Thoughts 14DEC2012

Today is the first day of the rest of your life - Anonymous

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Each person's task in life is to become an increasingly better person - Leo Tolstoy

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If you don't like being a doormat then get off the floor - Al Anon

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There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it - Edith Wharton

Thoughts 13DEC2012

A problem is a chance for you to do your best - Duke Ellington

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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism - Norman Vincent Peale

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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain - Maya Angelou

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Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful - Joshua J Marine

Thoughts 12DEC2012

To move the world we must first move ourselves - Socrates

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way - Napoleon Hill

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You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else - Albert Einstein

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If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives - Vince Lombardi

Thoughts 11DEC2012

There's no next time. It's now or never - Celestine Chua

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Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so - Belva Davis

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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today - Dale Carnegie

Thoughts 10DEC2012

Begin with the end in mind - Stephen Covey

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Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, "What happened?" - Anonymous

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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot - Plato

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Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again - Michael Johnson

Thoughts 07DEC2012

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare - Japanese proverb

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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination - William Arthur Ward

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I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true - Walt Disney

Thoughts 06DEC2012

The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done - Allard Lowenstein

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Life is a gift. Never forget to enjoy and bask in every moment you are in - Celestine Chua

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Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart - Steve Jobs, Stanford commencement address, 2005

Thoughts 05DEC2012

We think about all of our tomorrows, but we don't know how many they are, so let's start making the most of our Todays ! - Ivana Trump

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Instead of thinking about what you are going to do when you retire, think about how you can do that now and make a living from it - Celestine Chua

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No matter where you are in life right now, no matter who you are, no matter how old you are - it is never too late to be who you are meant to be - Esther & Jerry Hicks

Thoughts 04DEC2012

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street - Zig Ziglar

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What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it - Ezra Pound

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Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing! You see things, not as they are, but as you are - Eric Butterworth

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style - Maya Angelou

Thoughts 03DEC2012

If work were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for themselves - Mark Twain

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If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? - Steve Jobs, Stanford commencement address 2005

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Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience - Sonia Choquette