“My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars’ worth of work.” - Bill Russell 
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What is your commitment to doing more than is expected?

Tuesday, October 20, my new book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life, will be published. You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GLGVTVS
Also, please check out my author profile and interview here: https://profilecritics.com/book/wQIQTDTNIAMDM
And listen to my latest podcast where I was interviewed by Adam Torres of Mission Matters Business: https://lnkd.in/gZWtfbh
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“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
How determined are you to find and live your purpose?

Please check out my latest podcast where I was interviewed by Adam Torres of Mission Matters Business.
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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” - Haruki Murakami 
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How is your pain causing you to flourish?
 

Please check out my author profile and interview for my new book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. The book will be released on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Click here for the profile and interview: https://profilecritics.com/book/wQIQTDTNIAMDM
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“It is wonderful how much time people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow man, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.” - Helen Keller   
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How do you spend time encouraging others?

“Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” - Leonardo da Vinci  
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How does your character allow you to pursue your principles?

The Making of a Memory
 
One can’t predict when or where they will come from; those memories that stay with us a lifetime, and never fail to bring us warm fuzzy feelings. My husband had just finished loading his car; made one lap back through the house and then into the kitchen. 'I guess filling my thermos is all I have left to do, and then I’m off.' 
 
Down the drain went the hot water that had been warming his thermos. With a very nostalgic look on his face he softly said, 'When I filled this with water earlier, I thought of your mom. In fact, anytime I fill my thermos I think her.'
 
'Oh honey, that’s so sweet.  I know she’s watching and listening right now with a big smile on her face,' I responded as tears began to brim my eyelids.
 
'You know, I never fill my thermos that I don’t think of her, and I always smile too.'  The tone in his voice was so tender as he spoke of my mother who is no longer with us. 
 
Years ago, we had been visiting my parents, and the morning we were leaving my mother watched as Jerry began to fill his thermos.  Being the 'coffee drinker' in the family, he’s always placed himself in charge of thermos duties. Mom then casually offered up a tidbit of advice. 

'Jerry, if you would fill your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while, your coffee would stay hot longer on your drive.'  

The look on his face was priceless as her simple suggestion sunk in.  Well of course it would!  It only makes all the sense in the world!  Who wouldn’t know that?  He dumped the small amount of coffee already in the thermos, and ran the tap until it was at its hottest; then refilled it with piping hot water.  After pouring himself a fresh cup of coffee, he sat down to enjoy a few more minutes with mom, and to discuss this unique new idea.
 
Words of wisdom from a loving mother-in-law made an impact that will never be forgotten.  When spoken that morning, Jerry didn’t realize he would always hear those words ringing in his ears, or that they would bring a smile to his face time and time again.  And Mother would never have dreamed her words would be a treasured, and everlasting memory in the heart of her son-in-law. 
 
The 'fondest, lasting memories' don’t necessarily come from 'major moments' in life, the making of a memory simply happens.
 
Written by: Kathleen S. Baker

“There is only one judge of a person: himself. The decisions you make and the actions that follow are a reflection of who you truly are. You cannot hide from yourself.” - Busgido Saying 
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What do your decisions say about yourself?

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” - Vincent Van Gogh
 
Do you excel at the small things as well as the big?

There are only ten days left to pre-order my new book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life! The book will be available for shipment on October 20. You can pre-order using this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GLGVTVS 

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” - Milton Berle
 
How will you know when opportunity is knocking?