The Following Weeks

Friends,

During the next two-ish weeks, I will be vacationing with my family at the beach. I will still be posting on this blog, but the posts will not be as frequent (perhaps one post every other day or so).

As soon as I return, posting will begin again as usual.

N.J. Philips

“Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.”
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- Michelle Held, actress

Daily Thought: The Goal

"There is no achievement without goals."

- Robert J. McKain, estate planner


"Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination."

- Fitzhugh Dodson, clinical psychologist


"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

- Epictetus, Greek stoic philosopher

Daily Thought: The Stream

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance."

- H. Jackson Brown, American author


"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."

- John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist


"Wise is the man who acts as a stream, for his persistance and perservance will split even the greatest mountains."

- Anonymous

Who Cares What They Think? Part II

A follow up to an earlier post. When you have a project, vision, or idea that has faced rejection time and time again, don't give up! Chances are, your critics don't know what they're talking about.

Here are the words of some experts....

"Airplanes are interesting toys, but they have no military value."

- Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French general and military theorist

"We don't need you. You haven't gone through college yet."

- Hewlett-Packard's response to Steve Job's request for employment

"It doesn't matter what he does, he will never amount to anything."

- A teacher speaking to Mr. Einstein about his son, Albert (1895)

Daily Thought: The Dumbbell

"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

- J.F. Clarke, philosophical writer


"It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do."

- Elbert Hubbard, American writer


"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."

- Oprah Winfrey, American media personality

5 Rules to Live By from...Bill Gates

"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."


"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."


"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear."


"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."


"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. "

Daily Thought: The Ribbon

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

- Thomas Paine, American revolutionary


"Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything."

- Vincent Lombardi, legendary football coach


"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

- Pierre Corneille, French dramatist


"Never let defeat have the last word."

- Tibetan Proverb

What We Can Learn From the British Open

For those trying as hard as they can - giving it their all and are still struggling to see the results that they desire, just keep pushing!

Even legends miss the cut once and a while...

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14 time major champion Tiger Woods, after missing the cut at the 2009 Open Championship

Daily Thought: The Wall

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"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. "

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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer

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"Look around. Everything you see was once just an idea that someone had the courage to pursue."

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-Anonymous

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"The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult."

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- Marquise du Deffand, French hostess

Daily Thought: The Stairs

"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."

- Roger Bannister, former British runner


"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur."

- Vince Lombardi, former football coach


"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."

- Charles De Gaulle, French general