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Kindle a Great Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Adler,
Positive Press"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light."
On Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Harvey Robinson, The Practical Cogitator, p. 41
"The truest and most profound observation on Intelligence have in the past been made by the poets and, in recent times, by story-writers."
Team Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
"You don’t win with the best players…
You win with the players who
Fit together best"
As a Man Thinketh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Allen, p. 25
"A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and possibilities within himself."
Smiles A’Beaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
"In a roomful of people
They are all smiles a’beaming,
But is it when you enter in,
Or when you are leaving?"
Secret of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winning Words of Champions
"Time cannot be purchased, saved or borrowed. It can only be spent. The secret, then, is to spend it wisely"
Vigors of the Minds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonardo da Vinci
"Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind."
A Moral Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dante
"The worst place in hell is reserved for those who remain neutral during a moral crisis."
Instrument of Thy Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Paton
"There is only one way in which man’s inhumanity to man can be made endurable to us, and that is when we in our own lives try to exemplify man’s humanity to man."
Your Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
"The Joy of Positive Living," Possibilities, 3-`85"I haven’t done nearly as much as I wanted to do or as I could do. I do not believe anybody really ever achieves their maximum. The average person only uses about 25% of his potential. Now that is awful. We’ve all got more potential probably than we ever use, but the people who really do something with their life are not doing it for recognition and to be acclaimed. You do it because it’s God working in you."
Recipe for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Arthur Ward
"Recipe for success:
Study while others are sleeping;
Work while others are loafing;
Prepare while others are playing, and
Dream while others are wishing."
Lincoln on Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald T. Phillips
"Lincoln to a friend explained, ‘They say I tell a great many stories. I reckon I do; but I have learned from long experience that plain people, take them as they run, are more easily influenced through the medium of a broad and humorous illustration than in any other way."
November Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Oxenham
"For earth’s ten thousand fragrant incenses,
Sweet altar-gifts from leaf and fruit and flower;
For ripening summer and the harvesting;
The flaming pageant of the ripening woods,
The fiery gorse, the heather-purpled hills;
For meadows silver-white with hoary dew;
For sheer delight of tasting once again
that first crisp breath of winter in the air;
The cold without, the cheer warmth within.
We thank you, Lord!"
Seize the Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Wirt
"Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire many never return, and you may remain in ignorance."
Make a difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William James
"Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does."
Leader’s Personal Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Lowney, Heroic Leadership, p. 19
"A leader’s greatest power is his or her personal vision, communicated by the example of his or her daily life. Vision in this sense refers not to vague messages and mottoes adopted from the corporate lexicon…instead, vision is intensely personal, the hard-won product of self-reflection: What do I care about? What do I want? How do I fit into the world?"
Hearing vs. Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Littlefield
"Hearing is something we all do.
Listening is a choice."
Profound Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Waldo Emerson
"[T]he profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart."
Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert K. Greenleaf
"Responsibility,…requires that a person think, speak and act as if personally accountable to all who may be affected by his or her thoughts, words, and deeds.…People are affected by neglect as well as by assertive actions. Therefore, responsibility is affirmative and imposes obligations that one might not choose. It is also negative in that it restrains or modifies what one might choose to think, say, or do."
Serve Faithfully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source Unknown
There is a story told of an eleventh-century German king, Henry III, who, having grown tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch, applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior of the monastery, Prior Richard, is reported to have said, "Your Majesty, do you understand that the vow here is one of obedience? That will be hard because you have been a king, used to using power."
Henry replied, "I understand. For the rest of my life I will be obedient to you, as Christ leads you."
"Then I will tell you what to do," said Prior Richard. "Go back to your throne and serve faithfully in the place where God has placed you."
When King Henry III died, his tombstone was inscribed: "The king learned to rule by being obedient."
Like King Henry, we too, often tire of our rule and responsibility. Like King Henry, we too need to be reminded that God has placed each of us in a particular place to be faithful there. Be it as a plumber, accountant, mother, father, CEO, or whatever. God expects us to be faithful where he has placed us.
Ladder to Your Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLUS, The Magazine of Positive Thinking, 11-`95
A young boy ran up to his high school coach saying, "I’ve got a dream! I’ve got a dream!"
The coach said, "It’s great to have a dream, Jesse, but, to attain your dream, you must build a ladder to it." Then the coach explained, "Here is the ladder to your dreams. The first rung is determination! The second rung is dedication! The third rung is attitude!"
So, build a ladder to your dreams. Make your dreams specific and then build that ladder—determination, dedication, discipline, attitude!
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