Creativity Quotes
All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that's why it takes so long. - Steven Spielberg No failure means no risk, which means nothing new - Richard Branson All great ideas start as weird ideas. What now seems obvious, early on, is not obvious to anybody. -Steve Case,...
365 Quotes for Every Day of 2020
January 1, 2020 If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. - Dalai Lama January 2, 2020 Timing, perseverance, and 10 years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. -Biz Stone January 3, 2020 Reality is...
Purpose Quotes
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. -Marie Curie Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James, father of American psychology Far and away the best prize that life has to offer...
Trust is the Greatest Gift: You Realize That When You Totally Lose It Like I Did
The problem started pretty early. Actually, it was sixth grade. I found a big grocery bag in a locker at school in the PE room. I knew what it was and I was curious. So, I emptied out my mom’s cigarettes and put the marijuana in it. But I didn’t get high, so I...
I Made A Choice That Got Me Fired
I had been relocated by my company to a new city, half way across the earth….well, Okay, half-way across the U.S. Within weeks of this expensive upheaval in my life, the company I was working for folded. I found myself unemployed in a strange new place—no contacts,...
At 72, I Started Blogging and Writing
At 72, I was left sick and somewhat disabled and quite frankly, bored! A young friend called Lauren sat at my new laptop, [a present from my brother] and said 'Okay say the opening lines and I'll type it for you!' Unable to argue with her about the senselessness of me...
Mom was in Jail and I Was a Dropout. (How I Found My Motivation)
Mom was in jail and I was a drop-out. My greatest struggle was about to be my greatest triumph. I was only 16 and for the second time, I dropped out of school. My mom had been thrown in jail temporarily for a month, but now she was arrested again and going away for...
The One Decision-Making Hack That Changed My Life
In my Air Force career I have had many opportunities; I have had to compete against hundreds of my peers and colleagues over a 21-year career. I have had to find a way to separate myself from the pack. Officiating helped me do that. Officiating at a sporting event...
People Fill in the Blanks for What is NOT Communicated- This is Why
Being an entrepreneur, creating and selling an online course in your area of expertise, and/or doing life coaching demands excellent communication skills and a fundamental understanding of this essential communication principle: People fill in the blanks for what is...
Knowledge Quotes
Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. -Archimedes (and Knowledge is that lever) No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire. - L. Frank B....