Procrastination #1 The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it. (John C. Maxwell, leadership author and speaker) The big word for this habit is procrastination, which as Charles Dickens said “. . . is...
Generosity You don’t have to be rich to be generous . . . (Original source unknown) A church in Kentucky, continued the quote: “. . . as generosity is not about the size of the gift but the condition of the heart.” Eastern Kentucky was hit with the “flood of the...
Friends In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. (Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher) He continues: “The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they...
Wisdom Walk with the wise and become wise. (The Bible) Someone wrote, “Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends.” “Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company” (Booker T. Washington). Another: “You become like...
Doing and Being Doing is usually connected with . . . how we make a living. (Source unknown) When we meet someone, we often ask, “What do you do?” We’re interested in their vocation or career. But, what is more important, of course, is how a person lives. The unknown...
The Future Those men and women who refuse to get bogged down in and anchored to the past are those who pursue the objectives of the future. (Source unknown) Palestinian President Abbas put it this way: “We cannot erase the past, but it is within our power to change...
Body and Soul Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. (Jim Rohn, entrepreneur and motivation speaker) Rohn’s comment may seem too simple and obvious, but the reminder could be helpful to busy 21st century people. We may spend hundreds of...
Risks Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. (Amelia Earhart, late aviation pioneer) Earhart disappeared on a flight she had prepared for, evidently feeling that the risks were worth taking. We should considered her advice...
Hard Work Work hard at work worth doing! (Leslie Knope, TV fictional character) The TV script makes a statement worth considering. On Labor Day we honor those who toil in the everyday work world to supply the goods and services that we need. But some people work hard...
Life’s Sorrows Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones . . . (Victor Hugo, 19th century French writer) Hugo continued: “. . . and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.” Those “small” sorrows...
Talent Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. (Henry Van Dyke, 19th-20th century American educator) A music director told one of his choir members, “If I had to lose one member of the choir, it...
Gratitude It’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. (David Steindl-Rast, author and lecturer) Apparently, a lot of people have not made the connection that Steindl-Rast speaks of. Everybody wants to be happy, and hosts of people...