhaps it would be a good idea,
fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone,
stop every motor and halt all activity
for an hour some day to give people a chance to
ponder for a few minutes on what it is all about,
why they are living, and what they really want.

By James Truslow Adams



The Hot Poker Principle
If you place a poker near the heat of a fire,
it too becomes hot.
To succeed, follow the hot poker principle.

-Be around great men and women,
and learn from their experience.
-Visit great places.
-Attend great events.
-Read great books.

By John C. Maxwell

Give God the First by John C. Maxwell

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Give God the first part of every day.

Give God the first day of every week.

Give God the first portion of your income.

Give God the first consideration in every decision.

Give God the first place in your life.

Fame isn't worth a flea

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Walt Disney was once asked, "How does it feel to be a celebrity?"

This was his answer:

"It feels fine when it helps to get a good seat for a football game.  But it never helped me to make a good film, or a good shot in a polo game, or command the obedience of my daughter.  It doesn't even seem to keep fleas off our dogs- and if being a celebrity won't give one an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can't be much in being a celebrity after all."

"Don't confuse fame with success.  Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck

The True Measure of Success

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To be able to carry money without spending it;

To be able to bear an injustice without retaliating;

To be able to do one's duty when critical eyes watch;

To be able to keep at a job until it is finished;

To be able to do the work
and let others receive the recognition;

To be able to accept criticism without letting it whip you;

To like those who push you down;

To love when hate is all about you;

To follow God when others put detour signs in your path;

To have a peace of heart and mind because
you have given God your best.

This is the true measure of success.

- Author Unknown

Tuesday thoughts

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Until you value yourself,
you won't value your time. Until you value your time,
you will not do anything with it.

- M. Scott Peck


Don't confuse fame with success.
Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

- Erma Bombeck

The Cost

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You don't really pay for things with money.

You pay for them with time.

"In five years, I'll have put enough away to buy that vacation house we want.  Then I'll slow down."

That means the house will cost you five years-

one-twelfth of your adult life.

Translate the dollar value of the house,

car, or anything else into time,

and then see if it's still worth it...

The phrase spending your time is not a metaphor.

It's how life works.

- Charles Spezzano

It's Not About Money

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Wealth and what it brings is at best fleeting.  For example, in 1923, a small group of the world's wealthiest men met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  They were a "Who's Who" of wealth and power.  At that time, they controlled more money than the total amount contained in the United States Treasury.  Here's a list of who was there and what eventually happened to them:

Charles Schwab: president of the largest independent steel company-died broke.

Arthur Cutten: greatest of the wheat speculators-died abroad insolvent.

Richard Witney: president of the New York Stock Exchange-died just after release from Sing Sing prison.

Albert Fall: member of a U.S. President's cabinet-was pardoned from prison so that he could die at home.

Jess Livermore: greatest "bear" on Wall Street-committed suicide.

Leon Fraser: president of the Bank of International Settlements-committed suicide.

Ivar Kreuger: head of the world's greatest monopoly-committed suicide.

Even Greek millionaire Aristotle Onassis, who retained his wealth and died at a ripe old age, recognized that money isn't the same as success.  He said, "After you reach a certain point, money becomes unimportant. What matters is success." 

- From The Success Journey

Friday food for thought

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Success is not perfection; success is slightly above average. - Anonymous

Life is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking. - John C. Maxwell

The Top Ten High-Value Uses of Your Time

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Things that advance your overall life purpose.

Things you have always wanted to do.

Things that others say can't be done.

Things that help you grow to your maximum potential.

Things that develop other people's ability to achieve and lead.

Things that multiply-rather than merely add- value to yourself and others.

Things that harness your creativity.

Things you an delegate to others.

Things that promote teamwork and synergy.

Things that are now or never opportunities.

By John C. Maxwell

Time on your hands

Look at your day.  How do you spend it?  What ruts have you gotten yourself into that you could easily break yourself out of?  What poor habits are eating valuable minutes of your life every day?

What impact can a few minutes make?  Take a look at this.  What if you were able to save...

Five Minutes by streamlining your morning routine (taking less time to dress, shave, put on makeup, drink coffee, read the paper, and so on)?

Ten Minutes by eliminating the things you do each morning to stall starting your work or school day?

Five Minutes by avoiding idle talkers or other distractions?

Ten Minutes by taking a shorter lunch or break time?

Those minutes don't seem like much.  But if you did those things every day, five days a week, for fifty weeks, you would gain an additional 125 hours of time every year.  (That's the equivalent of more than three fourty-hour weeks to use for anything you want!) And if you're a television watcher, you can double the time you gain each year if you simply watch thirty fewer minutes of television every day.

By John C. Maxwell

Where Do You Live?

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Young people live in the future.

Old people live in the past.

Wise people live in the present.

- By unknown

ENJOY YOUR DAY!