Motivational Quotes

So true...

That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
- Chinese proverb

I remember James Clavell's Tai-Pan back in the 80's. The Tai-pan (CEO) of the giant trading house was quizzed about how he could juggle so many priorities, crises and intrigues all at the same time and still remain so calm.

He said that the only way you could do it was to place each of these worries in a separate little box in your brain and close the door on that box when you weren't dealing with it. Otherwise, you get overwhelmed. Neat trick. One that deserves our attention.

Happy Weekend!

Good thoughts...

As someone who runs their own business, I can really relate to this first idea...

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein, writer

"Thinking is easy, acting difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action, the most difficult thing in the world."
- Goethe

"The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about."
- Po Bronson in Fast Company

"Addressing the question, What should I do with my life? isn't just a productivity issue: It's a moral imperative."
- Po Bronson in Fast Company

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
- Thomas Jefferson

"It's always fun to do the impossible."
- Walt Disney

Good thoughts...

Your big opportunity may be right where you are.
- Napoleon Hill

If people knew how hard I worked to achieve mastery,
it wouldn't seem so wonderful after all.
- Michelangelo

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.
It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
- Jeremy Kitson

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
The worst thing you can do is nothing.
- Theodore Roosevelt