Could Have, Might Have or Should Have Done It

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions:could have, might have, and should have." -- Louis E. Boone"The best way to predict your future is to create it." -- Stephen Covey "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."-- George Herman "Babe" Ruth

15 Minutes Each Day For Your Children

Add an extra 15 minutes each day to the timeyou invest with your children or spouse - that's the equivalent of more than two weeks each year. -from 212 the extra degree Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.--B.C. Forbes Never stop. One always stops as soonas something is about to happen.--Peter Brook

Sunshine - Kindness - Excellence

Keep your face to the sunshine, andyou will not see the shadows.--Helen KellerNo act of kindness, not matter how small, is ever wasted.--Aesop Excellence is not an act, it is a habit.--Aristotle

Self Respect, True Commitment and Humility

"Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."-- Abraham Lincoln"True commitment begins when we reach the point of not knowing how we can possibly go on, and decide to do it anyway."-- Author Unknown "Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less."-- Ken Blanchard

Different In Shallow and Strong Men

"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." *-- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)"They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts." *-- Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."*-- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Objections First Before Things

"Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome."--Samuel Johnson"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."--Gotama Buddha"The will must be stronger than the skill."--Muhammad Ali

Nothing Or Everything Is A Miracle

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.The other is as though everything is a miracle.--Albert EinsteinBe prepared and be honest.--John Wooden If everyone is moving forward together.then success will take care of itself.--Henry Ford

Attitude Towards Life

So much of life is about attitude and howwe handle what life throws our way. Lifeis good - even when a situationappears to be the worst.*-- Tony Pearce The most important thing you do as a leaderis to hire the right people.*-- Tony Pearce For you to be the very best, you cannot allowyourself to become complacent in yourcomfort zone. You need to be reaching for improvement. *-- Tony Pearce

Living Out To Your Imagination

Live out of your imagination, not your history. --Stephen CoveyCriticize the act, not the person. --Mary Kay Ash Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is. --Wally Amos

How To Experience Peace

"If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they are safe. If you wish to better understand seemingly incomprehensible things, help another to better understand. If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another."-- Tenzin Gyatso "No one can make you feel inferior without

Taking Responsibility For Your Self

If you take responsibility for yourself you will developa hunger to accomplish your dreams. --Les BrownThe best proof of love is trust. --Joyce Brothers Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. --Dale Carnegie

The Person Who Can Stop You Is

"Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you." --Jeffrey Gitomer People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. Experience is determined by yourself -- not the circumstances of your life.--Gita Bellin"Be great in act, as you have been in thought."-- William Shakespeare

Know Your Most Precious Resource

"Time is your most precious resource; make every minute count."*-- Brian Tracy"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."*-- Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily."*-- Zig Ziglar

Excellence Is A Habit

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.--AristotleThe best mind-altering drug is the truth.--Lily Tomlin Be nice to people on your way up.You might need them on your way down.--Jimmy Durante

Empty Heads and Empty Hearts

Empty pockets never held anyone back.Only empty heads and emptyhearts can do that.--Norman Vincent PealePeople will forget what you said. People will evenforget what you did. But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.--Unknown Engaging leaders make good employees into better people.--Ed Gubman

They Work Very Very Hard

The only thing that separates successful people from to work very, very hard.--Helen Gurley BrownI'm not concerned with your liking me or disliking me...allI ask is that you respect me as a human being.--Jackie Robinson The elevator to success is out of order. You'llhave to use the stairs...one step at a time.--Joe Girard

Put Things Into Your Own Hands

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better,you have to take things into your own hands.--Clint Eastwood The best preparation for tomorrow is todo today's work superbly well.--Sir William Osler A gem cannot be polished without friction,nor man perfected without trials.--Chinese Proverb

Getting Out Of Comfort Zone

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new."-- Brian TracyThe heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.-- Roger Houseden"Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves."-- Germaine Greer

About Failure and Success

"Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others."*-- Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)"People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else."*-- Unknown "The wisest mind has something yet to learn."*-- George Santayana (1863 - 1952)

The World Can Be Changed By Us

We could change the world tomorrow if allthe millions of people around the worldacted the way they believe.--Jane Goodall Integrity is not a ninety percent thing, not a ninety-fivepercent thing. Either you have it or you don't.--Peter Scotese The time is always right to do what is right.--Martin Luther King Jr.

What Do We Remember In Life

We do not remember days, we remember moments in our lives.--Unknown Aim for service and success will follow.--Albert Schweitzer The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of good ideas.--Linus Pauling

A Few Sincere Words

You never know when a moment and a few sincerewords can have an impact on a life.--Zig Ziglar The greatest management principle in the world is'The things that get rewarded and appreciated get done'--Michael Le Boeuf I've spent a good part of my life studying economicsuccesses and failures...above all, I've learned thateverything takes a back seat to innovation.--Tom Peters

Where Does Happiness Grow

"Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens."*-- Douglas Jerrould "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."*-- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."*-- e e cummings (1894 - 1962)

End Your Day Looking At The Mirror

"End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in themirror and saying, 'I love you!' Do this for thirty days and watchhow you transform." *-- Mark Victor Hansen "Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true."*-- Napoleon Hill"The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their

Think You Are Too Small

"If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room."--Anita Roddick"If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough."--Edward Everett Hale"Instead of telling the world What it is supposed to do, Why don't you immediately do it yourself? In this way, I assure you, Your happiness will be surprisingly multiplied

When Things Become Difficult

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."--Seneca"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."*-- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC) Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.--Italian Proverb

A Living And A Life

We make a living by what we get, but wemake a life by what we give.--Winston Churchill One person with a commitment is worth more than 100 people who have only an interest.--Mary CrowleyAllow me to be a blessing to you and allow yourself to be a blessing to others.--John Coonley

Someday You Shall In Life

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving,and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because somedayin your life you will have been all of these.--George Washington Carver When we choose not to focus on what is missing fromour lives but are grateful for the abundance that'spresent...we experience true heaven on earth

Realized I Was That Somebody

I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.--Lily TomlinYou get the best effort from others not by LIGHTING a fire beneath them, but by BUILDING a fire with them. --Bob Nelson A good leader inspires people to have confidence in their leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves--Anonymous

When Knowledge Is Useless

Knowledge is of no value unless you put in into practice.--Heber J. GrantAs I grow older, I play less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.--Andrew Carnegie If not you, who?If not now, when?--Abraham Maslow

Believe In Themselves and Accomplish

Outstanding leaders go out of theirway to boost self-esteem of their personnel. If people believein themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.--Sam WaltonEveryone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck sayingmake me feel important.--Mary Kay Ash A Soldier will fight long and hardfor a bit of colored ribbon.--Napoleon Bonaparte