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March
2006
The
indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life
is this: Decide what you want.
Nothing
is impossible to a willing heart.
Cherish
your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul,
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Never
underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your
power to change others.
All
our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
If
you want truly to understand something, try to change it.
In
the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Trust
yourself. You know more than you think.
Children
have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have
never failed to imitate them.
The
very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can't
blow an uncertain trumpet.
Our
greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we
fall.
Your
legacy should be that you made it better than it was when you got it.
I
am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Be
not merely good; be good for something.
It
is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.
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April
2006
You
have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
Wherever
you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
If
you don't sell, it's not the product that's wrong, it's you.
Failure
is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
You
can't climb the ladder to success with your hands in your pockets.
The
best way to forget your own problems is to help someone else solve theirs.
There
is no such thing as a non-working mother.
Forgiveness
is the sweetest revenge.
You
can't base your life on other people's expectations.
Do
not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.
One
of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
You
can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
I
tell you and you forget. I show you and you remember. I involve you
and you understand.
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May
2006
Choice, not chance, determines one's destiny.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but
it is made in the small ones.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among
the stars.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to
do.
He who limps is still walking.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means
looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who
mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by
what we give.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps
you going.
'Silent' and 'listen' are spelled with the same letters.
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June
2006
You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never
forget with whom you wept.
A
ship in a safe harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is built
for.
If
opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
The
art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Fall
seven times, stand up eight.
You
can make more friends in a month by being interested in them than in
ten years by trying to get them interested in you.
The
manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift.
Happiness
is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it will elude you.
But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes softly and
sits on your shoulder.
Use
your past as a springboard, not as a sofa.
If
you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.
The
smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
Of
all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
The
best vitamin for making friends . B1.
The
happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
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July
2006
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the
world walks out.
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Trust in your own untried capacity.
The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet
books - how not to eat what you've just learned to cook.
Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know
if there are any mice out there.
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your children.
Life itself is the proper binge.
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to
keep on being a success.
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax.
Nothing in life just happens. You have to have the stamina
to meet the obstacles and overcome them.
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born
at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start
thinking of yourself as a success.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat
without losing heart.
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how
you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
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August
2006
"If you lead through fear you will have little to
respect; but if you lead through respect you will have little to fear."
"An executive is a person who decides; sometimes they decide right,
but always they decide."
"Business without profit is not business any more than a pickle
is candy."
"The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules."
The person who knows 'how' will always have a job. The person who knows
'why' will always be his boss."
"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a
winner.
Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can
give you a mental edge that results in victory."
"Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made,
they greatly improve his appearance."
"You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we
are."
A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader
inspires them with confidence in themselves.
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to
success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
I am always doing that which I cannot do in order to learn how to do
it.
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September 2006
Old
age, I decided, is a gift.
I
am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always
wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometimes despair over my body . the
wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken
aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I don't agonize
over those things for long.
I
would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family
for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder
to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I
don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my
bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks
so avant-garde on my patio. I am entitled to overeat, to be messy, to
be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too
soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose
business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 a.m.,
and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes
of the 60's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love.
I will.
I
will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging
body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite
the pitying glances from the bikini set. They, too, will get old.
I
know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just
as well forgotten . and I eventually remember the important things.
Sure,
over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break
when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when a beloved
pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and
understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile
and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I
am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn gray, and
to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my
face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their
hair could turn silver. I can say "no", and mean it. I can
say "yes", and mean it.
As
you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what
other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned
the right to be wrong.
So,
I like being old. It has set me free.
I like the person I have become.
I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not
waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will
be. And I shall eat dessert every single day.
Author unknown!
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October 2006
What
we see depends mainly on what we look for.
I
love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
A
good sense of humor is essential to deal with the world's reality.
Some
succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they
are determined to.
Whenever
ideas are shared, the result is always greater than the sum of the parts.
Make
the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Character
is not made in a crisis - it is only exhibited.
Committee
- a group of people who individually can do nothing, but as a group
decide that nothing can be done.
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November
2006
HAPPY
THANKSGIVING
LEADERSHIP
Trying to lead men from behind makes you a driver and
not a leader.
Don't confuse leadership with a popularity contest.
Corporate politics can be a bloody business indeed.
In any competitive enterprise, action is preferable to
inaction.
Opportunities are easily lost waiting for "perfect"
conditions.
An effective leader continually assesses risks vs. rewards.
If you want progress, you must rule out all the excuses
that impede progress.
You are not beaten until you admit it. Hence DON'T.
Surround yourself with people whose knowledge and judgment
you trust, then make good use of them.
No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.
Never close yourself to suggestion and insight from others,
including the most junior members of the team.
Formulating a single plan and sticking to it, no matter
what, is one-dimensional thinking. To survive and succeed in this multidimensional
world, you need more than one plan.
Do not become so narrowly focused on a stated objective
that you pass up opportunities encountered along the way.
The effective manager misses no opportunity and is never
too narrowly focused to be thorough.
Dominate, but never domineer. Managers should lead their
people not rule them.
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Happy
Holidays – Happy New Year!
One thing you can give and still keep .... is your word.
One who lacks the courage to start has already finished.
The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.
We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.
Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise.
The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime.
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just
sit there.
I don't tend to think about things I don't think about.
Those on top of the mountain didn't fall there.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
Those who have hope have everything.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
