Category Archives: Quote

” Working hard is important, but there’s something else that’s even more important: believing in yourself. Look at it this way: every great wizard in history started out as nothing more than we are now – students. If they can do it, why not us…? “ (Harry Potter)

The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… the best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.” Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan

“Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems; wish for more skills. Don’t wish for fewer challenges; wish for more wisdom.” Jim Rohn Thanks to Joanna Taylor for sending this one.

“When you wish to achieve results that have not been achieved before, it is an unwise fancy to  think that they can be achieved by using methods that have been used before” Sir Francis Bacon. From R.A. Mashelkar –  Breakthrough designs for ultra low-cost products. TED

“Some folks go through life pleased that the glass if half full. Others spend a lifetime lamenting that it’s half-empty. The truth is: There is a glass with a certain volume of liquid in it. From there, it’s up to you!” Dr James S. Vuocolo

“There is a wonderful reason that explains why human beings have developed two different minds. It is because in the whole world there are really only two problems. I’ve always found that to be a comforting thought, only two problems in the whole world. One problem is, “you know what you want but you don’tContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote”

“The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple” Oscar Wilde (that’s Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde) Thanks to Peter Mayes for bringing this one to my attention

“Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?” jeff bezos

“One of the bonuses of saying what you think is that when it is said it is done.” R.N. (A long time and tolerant client, who has helped my growth as a coach)