Eliminating Excuses

Seven questions to begin the process of eliminating excuses from Dr. Wayne Dyer in his book, Excuses Begone. 1. Is it true? 2. Where did it come from? 3. What is your payoff? 4. What would your life look like if you did not have that belief? 5. Can you create a...

An Acronym for Problems

John Maxwell presents in his book, The Difference Maker an acronym for PROBLEMS. P – is for predictors which help us mold our future R – is for reminders – a reminder we cannot succeed alone O – is for opportunities that pull us out of the ruts, prompting us to think...

Inside the Head of a Therapist and the Lessons Learned

Eight Life Lessons from Sherry Petro-Surdel. Lessons Learned as a Therapist. There is always a payoff and a payback for any behavior we engage in. You cannot change what you are not aware of. We can’t solve a problem with the same mindset that created the problem. We...

Limitations

We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us. ~Bradley Whitford
The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves. ~Bob Proctor

 

 

 

 

Courage

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~Winston Churchill
Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. ~Rabindranath Tagore

 

 

 

 

More Discipline

It takes discipline and compassion to awaken the divine in ourselves long enough to recognize the divine in another. ~Mary Anne Radmacher
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Discipline

Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward. ~Napoleon Hill
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. ~Jim Rohn

 

 

 

 

Life

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. ~George Bernard Shaw

 

 

 

 

Kindness

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. ~William Penn
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

 

 

Change

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~ Maya Angelou
Our own lives are the instruments with which we experiment with truth. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

 

 

Perspective

Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Awaken

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. ~ Carl Jung

 

 

 

Power Within

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. ~Peace Pilgrim
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. ~Jean Baptiste Lacordaire

 

 

 

Beauty

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller
Outer show is a poor substitute for inner worth. ~Aesop

 

 

 

Within

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

 

 

Balance and Serenity

Balance activity with serenity, wealth with simplicity, persistence with innovation, community with solitude, familiarity with adventure, constancy with change, leading with following. ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie

 

 

 

 

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