Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work.
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Listen to the Experts…
Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then go do it. —Robert Heinlein (signing autographs at the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City, 1976; Creative...
Setbacks are Temporary; Life is Eternal
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. —Martin Luther King, Jr. Advertisements
Humor Friday: Changing Your Perspective on Matters
During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one...
Empathy
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Public Domain) Advertisements
Change Equals Opportunity
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. —Peter Drucker …Although the word “exploit” has a negative connotation, that is certainly not what...
Assure Your Words have a Purpose in Mind
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid. —Homer (Public Domain) Advertisements
Your Actions Define Who You Are
People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. —Sir Edmund Hillary (Public Domain) Advertisements
Humor Friday
Elevate those guns a little lower. —Andrew Jackson (1837, by Ralph E.W. Earl; Public Domain) Advertisements
You are Shaped by Where Your Mind Dwells
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. —James Allen (Public Domain) Advertisements
Don’t follow the masses; instead, embrace your own creativity
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. —Khalil Gibran (Public Domain) Advertisements
Think big, not small
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. —Marie Curie (by Henri Manuel, Public Domain) Advertisements
Use Every Moment of Time
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. —Philip Stanhope, 4th...
Humor Friday
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. —Peter Drucker Advertisements
Focus on What You Control
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. —Aldous Huxley (Public Domain) Advertisements
Focus on Today. Accomplish, Today.
He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. —Horace (Public Domain) Advertisements
Be Thankful for the Here and Now
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these. —Ovid (by Ettore Ferrari; Creative Commons) Advertisements
Humor Friday
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it. —Andrew Jackson (1837, by Ralph E.W. Earl; Public Domain) Advertisements
Jefferson on Character
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. —Thomas Jefferson (1800, by Rembrandt Peale; Public Domain) …It is amazing how this simple template can help keep your actions in...
Leverage
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. —Sir Isaac Newton (1689, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; Public Domain) Advertisements
Matthew on Empathy