"Mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." - Marion C. Garretty
Are you thankful for your mother's love?
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A - Action N - Nonconformity
B - Belief O - Obedience C - Commitment P - Persistence D - Direction Q - Quality E - Enthusiasm R - Righteousness F - Faith S - Steadfastness G - Goals T - Thankfulness H - Happiness U - Uniqueness I - Inspiration V - Vision J - Judgement W - Wisdom K - Knowledge X - (E)xcellence L - Love Y - Yieldedness M - Motivation Z - Zeal From: An Enemy Called Average by John Mason “Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.” - La Rochefoucauld
Of all the things you consider daily, how many of them will lead you to your purpose? Few leaders in history have been able to motivate others to act as Napoleon could. He did it by finding out what his troops wanted most and then did all in his power to help them get it.
Most of us take just the opposite approach. We first decide what we want, then try to persuade others to want the same thing. Napoleon knew better. He adapted his style and tailored his plea to what his men wanted most at the moment. When his army was half-starved, he promised them food in exchange for victory. When they were homesick and thinking of deserting, he appealed to their pride by asking them how they wanted to return home - as conquering heroes or as losers. When they were fighting in Egypt in the shadows of the pyramids, he appealed to their sense of history. "Forty centuries are looking down on you," he told them. Helping others to see and achieve their goals - that is the essence of leadership. From: Leadership...with a human touch - August 22, 2000 “He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.” - Horace
What do you possess that you could truly live without? “You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.” - Mike Krzyzewski
When was the last time you put yourself in someone else’s shoes?
“Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.” - Charles G. Dawes
Can you genuinely walk and talk with all people regardless of their status? “I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks, but everyone also has opportunities. The person who can smile at their breaks and grab their chances gets on.” - Samuel Goldwyn
Can you treat accomplishment and adversity the same in reaching your goals? Be Kind and Compassionate
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity – in all this vastness – there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us. It’s been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal kindlier and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known. Carl Sagan “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” John Wooden
Are you unassumingly using your talents for the betterment of others? “The world is governed more by appearances than by realities, so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it.” - Daniel Webster
Are you smart enough to know the difference between what is real and what is not? “Second thoughts are ever wiser.” - Euripides
How often do you engage your mind before expressing your opinion?
“The most successful person is one who holds onto the old just as long as it is good and grabs the new just as soon as it is better.” - Robert P. Vanderpoel
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Author & Motivational SpeakerTerry is a sought after speaker who believes in the power of a story to motivate, inspire, and help others lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives. By combining his eleven-year cancer journey with his diverse business, athletic coaching, and hostage negotiating expertise, he delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, on-line events, panels, meetings, and seminars. Archives
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