DAILY QUOTE
“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”
- Thomas Jefferson
BRIAN TRACY ON SELF CONFIDENCE
WHAT HAS BLOGGING DONE FOR ME?
As I ponder this question, my mind reflects back to the day when I wrote my first blog. I remember the day well. It was a Saturday afternoon and there was a light drizzle. I sat at my study desk, surfing the internet on my laptop. The subject of blogging had been on my mind for some time. Finally, I decided to investigate. I found myself at the doorstep of www.blogger.com. I jumped right into the process and within fifteen minutes I had my own blog site up and running. Finally, it was time to write my first post. It ended up being a short take on a political opinion of mine. I gave my opinion and backed it up with some data supporting my position. Once I finished writing, editing and correcting my post, it was now time to publish it. I was so excited because I knew that once I clicked on the publish button it was game on. My words would be available to millions of people across the internet. What an exciting feeling. About an hour later I had received three comments on my blog post. Instead of the millions of people that I thought were going to read my blog, I actually ended up with three very upset people who had a few choice words for both myself, and my political opinion. I replied back and forth with these individuals until we were finally able to agree to disagree. I never did write a political opinion blog after that fiasco, but I did learn something. I learned the power of blogging. That first experience taught me that real passion is out there. People from all walks of life are getting in touch with their creativity through Blogging. That first published post made me feel alive and thriving. It has given me purpose and clarity. Most of all, blogging has made me feel at peace. Blogging has made me happy.
DAILY QUOTE
“Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A LESSON IN PERSEVERANCE
Hello everyone,
I recently read a story from the book “Unstoppable” by Cynthia Kersey about a man who had everything going against him. At the age of ten he had polio. Shortly after that he contracted tuberculosis. After missing a considerable amount of school, due to his illnesses, and other causes, this man was forced to drop out of school. Mocked by some, and Labled as an illiterate by others, Tom Harken started out as a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman in Oklahoma. Tom worked so hard he became a member of the Kirby Vacuum Cleaners Hall Of Fame. This still did not change the fact that he could not read or write. Late at night his wife Melba would complete the daily sales forms for him. While eating out he always ordered cheeseburgers, assuming every restraunt had cheeseburgers on the menu. He still could not read. On one such occasion a waitress snapped at him saying “What’s the matter, Can’t you read? We don’t serve cheeseburgers.” He could not read to his sons when they were on his lap with a comic book. He could not read the signs on the freeways or city streets. It was at this moment that something clicked inside of Tom. He started out on his journey toward literacy. He asked his wife Melba for help. She taught him to read word for word every night. This went on for years. Frustrated and angry, he kept moving forward. Tom Harken is now an entrepreneurr, self-made millionairere, and owner and franchisee of Casa Ole’ restraunts. Mr. Harken is an inspiration to us all. In a previous blog I talked about having your soul on fire. Tom is a perfect example of someone who has their soul on fire. If you are looking for a great book I would recommend “Unstoppable: 45 powerful stories of perseverance and triumph from people just like you” by Cynthia Kersey. She has put together a wonderful read.
YOU CAN’T DO IT ALL….
“you can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.”
- Oprah Winfrey
DAILY QUOTE
“The man who goes farthest is genereally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”
-Dale Canegie
CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT: WINSTON CHURCHILL
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill:
Winston Churchill was born November 30, 1874. He died January 24, 1965. Known chiefly for his leadership during World War II. Prime Minister 1940-1945, and a second time from 1951-1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, historian, writer, and artist. He is the only British Prime Minister to to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of The United States
Here are some of his famous quotes:
1) “One ought to never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. ”
-SirWinston Churchill
2) “Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught” - Sir Winston Churchill
3) “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm” - Sir Winston Churchill
4) “The price of greatness is responsibility” – Sir Winston Churchill
5) “We shall not fail or falter, we shall not weaken or tire…Give us the tools and we shall finish the job.” – Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, 1941
6) “it is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books on quotations.”
- Sir Winston Churchill, 1930
7) “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we gain”
- Sir Winston Churchill
DAILY QUOTE
“Many people have the wrong idea about what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
- Helen Keller
