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Seek Out, Appreciate Good Friendships
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. —Robert Louis Stevenson (by Henry Walter Barnett; Public Domain) Advertisements
Strive to actually be that person you present to the world
The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; and if we observe, we shall find that all human virtues increase and strengthen...
Balancing Idealism with Pragmatism
There is a point, of course, where a man must take the isolated peak and break with all his associates for clear principle; but until that time comes he must work, if he would be of use, with men...
Our Actions Reveal Who We Really Are
How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never! Only through action. Strive to do thy duty, then thou shalt know what is in thee. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828, by Joseph Karl...
Humor Friday
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? —W. Clement Stone (Public Domain) Advertisements
Accepting and Dealing With are not Mutually Exclusive
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to...
Follow Where Your Passions Lead
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If...
Chart Your Own Path II
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. —Henry David Thoreau...
Breaking Through the Wall
The first hundred thousand – that was hard to get; but afterwards, it was easy to make more. —John Jacob Astor (1825, by John Wesley Jarvis; Public Domain) It can be extremely frustrating. You...
Never Underestimate the Power of Your Surroundings
You are a product of your environment. So, choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping...
Quietly Accomplish…and Avoid Praise
Those who are greedy of praise prove to be poor in merit. —Plutarch (46 AD—120 AD; Public Domain) Advertisements
Simple…but Profound
The secret of getting things done is to act! —Dante (Public Domain) Of course it is! Why, then, do we look back on our day and wonder what we accomplished? After all, we were busy the entire day,...
Opportunity Sits Where You Stand
Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service. —Robert Collier (1900, by William van der Weyde;...
Humor Friday
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam. —George Carlin (Creative Commons)...
Just One Great Idea…
Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him. —William Ellery Channing (Public Domain) No matter your age or the circumstances surrounding...
“Some People are Just Lucky”
Luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep; the trains you...
Stanhope on Aspiration
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make...
Chart Your Own Path
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well. —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1753, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour; Public Domain) Leaders in their respective fields have never...
Humor Friday
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. —Franklin Pierce Adams (Public Domain) Advertisements
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