At the moment of truth, you will not rise to the level of expectation, but will fall to the level of training. (Archilochus, 7th century B.C. Greek lyric poet) Sometimes in our ambition to succeed, we fall prey to unrealistic expectations. We hope to accomplish some...
When you’re looking for joy, you will always find it hiding in your gratitude. (Source unknown) Someone else has said, “Find joy by walking in gratitude.” In the “old days” people use to say “Thank you” a lot more than they seem to do today. Maybe that’s why we often...
Education is what remains after you’ve forgotten everything you learned in school. (Albert Einstein, 20th century theoretical physicist) Of course, Einstein himself was highly educated, so he certainly was not arguing against learning and training. He realized that...
I didn’t sleep much that night, and the next morning I had a nervous knot in my stomach that wouldn’t go away. How could we introduce the F1 in 10 days without a name? We couldn’t change the name in 10 days. And if we were to change the name, why hadn’t we done...
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. (Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States) When times are tough, some men and women remain calm and steadfast, continuing on in the pursuit of their goals....
Those who turn back, remember the ordeal. Those who persevere, remember the adventure. (Milo Arnold, author) Sometimes life is hard, and we may be tempted to turn back—to retreat when the going really is tough. To do so, often brings regret. We find it difficult to...
Exercising my authority does not increase my status or value anymore than submitting to authority reduces my status or value. (Quoted by Pastor John Smith) Some people have difficulty dealing with authority. They expect instant compliance with their demands because...
God uses pain to show us that something is wrong and to reveal that we aren’t in control. (Source unknown) Most people try to avoid pain at all costs. Yet pain can be valuable to us. It often alerts us to a problem, perhaps an injury or an illness. Then we can look...
It was December 30, 1988. I was at home when Jim Perkins called. We had lost! The judge had ruled against us, and Yuki wanted to meet in the board room the next morning, New Year’s Eve. I hung up the phone in disbelief. How could we have lost? Now what do we do? I was...
Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple. (C.W. Ceran, pseudonym for German journalist and author Kurt Wilhelm Marek) Most of us can remember teachers who seemed to have the ability to confuse us by making a simple premise as complicated as...
All human beings are alike in seeking happiness. Where they differ is in the objects from which they seek it. (Os Guinness, English author and social critic) In the U.S. we are guaranteed the right to pursue happiness. And everybody seems to want to be happy, so we...
Security was very tight. Anticipation and excitement were high as Lexus dealers gathered at Toyota’s Calty Design Studios in Southern California. It was early December 1988 and the dealers would be given the opportunity to see the F1 and F2 prototypes for the first...