We Need New Lenses

"It is hard to let old beliefs go. They are familiar. We are comfortable with them and have spent years building systems and developing habits that depend on them. Like a man who has worn eyeglasses so long that he forgets he has them on, we forget that the world looks to us the way it does because we have become used to seeing it that way through a particular set of lenses. Today, however, we need new lenses. And we need to throw the old ones away."

-- Kenichi Ohmae


"A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life."

-- John Hancock


"Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine."

-- Kathleen Norris

Turn Your Face Towards The Sun

'Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.'

-- Maori proverb


"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

-- Epictetus


"My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe."

-- Jimmy Durante


"Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives."

-- Bishop John Wilkins

Be Dare To Battle

"It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle."

-- Richard M. DeVos


"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be."

-- Abraham Lincoln


"Most of us spend our lives as if we have another one in the bank."

-- Ben Irwin


"The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it."

-- Alan Saporta

Have An Attitude of Gratitude

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."

-- Brian Tracy


"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

-- Thich Nhat Hanh


"Man is what he believes."

-- Anton Chekhov


"Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity."

-- Colin Powell

Be Willing To Do and Dare

"All life is a chance. So take it! The person who goes furthest is the one who is willing to do and dare."

-- Dale Carnegie


"Life is like monkey bars. You have to let go to move forward."

-- Arthur Wang


"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."

-- Zig Ziglar



"There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness."

-- Pearl Buck

Fight Weakness

"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?"

-- Robert Louis Stevenson


"The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top."

-- Dr. Joyce Brothers


"When all you see are shadows, you never see the light."

-- Ron Shayka


"Growth is the only evidence of life."

-- John Henry Newman

Direct Reflection of Gratitude

"The depth and the willingness with which we serve is a direct reflection of our gratitude."

-- Gordon T. Watts


"There is no such thing as 'on the way out' as long as you are still doing something interesting and good; you're in the business because you're breathing."

-- Louis Armstrong


"Every day holds the possibility of a miracle."

-- Elizabeth David


"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth.'"

-- Dan Rather

Hammer Nail of Success

"It takes the hammer of persistence to drive the nail of success."

-- John Mason


"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."

-- Plutarch


"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."

-- Denis Waitley


"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

-- William James

Make Difficult Decisions

"We all have to start with ourselves. It is time to walk the talk. Take the journey of making very difficult decisions. Start removing things from your life that are not filling your cup and adding things that bring joy in to your life."

-- Lisa Hammon


"It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned."

-- Frank Howard Clark


"What worries you masters you."

-- Haddon W. Robinson


"The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without you, the car will not run."

-- Marcy Blochowiak


Life Is Daring Adventure

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature nor do the children of man as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."

-- Helen Keller


"The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it."

-- Bill Nye


"Great minds have purpose, others have wishes. "

-- Washington Irving


"There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud."

-- Carl Sandburg