I love this quote on talent by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Talent for talent’s sake is a bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal truth lifts the possessor to new power as a benefactor.” Using your talent with joy pleases me – and makes me feel happy that when dancers, [...]
Discover Talent Within Yourself
This week I’m excited to share quotes on talent – something I think each of us has – a gift from God to all – and the challenge in life is finding and using our talents – so this first quote is from Benjamin Franklin – “Hide not your talents, they for use were made. [...]
Think Big
Oscar Wilde said, “I like men who have a future and women who have a past.”
And then Hugh White said this simple truth, “The past cannot be changed, the future is still in your power.” Such great news! Wowzer!
Friday story:
A little girl watched with envy as her older brother and his friends worked a gumball [...]
Create a Moment, Create a Day…Create Your Life!
Today’s quote comes from John Homer Miller who said something wonderful I think, “In a life well lived, each succeeding day becomes better than the last. Each day, each year, each experience does not stand alone; it cannot be separated from what has happened before or what may happen after. Yesterday determines today, and today [...]
People Skills: Get Out of the Hot Seat!
What would you do in the following situation? You are in a job interview, meeting a new employer, or a new client. You’re trying to make a good impression, you want to put your best foot forward, and you may be required to answer some questions you’d rather not discuss. You are feeling very nervous [...]
Paint a Picture for Your Future
Martin De Vries once said, “The hinge of the future is on the door of the present. Keep men of honor and integrity in places of trust and you will not fear the future.”
Besides keeping men of honor and integrity in places of trust – you can also envision a future you create – that’s [...]
Tuesday Sales Tip
Franklin D. Roosevelt one said, “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
Now that’s interesting… the doubts of today. I have doubts; will I be able to do all I’ve set for myself? Am I smart enough, good enough, strong enough etc. So, what to do about doubts? Replace [...]
Create a Better Tomorrow
Dwight Eisenhower once said – “Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
What are you doing today to create a better future tomorrow? Lot’s I bet – however it’s a great reminder to know that we [...]
More of Life We Live, More of Life We Can Give.
Today I will again give two quotes – the first is from Bonaro W. Overstreet who said, “We can give only what we have to give. We can write out a check for a good cause only if we have money in the bank to cover the check. And in like fashion we can give [...]
People Skills: Everything is not an emergency!
A quote from Natalie Goldberg, Wild Mind (1990)
“Stress is an ignorant state.
It believes that everything is an emergency.”
Let’s think about that for a minute. To define stress as an ignorant state is pretty controversial. We’ve been told for years now that stress is building in our society, that stress will hurt our health and basically [...]
