Inspiration

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Image courtesy of Photography by photostock/FreeDigitalPhotos.net When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity. ~ Steve Pavlina, Author Unless you are willing to drench yourself in your work beyond the capacity of the average man, you are just not cut out for positions at the top. ~J.C. Penney, Businessman Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where...

Emerson Poem

I recently discovered this poem when I was doing some de-cluttering on the Labor Day weekend.  It reminds me of what is really important in life and enables me to refocus my priorities. It inspires and grounds me; I hope you find it inspiring too. Success To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest...

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He conquers who endures.  ~Persius, Roman poet Fall seven times, stand up eight.  ~Japanese Proverb Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer.  ~André A. Jackson, Business Executive Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.  ~Author Unknown Our greatest glory is not in never failing,...

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Image courtesy of Photography by Ambro/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Nothing is that important. Just lie down. ~Natalie Goldberg, American Author The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. ~William James, American Psychologist Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. ~
Hans Selye, Endocrinologist The time to relax is when you don’t...

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.  ~John Quincy Adams, American Diplomat The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.  ~John Buchan, 15th Governor General of Canada To lead people, walk beside them … 
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice...

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Image courtesy of Photography by jscreationzs/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~ William James, Philosopher Always desire to learn something useful. ~ Sophocles, Ancient Greek Tragedian Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. ~ Og Mandino, Author Either you run the day or the day runs you. ~ Jim Rohn, Author Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. ~ Victor...

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Believe you can and you’re halfway there. ~ Theodore Roosevelt, Former President of the United States of America Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~ Norman Vincent Peale, Author Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Poet Mankind is made great or little by its own will. ~ Friedrich Schiller, Philosopher The power of imagination makes us infinite....

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Image courtesy of Photography by twobee/FreeDigitalPhotos.net A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~ David Brinkley, Newscaster Action is the foundational key to all success. ~ Pablo Picasso, Painter Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. ~ Abraham Lincoln, Former President of the United States of America Success is blocked by concentrating...

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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A “you can do it” when things are tough. ~ Richard M. DeVos, American Businessman I don’t think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. ~ Patricia Ireland, U.S. Administrator One of the things I learned the hard way was that it...

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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ~ Winston Churchill, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. ~ Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States of America In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. ~ Bill Cosby, Comedian I can accept failure, everyone fails at...

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 Image courtesy of Photography by sheelamohan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” –Ken Blanchard, Author “Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” –Vince Lombardi, Football Coach “A good leader is not the person who does things right, but the person who finds the right...

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Image courtesy of Photography by BJWOK/FreeDigitalPhotos.net “The things that come most quickly into your life are the things that you BELIEVE in the most. You can only bring to you what you BELIEVE, so you must BELIEVE to receive what you want. May the joy be with you” ~ Rhonda Byrne, Australian Television Writer and Producer “There are two kinds of people: Those who say, “I will believe it when...

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“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~Willie Nelson, Singer-Songwriter “Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.” ~Robert Brault, American Operatic Tenor “I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn’t fall down.” ~Allen H. Neuharth, Founder of USA Today “If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll...

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“Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress.”~ Theodore Levitt, American economist and professor “Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.” ~ Bill Gates. Microsoft “You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams....

Inside Inspiration

Staying inspired at work can be, to put it slightly, trying. Perhaps we’ve had a slow week or month ,maybe we’ve been working on the same tasks for some time. Whatever the case, it doesn’t mean werenot good or committed to what we do, we might just need a little boost. Though the quick response isoften to look to your management for inspiration, there are things we can do individually...

Motivation Creation

Let’s face it, motivation is not always intrinsic. Motivational bumps-in-the-road can strike us at any time and can be caused by a number of factors. Perhaps we’re having trouble staying on task after a long weekend, having a slow work day, or we are so overworked that we’ve hit a wall. Whatever the cause for the motivational slump, there is a way to get out of it: the 50:10...

Back to Basics: Instilling Kindergarten Ideals to Inspire Creativity

If you entered into a competition where you had to construct the tallest freestanding structure possible out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow, who would you want on your team? It can safely be said that every organization has acknowledged the need for a creative workforce, and with good reason. Creativity spawns innovation and innovation leads to growth, longevity...

Global circle-why, how, what

Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action has a simple but influential model for inspiring leadership all starting with a golden circle of why, how and what. The question “Why?” is however, the most important for making a difference. He talks about Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers, arguing that Inspired Leaders, regardless of size and industry; think, act,...

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“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.” ~Sam Rayburn “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” ~George S. Patton “Leadership is intentional influence.” ~Michael McKinney “Let him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.” ~Thomas Carlyle “He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.”...

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“If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.” ~David Viscott “A goal is a dream that has an ending.” ~Duke Ellington “A friend is one who sees through you and still enjoys the view.” ~Wilma Askinas “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~Marcel Proust “Anything that is of value in...

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“People want to feel what they do makes a difference” ~Frances Hesselbein “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” ~Winston Churchill “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” ~Vince Lombardi...

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“I would rather regret the things I have done than the things I have not” ~Lucille Ball “Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination” ~Anonymous “If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.” ~Henry Kissinger “For success, attitude is equally as important as ability” ~Harry F. Banks “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the...

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“Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.” ~Chinese Saying “Ah well! I am their leader, I really ought to follow them!” ~Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin “We must become the change we want to see.” ~Mahatma Gandhi “Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision” ~Anonymous “You don’t have to hold a position...

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“To reach a port, we must sail—Sail, not tie at anchor—Sail, not drift.” ~Franklin Roosevelt “It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.” ~J. W. von Goethe “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth” ~Julie Andrews “There’s one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice...

Create your greatest 2010

Wishing you a happy, healthy and fulfilling new year! This year I am excited about the New Year. In fact I am much more enthusiastic than I have been in a very long time. Why?  I am looking at this year as a fresh start, a blank slate and a new beginning.  It’s not that 2009 was so bad or that I need to put it behind me.  Instead...