“Every day we should do a little more than is required.” – Helen Keller
June 24, 2009
June 16, 2009
Getting Organized
My sister was bemoaning the fact that she had procrastinated cleaning and organizing her house for a long time. Since she was planning to entertain, she felt a lot of pressure to get moving.
That afternoon she phoned, sounding glum. “I went to the bookstore,” she explained. “And I bought a book on how to get organized. I was all fired up, and decided to clean out all the shelves in the living room. While I was working, I found the same book. I had bought it a couple of years ago.”
June 14, 2009
January 31, 2009
Someday I'll
Many of our personal goals are stranded on a little island called the “Someday I’ll.” – Roger von Oech
December 27, 2008
Lofty Dreams and Lowly Goals
“I would rather have lofty dreams that are never fulfilled than lowly goals that are easily accomplished.” – Jim Watkins
November 15, 2008
Motivation is
“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” – Parkes Robinson
Frog Racing
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began and no one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as, “Oh, WAY too difficult!!” “They will NEVER make it to the top.” “Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began collapsing one by one, except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and
higher. The crowd continued to yell, “It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!” More tiny frogs got tired and gave up.
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up! Finally, everyone else had given
up climbing the tower, except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
All of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it. A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal? It turned out that the winner was DEAF.
