Start Over Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. (Quoted by Tom Roy, sports and life coach) Others have ended the quote with “It’s a chance to build something better this time.” Past disappointments...
Thinking The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life. (A. R. Barnard, minister) The old King James Version of the Bible put it this way: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” No doubt, Barnard has that thought in mind. So, the critical...
Vision Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. (Joel A. Barker, business author) Barker’s formula of vision with action certain sounds like a recipe for success, not only in business...
Work Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. (Anthony J. D'Angelo, educator and author) It’s hard to be around a whiner, isn’t? People who are constantly complaining do not make good company,...
Reality People will always follow a leader who is real, not one who is always right. (Craig Groeschel, leadership speaker) We want our leaders to be right, of course. But sometimes the guy who thinks he is always right may be a bit conceited; “It’s his way or the...
Positivity Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. (Wayne Dyer, best-selling self-help author) Dyer’s comment seems particularly appropriate during the never-ending political campaigns and debates prior to major elections. Aren’t...
Punctuality Punctuality is showing high esteem for other people and their time. (Bill Gothard, speaker and writer) Different cultures view punctuality in different ways. It seems to be nonexistent in some societies. If the meeting is to be at 1:00, and people don’t...
Relationships Treasure your relationships, not your possessions. (Anthony J. D’Angelo, author) It would be foolish not to protect your assets: stocks, real estate, material goods, etc. But, as D’Angelo suggests, there are other assets that are even more valuable and...
Anger Don’t do something permanently stupid because you are temporarily upset. (Toby Mac, recording artist) Have you ever done anything like that? Maybe you hit your thumb with the hammer, threw the hammer away, and it sailed through a glass window. At other times, we...
Investments Those who put their trust in wealth or material possessions will be disappointed. (Jesse Deloe, editor and writer) TV ads tell us that investing in certain companies will guarantee growing assets and a well-funded retirement. Others tout the value of...
Friends It is hard to find a friend whose presence helps you steadily become the person you want to be, but it’s worth the effort to find [him or her]. (Paraphrase of Anna Strong, 18th &19th century American patriot) Strong says, “To fall in love is easy, even to...
Health The groundwork of all happiness is health. (Leigh Hunt, 19th century English poet) Healthy people are more likely to be happy than those who suffer physically. Yet, there are many who’ve maintained a happy spirit in spite of their ills. Think of blind and deaf...