Monday, November 30, 2009

Gratitude Life Is Rich

"In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal
more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life
becomes rich."

-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer


"Gratitude is heaven itself."

-- William Blake


"Find the good -- and praise it."

-- Alex Haley

Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Day We Truly Grows

"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."


"Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."


"Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish."

-- John C. Maxwell

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Friday, November 27, 2009

To Have What You Want

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you love to do, in order to have what you want."

-- Margaret Young


"It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things money can't buy."

-- George Horace Lormier


"All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."

-- Dale Carnegie

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Believe You Can

"You can do it if you believe you can!"


"You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in your mind today!"


"Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel."

-- Napoleon Hill

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Must Have The Fun

"There is no way around it. You absolutely must have fun. Without fun, there is no enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm, there is no energy. Without energy, there are only shades of gray."

-- Doug Hall


"You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person."

-- Scott Sorrell


"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."

-- Carol Burnett

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Correcting Mistakes

"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."


"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them."


"We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice."

-- John C. Maxwell

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Achieve Self Mastery

"The price that must be paid for mastery is discipline. No one achieves lasting success without it. So from the moment you awake each day, devote yourself to the perfection of whatever you pursue. Do this and you will achieve self-mastery."

-- Robin Crow, author
Rock Solid Leadership


"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we can become."

-- Charles DuBois


"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence."

-- Michael O'Brien

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Begin From an Idea

"All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea."


"Life reflects your own thoughts back to you."


"There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim."

-- Napoleon Hill

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Love Your Life

"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back."

-- Arthur Rubinstein


"Leadership isn't a position, it's a process that produces the desired results. If you don't produce results, if you don't execute-you're not a leader."

-- Vince Lombardi


"Results, specific and measurable, come from having a clear vision, defining what improvement and adaptation looks like and having a beginning and end in mind. Results come from knowing what you are achieving today and having a clear, specific strategy for closing the gap between today's reality and your vision for tomorrow."

-- Siew Ju

Friday, November 20, 2009

Out of Comfort Zone

"If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone."


"People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision."


"Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."

-- John C. Maxwell

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Be Grateful of Abundance

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"When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives, but are grateful for the abundance that's present... we experience heaven on earth."

-- Sarah Breathnack


"Every day we all have the same opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of others. We can choose to mope about our lot in life, or we can decide to live in awe, touching hearts along the way. We all know ducks who make lots of noise, quacking and complaining about their problems in life. And then there are eagles, who go about their business and consistently soar above the crowd."

-- Brenda Goh


"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

-- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Quickest Path To Succeed

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“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”


"A goal is a dream with a deadline."


"Action is the real measure of intelligence."

-- Napoleon Hill

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Decision To Be Who

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"Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do."

-- Neale Donald Walsch


"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."

-- Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)

Monday, November 16, 2009

Not Enough To Just Know

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"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do."

-- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe


"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."

-- Lou Holtz


"In sales, no matter how good you are at selling over the phone, it can be challenging to push yourself to make one more call- and a key to success in selling is "making one more call." Who will you "call" today?"

-- Siew Ju

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Fight For Opinions

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Motivation Quotes for Today
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"Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain
the whole truth, or the only truth."

-- Charles A. Dana (1819 - 1897)

Success Not By Accident

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Motivation Quotes for Today
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"Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it's the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals."

*-- Gary Ryan Blair