Sunday, April 30, 2006
Anxiety Quote
-- Jerry W. McCant
Friday, April 28, 2006
Aim High
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high. -- Henry David Thoreau
Friday, April 21, 2006
I Love Life!
-- Bernie S. Siegel, MD
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Choosing Your Companions Wisely
He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool--shun him.
He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple--teach him.
He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep--wake him.
``He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise--follow him
-- Lady Isabel Burton
Monday, April 17, 2006
The road to wisdom
-- Welsh proverb
Friday, April 14, 2006
The power of enthusiasm
-- Norman Vincent Peale
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Rejoicing in Adversity
-- Seneca
Monday, April 10, 2006
Acheiving Greatness
You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
-- Norman Vincent Peale
Sunday, April 09, 2006
When difficulty strikes
Difficulties exist to be surmounted.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Self Assessment
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly becomes any of us
To talk about the rest of us.
-- Edward Wallis Hoch
Friday, April 07, 2006
Creating Opportunities
A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.
-- Sir Francis Bacon
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Motivation for Personal Change
Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing
himself.
-- Leo Tolstoy
Monday, April 03, 2006
It's time for you to set sail
There's a news story that I saw on Yahoo about a woman with quadriplegia sailing solo across the English Channel. At first I was thinking that this was pretty cool, until I read that she used sip and puff technology to control her boat. That moved it right up to amazing. Here's my interpretation, She likes boating, she has a disability, she's not easily dissuaded. That's a pretty simple yet very profound lesson. What do I want to do? What are my aspirations? How hard do I have to work to acheive them? Setting lofty, yet attainable goals give me something to work for that I can truly feel accomplished about acheiving.
My favorite part of the story is that she is not content to simply reach France, her goal is to circumnavigate Britain.
So, what's keeping you from setting sail? "I can't" doesn't cut it! The power of determination and attitude is what gets you to the other shore. Reaching my goals is the motivation, being willing to work with determination and a right attitude is the only way I'll get there.
Read the story for yourself here.
Rob Oliver
Your Motivational Speaker
