Happy to Serve
April 30th 2006
”I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” – Albert Schweitzer
Two-Faced
April 29th 2006
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?” – Abraham Lincoln
Best Season Ahead
April 28th 2006
“The good news is that the best season of your life can be ahead of you no matter what your age or circumstances – if you choose to make it so – because 90 percent of your potential is not only untapped and unused, but also undiscovered. That’s not just good news, it’s incredible news.” – Tim Hansel
Smart Too Late
April 27th 2006
“We get old too quickly and smart too late.” – Swedish Proverb
Success is in Doing
April 26th 2006
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is in the doing, not the getting – in the trying, not the triumph.” – Wynn Davis
Do and You’ll Understand
April 25th 2006
“I hear…and I forget. I see…and I remember. I do…and I understand.” – Chinese Proverb
Always Be Honest
April 24th 2006
“If in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.” – Abraham Lincoln
Try Something New
April 23rd 2006
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic.” – Author Unknown
Overcome Adversity to Succeed
April 22nd 2006
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz
Face the Obstacles
April 21st 2006
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale
Resistance to Persistence
April 20th 2006
“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” – Woody Hayes
On His Side
April 19th 2006
“I have no desire to have God on my side. Rather, I want to do all that I can to be on His side.” – Abraham Lincoln
Why I Succeed
April 18th 2006
“I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
Problems are Opportunities
April 17th 2006
“We are continuously faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” – Lee Iacocca
Suffering Produces Perseverance
April 16th 2006
“We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” – Romans 5:3-4
The Next One
April 15th 2006
“I’ve always believed no matter how many shots I missed, I’m going to make the next one.” – Isiah Thomas
Sharpen the Axe
April 14th 2006
“If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
Always Make Total Effort
April 13th 2006
“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” – Arnold Palmer
Listen to Understand
April 12th 2006
“Listen with the intent to understand…before you listen with the intent to respond.” – Jeffrey Gitomer
Think Positive
April 11th 2006
“I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.” – Sugar Ray Robinson
A Positive Push
“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.” – Richard M. DeVos
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No Finish Line
April 10th 2006
“In the race for quality there is no finish line.” – Anon
Run with Perseverance
April 9th 2006
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” – Hebrews 12:1
Never Give Up
April 8th 2006
“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” – Leroy ‘Satchel’ Page
Focus to Grow
April 7th 2006
“No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated and disciplined.” – Henry Emerson Fosdick
State the Problem
April 6th 2006
“A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.” – Charles Kettering
A Prudent Question
April 5th 2006
“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” – Francis Bacon
Two-Thirds about Him
April 4th 2006
“When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.” – Abraham Lincoln
Stay After It
April 3rd 2006
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
Only One Prize
April 2nd 2006
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24
Time to Grow
April 1st 2006
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ronald E. Osborn