THE GAME OF CHESS
After reading “Little Book of Chess Tips” by Peter French i sought my own interpretation of the same and how the rules can apply in our day to day lives. Enjoy………………………….
My favourite take away from this book is “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next – to – last mistake”
Do not be afraid to take risks even though they make your stomach churn – they may just be worth it!
Credit goes to the author of the ‘Little Book of Chess Tips’ by Peter French
An elderly woman got on a bus and sat down. At the next stop, a strong, grumpy young lady climbed up and sat down beside the old woman, hitting her with her numerous bags.
When she saw that the elderly woman remained silent, the young woman asked her why she had not complained when she hit her with her bags?
The elderly woman replied with a Smile: “There is no need to be rude or discuss something so insignificant, as our journey together is so short, because I am going to get off at the next stop.”
This answer deserves to be written in gold letters: “There is no need to discuss something so insignificant, because our journey together is too short.”
Each of us must understand that our time in this world is so short. That darkening it with useless arguments, jealousy, not forgiving others, discontentment and bad attitudes are a ridiculous waste of time and energy.
Did someone break your heart? Stay calm. The trip is too short.
Did someone betray, intimidate, cheat or humiliate you? Relax. Don’t stress. The trip is too short.
Did someone insult you without reason? Shake it off. Ignore it. The trip is too short.
Did a neighbor make a comment that you didn’t like? Take a deep breath. Ignore him/her. Forgive and forget it. The trip is too short.
Whatever problem someone has brought us, remember that our journey together is too short.
No one knows the length of our trip. Nobody knows when it will arrive at its stop. Our trip together is short.
Let us appreciate friends and family.
Let us be respectful, kind and forgiving.
In return, we will be filled with gratitude and joy. After all, our trip together is very short.
“When I think about the depth of the grave and the kilos of sand that are going to be thrown at us when we die, there is no need to harm my brother;
When I think of the darkness that pervades the tomb after it has closed, there is no need to hurt my sister;
When I think of the heat driven back by the ground and the amount of water that will drown me during the rains in this grave, I cannot make my neighbor suffer;
When I think that I will be alone abandoned by all, I prefer to enjoy communion when I am alive;
When I think my relationships are cut off by my past, I want to perfect my future.
If I could be reborn and start all over again, I would no longer make mistakes in my actions.
After a long meditation, I understood that all is vanity on earth.
May God help us to cultivate humility and love for our neighbors because vanity only gives vanity, everything will be vanity.
Be happy and make someone happy. “
LEAF
Some people come into your life and they are like leaves on a tree. They are only there for a season. You can’t depend on them or count on them because they are weak and only there to give you shade. Like leaves, they are there to take what they need and as soon as it gets cold or a wind blows in your life they are gone. You can’t be angry at them, it’s just who they are.
BRANCH
There are some people who come into your life and they are like branches on a tree. They are stronger than leaves, but you have to be careful with them. They will stick around through most seasons, but if you go through a storm or two in your life it’s possible that you can lose them. Most times they break away when it’s tough. Although they are stronger than leaves, you have to test them out before you run out there and put all your weight on them. In most cases they can’t handle too much weight. But again you can’t be mad with them, it’s just who they are are.
ROOT
If you can find some people in your life who are like the roots of a tree then you have found something special. Like the roots of a tree, they are hard to find because they are not trying to be seen. Their only job is to hold you up and help you live a strong and healthy life. If you thrive, they are happy for you. They stay low key and don’t let the world know that they are there. And if you go through an awful storm they will hold you up. Their job is to hold you up, come what may, and to nourish you, feed you and water you. Just as a tree has many limbs and many leaves, there are few roots.
Look at your own life. How many leaves, branches and roots do you have? What are you in other people’s lives?
Love comes in all shapes and sizes and to each his own. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I put together a sampling of 25 movies and what they can teach us about life and love. Even if you’re not a fan of Valentine’s Day, enjoy the quotes and perhaps see things in a new light. Sometimes just the right words, are like an old song, sung new.
Here they are:
What movies wrinkled your brain when it comes to love?
I heard that we are in the same boat
But it’s not like that
We are in the same storm
But not in the same boat
Your ship can be shipwrecked
And mine might not be
Or vice versa
For some, quarantine is optimal
Moment of reflection, or re-connection
Easy, in flip flops, with a whiskey or tea.
For others, this is a desperate crisis.
For others it is facing loneliness
For some, a peace, rest time, vacation
Yet for others, torture:
How am I going to pay my bills?
Some were concerned about a brand of chocolates
Others were concerned about the bread for the weekend,
Or if the noodles would last for a few more days.
Some were in their ‘home office’
Others are looking through trash to survive
Some want to go back to work because
They are running out of money
Others want to kill those who break the quarantine
Some need to break the quarantine to stand in line at the banks
Others to escape
Others criticize the government for the lines
Some have experienced the near death of the virus
Some have already lost someone from it
Some are not sure their loved ones are going to make it
And some don’t even believe this is a big deal.
Some of us who are well now
May end up experiencing it,
And some believe they are infallible and will be blown
Away if or when this hits
Someone they know
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2021
Others say the worst is yet to come
So, friends, we are not in the same boat
We are going through a time when our perceptions and
Needs are completely different
And each one will emerge in
His own way, from that storm
Some with a tan from their pool
Others with scars on the soul
It is very important to see
Beyond what is seen at first glance
Not just looking, more that looking, seeing
See beyond the political party
Beyond the biases
Beyond the nose on your face
Do not underestimate the pain of others
If you do not feel it
Do not judge the good life of the other
Do not condemn the bad life of the other
Don’t be a judge
Let us not judge the one who lacks
As well as the one who exceeds him
We are on different ships looking to survive
Let everyone navigate their route with respect
Empathy and responsibility
That you have someone to love,
have meaningful work to do,
and have things greater than yourself to believe in;
that you have a reason to smile every day and a shoulder to cry on when you need it;
That you keep your integrity even when the choices are hard;
THAT YOU LOVE DEEPLY,
give freely, forgive willingly,
laugh easily, and live well enough
to be grateful for every day.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.”
It reminds me to keep things real and not get caught up in perfection, or the ideal that does not exist.
That’s the essence and foundation for personal growth.
It reminds me just to try…to give my best effort… to get in the arena and go for it… even if it’s not pretty and it’s not perfect.
And it’s that fundamental mindset that sets the stage to be able to practice the things that lead to doing great things, even if it’s not pretty, and it’s not perfect.
It’s not about perfection.
It’s about progress… and progress is actually one of the secrets to happiness.
When we grow, we light up our life, even if it’s in some small way.
Too many people die with their music still in them, or they never realize their potential, because they get caught up in perfection.
Here are a few of my other favorite reminders about not worrying about doing things perfectly:
Here’s what Wikipedia says about perfectionism:
“Perfectionism: a personality trait characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting high performance standards, accompanied by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others’ evaluations.”
Yuck.
The good news is you don’t ever have to fear perfection.
As Salvador Dali reminds us with his inspiring words:
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.”
How perfect is that?
There is something in life called “Social Capital”. The people you know; the people who know you and how they know you. What’s social capital? Listen to this,
Quite unfortunately, people think or behave like social capital is only needed on weddings and burials. That is why you see someone will not have contacted you in ten years but out of the blue they are sending you a message, “Hello so and so, long time, next Sunday is my pre-wedding. Or my uncle is dead please I need your support!”
Social capital is not built overnight; it is reciprocal and does not need money (especially in this virtually connected world) to build. It just needs being sensitive that people have emotions and that you can’t sneak into their lives only when you need help.
Social capital is massively important and when built and used correctly, it can make a very big difference to one’s quality of life. It can save you money, make you money, get you a better job, make things easier and safer, it can save you from prison, or save your life: it can save your time and effort, and make life more enjoyable and productive.
As we progress through the year, please learn to connect with people in your circles and not only Christ. Check on people, send someone a birthday message, check their timelines and comment something positive and inspirational. Pick your phone and call someone, or text them. It could be your relative, your colleague, your former schoolmate, a former or current boss, your CEO, your parents etc.
Creating a connection with people is important for building your social capital. And even if they don’t respond, at least keep in touch and don’t just reach out when you are in need. Even some on whatsapp don’t comment on any issue you put across they just read and keep quiet but that should not deter you. Continue communicating.
Most importantly, respect everyone no matter their status in life and be there when others need you. Be a solution, an encouragement and inspiration. Avoid being a leech, a user or nagger. Just be a nice person who in a calculated way stays in touch with people and brings joy, encouragement and hope.
The most important asset you have in life is not your job, money or title; its people. Your network is your net worth”
Let’s start this list off right, with the top 10 best motivational quotes:
What do motivational quotes teach us about getting started?
Just start.
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
— John R. Wooden
“Just do it.”
— Nike
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
— Mark Twain
“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”
— Baltasar Gracian
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”
— Ralph Marston
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
— Henry Ford
What do motivation quotes teach us about action?
Do more of it.
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
— William James
“Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
— Jim Rohn
“Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
— Anne Frank
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.”
— Peter Marshall
“Step by step and the thing is done.”
— Charles Atlas
“The more we do the more we can do.”
— William Hazlitt
“Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent.”
— Carl Sandburg
“To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is.”
— Chinese proverb
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
— Will Durant
“Well done is better than well said.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”
– – Lech Walesa
“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
— Voltaire
What do motivation quotes teach us about attitude?
Express the best of you.
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.”
— Oscar Wilde
“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.”
– – Earl Nightingale
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
— Lou Holtz
“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”
– – Charles Swindoll
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”
— Wayne Dyer
“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”
– – Elbert Green Hubbard
“Don’t take yourself too seriously. And don’t be too serious about not taking yourself too seriously.”
– – Howard Ogden
“Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.”
– – Charles Prestwich Scott
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
– – Victor E. Frankl
“Funny is an attitude.”
— Flip Wilson
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”
— Maya Angelou
“It is not the position, but the disposition.”
— J. E. Dinger
“Mental attitude is more important than mental capacity.”
— Walter Dill Scott
“Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.”
– – Thomas Dewar
“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.”
— Earl Nightingale
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
— Marcel Proust
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
— Plato
What do motivation quotes teach us about boldness?
Go for it and don’t hold back.
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
— W. Clement Stone
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
— William James
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
— Mary Anne Radmacher
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
— George Adair
“Fortune favors the brave.”
– – Publius Terence
“Fortune sides with him who dares.”
— Virgil
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
— Wayne Dyer
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
— Albert Einstein
“He who hesitates is lost.”
– – Proverb
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
— Walt Disney
“Leap, and the net will appear.”
— John Burroughs
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.”
— Chris Grosser
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”
— George S. Patton
“We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.”
— Winston Churchill
“When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.”
– –Henry David Thoreau
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
— Wayne Gretzky
What do motivation quotes teach us about challenge and change?
Make the most of it.
“Change is not merely necessary to life – it is life.”
— Alvin Toffler
“Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”
— Alfred A. Montapert
“Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.”
— Winston Churchill
“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”
– – Samuel Johnson
“Only I can change my life. No one else can do it for me.”
— Carol Burnett
“The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.”
— Winston Churchill
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
— George Bernard Shaw
What do motivation quotes teach us about determination and effort?
That’s what it takes to succeed.
“Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.”
— Robert H. Schuller
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”
— Thomas Jefferson
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
— Sam Levenson
“Either I will find a way, or I will make one.”
— Philip Sidney
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”
— Samuel Beckett
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
— Og Mandino
“I’ve failed over and over and over again. And that is why I succeed.”
— Michael Jordan
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
— H. G. Wells
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
— Jim Ryun
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
— Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose– a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.”
— Mary Shelley
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
— Confucius
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
— Thomas A. Edison
“Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.”
— Carl von Clausewitz
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
— Robert Collier
“The best way out is always through.”
— Robert Frost
“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.”
— Babe Ruth
“Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
— Abraham Lincoln
What do motivation quotes teach us about greatness?
Don’t set limits. Act in limitless ways.
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
— Og Mandino
“Don’t put a limit on what can be accomplished.”
– – Christopher Reeve
“I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail, than to attempt nothing and succeed.”
— Robert H. Schuller
“It’s great to be great, but its greater to be human.”
— Will Rogers
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.”
— Socrates
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”
— William James
“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.”
— Arthur C. Clarke
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
— Confucius
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
– – Muhammad Ali
“Try not to be a person of success, but rather a person of virtue.”
— Albert Einstein
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
— Albert Einstein
What do motivation quotes teach us about optimism?
Look for the bright side until you find one.
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”
— Herm Albright
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.”
– – Hans Selye
“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind.”
— Dr. Albert Schweitzer
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”
– – Helen Adams Keller
“Optimism means expecting the best, but confidence means knowing how to handle the worst. Never make a move if you are merely optimistic.”
— The Zurich Axioms
“The best way to cheer yourself up: Cheer everybody else up.”
— Mark Twain
“The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.”
— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
— John Wooden
“To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
What does “anonymous” or “unknown” teach us through their motivational quotes?
We help motivate our self and others through our attitude.
“Sometimes we are limited more by attitude than by opportunities.”
— Anonymous
“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
— Anonymous
“Although fate presents the circumstances, how you react depends on your character.”
— Anonymous
“Attitude determines altitude.”
— Anonymous
“Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.”
– – Anonymous
“Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?”
— Anonymous
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
— Anonymous
What does Brian Tracy teach us about motivation through his motivation quotes?
We shape our motivation through our thoughts and actions.
“Your attitude is an expression of your values,beliefs and expectations.”
— Brain Tracy
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.”
— Brain Tracy
“If you did not care at all what anyone else thought about you, what would you do differently or change in your life?”
— Brain Tracy
“Make a game of finding something positive in every situation.Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself.”
— Brain Tracy
“Whatever is expressed is impressed. Whatever you say to yourself, with emotion, generates thoughts, ideas and behaviors consistent with those words.”
— Brain Tracy
What does Bruce Lee teach us about motivation through his motivational quotes?
Live with zest and be your best.
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”
— Bruce Lee
“As you think, so shall you become.”
— Bruce Lee
“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.”
— Bruce Lee
“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
— Bruce Lee
“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”
— Bruce Lee
“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.”
— Bruce Lee
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
— Bruce Lee
“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
— Bruce Lee
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
— Bruce Lee
“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
— Bruce Lee
“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”
— Bruce Lee
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
– – Bruce Lee
“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”
– – Bruce Lee
“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”
— Bruce Lee
“Real living is living for others.”
— Bruce Lee
“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”
– – Bruce Lee
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”
— Bruce Lee
What does Jim Rohn teach us about motivation through his motivation quotes?
Start your motivation from the inside out.
“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.”
— Jim Rohn
“Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a ‘must’ and ‘want.’”
— Jim Rohn
“Motivation alone is not enough.If you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.”
— Jim Rohn
“My suggestion would be to walk away from the 90% who don’t and join the 10% who do.”
— Jim Rohn
“The best motivating is self-motivating.The guy says,”I wish someone would come by and turn me on.”What if they don’t show up?You’ve got to have a better plan for your life.”
— Jim Rohn
“When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you’ll find a way to get it.”
— Jim Rohn
“Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.”
– – Jim Rohn
What does Ralph Waldo Emerson teach us about motivation from this motivation quotes?
Get out of the way of your own greatness.
“Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A man is what he thinks about all day long.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“As soon as there is life there is danger.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Beauty without expression is boring.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great ever achieved.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Ever artist was first an amateur.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
What does Tony Robbins teach us about motivation through his motivation quotes?
Do what makes your heart sing.
“Live with passion.”
— Tony Robbins
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
— Tony Robbins
“It not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.”
— Tony Robbins
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”
— Tony Robbins
“Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.”
– – Tony Robbins
“There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.”
– – Tony Robbins
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
– – Tony Robbins
What does Zig Ziglar teach us about motivation through his motivation quotes?
Focus on the positive, and you’ll catch more flies with honey, than with vinegar.
“Of all the ‘attitudes’ we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.”
— Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
— Zig Ziglar
“Positive thinking won’t let you do anything but it will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
– – Zig Ziglar
“To respond is positive, to react is negative.”
– – Zig Ziglar
“When you choose to be pleasant and positive in the way you treat others, you have also chosen, in most cases,how you are going to be treated by others.”
– – Zig Ziglar
“You can disagree without being disagreeable.”
— Zig Ziglar
“I’ve go to say ‘no’ to the good to say ‘yes’ to the best.”
– – Zig Ziglar
“You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise.”
— Zig Ziglar
Long time ago in the Animal Kingdom, a sheep was passing and saw a lion crying inside a cage trap and the Lion begged the Sheep to save him with a promise not to kill and eat it but the Sheep refused*.
After much persuasion and due the Sheep’s gullibility it opened the cage for the Lion.
Now the Lion was very hungry having stayed in the cage for days without food.
It quickly grabbed the Sheep to kill and eat but the Sheep reminded him of his promise.
They were still there arguing when other animals came passing and they sought to know what happened.
*Both the Lion and the Sheep narrated their own side of the story but because of fear and in trying to gain favour with the Lion, all the animals took sides with the Lion except the Tortoise who claimed not to understand the whole scenario*.
Now the Tortoise asked the Lion to show them where he was before the Sheep rescued him, he pointed at the cage.
He asked again, “were you inside or outside when the sheep arrived”? The Lion said he was inside.
The Tortoise again said “ok, enter lets see how difficult it could be inside”.
The Lion entered and the Tortoise locked him back inside.
*In amazement the other animals asked Tortoise “why” and he replied “if we allow him eat the Sheep today, he will still go hungry tomorrow and we don’t know the next amongst us to be eaten tomorrow*.
*Moral*:
Don’t support evil today because it doesn’t affect you directly, tomorrow it could be your turn.
Be reasonable
Stay safe.
My mother graduated in 1965 &
got a teaching job at a Government
College
The teachers were given car loans
& she bought a brand new Opel
Kadett.
They were to pay back the loan
over 4 years.
However, one of the teachers took
half of the money the others took
as loan…
Bought a fairly used car & got a driver.
So, when other teachers would drive to
school & park their brand new cars, his
driver would drop him off in the
morning & come and pick him at knocking off time.
My mum said they laughed at him,
calling him “Acting Big Man” because
he got a driver…
But he’d just smile.
One day, one of the teachers had cause
to go out of the school during school
hours. He returned to report that he
saw his colleague’s driver using his car
as *taxi*
When they “reported” his driver to
him, he said he was aware that was
why he hired a driver…
Why park a car for 6-8 hours, when it
can be making money for you?
The other teachers were stunned:
suddenly, he didn’t look as stupid as
they thought!
Now, because of the extra income from
using his car as a taxi, he was able to
pay back the loan in a year…
By the 2nd year, he bought a 2nd car to
add to his taxi fleet.
By the 3rd year, he bought 2 more
taxis!
By the 4th year when my mum & others
finished paying their loans, this guy had 6 taxis.
Then he bought a brand new Opel
Kadett, the newer model!
Other cars were 4 years old…
My mum said, that was the moment
they realised who was smart & who was
foolish among them all.
This happened 1965-1970.
I was born 1968, in the midst of all this.
I was told that story in 1979 when I
entered secondary school
It has remained in my brains since then…
Today, I see too many young folks more
interested in *spending* their money instead of *investing* it they
don’t have to buy the things they don’t
need to impress people who don’t like
them.
Too many people living fake lives in
these days of social media.
The fake generation buy fake hair, fake nails , list is long – fake almost everything.
I’ve seen people pose by cars they don’t
own to take pictures & post on social
media.
Young people don’t seem to understand
discretion: the competition to out do
each other in the “I’ve arrived” ranking
is just too much.
My niece, an undergraduate asked me
to buy her a phone…
I asked what type does she want: she
mentioned a type, I checked the price:
$200 US
Now, I use an Infinix Hot 5 worth maybe $50US or less
thereabout, it was even a gift by one
of my site contractors.
But this 20 year old girl wants to use a
$200 US phone!
Something is definitely wrong
somewhere…!
Seriously, we can’t continue like this.
My generation is halfway out.
I am sorry for the younger generation,
those aged 16-30. I honestly don’t know
what this world would be like when
they are in their 50s & 60s.
May God’s mercy prevail upon them,
may He give them sense.
Amen.
Let me add:
Mike Murdock says,
“A foolish man will enjoy a perfect
today & lose a perfect tomorrow.
A wise man will forfeit a perfect today
to gain a perfect tomorrow.”
Every young person needs to
understand this!
Manhood is not natural, but it is essential. No society can endure if it does not harness male sexual energy and teach men to take care of the children they father and the women who bear them.
Its not important how we spend our time,
but with whom we spend it.
The only thing that’s keeping some people from a new level of their destiny is wrong friendships.
You may have to prune off some relationships that are not adding value to your life.
Don’t hang around people who are not going anywhere, who have no goals or dreams, who comprise and take the easy way out.
If you tolerate mediocrity, it will rub off on you.
If you hand out with jealous, critical, unhappy people, you will end up jealous, critical and unhappy.
You cannot become who God created you to be hanging out with them.
Take a look at your friends. If your friends are winners, leaders, givers and successful, if they have integrity and a spirit of excellence and are positive and motivated, those good qualities are going to rub off on you. Invest your time with them. They’re making you better.
One who loves till her eyes close, is a Mother.
One who loves without an expression in the eyes, is a Father.
____________________________
Mother – Introduces you to the world.
Father – Introduces the world to you.
___________________________
Mother : Gives you life
Father : Gives you living
__________________________
Mother : Makes sure you are not starving.
Father : Makes sure you know the value of starving
__________________________
Mother : Personifies Care
Father: Personifies Responsibility
__________________________
Mother : Protects you from a fall
Father : Teaches you to get up from a fall.
__________________________
Mother : Teaches you walking.
Father : Teaches you walk of life
__________________________
Mother : Teaches from her own experiences.
Father : Teaches you to learn from your own experiences.
__________________________
Mother : Reflects Ideology
Father : Reflects Reality
___________________________
Mother’s love is known to you since birth.
Father’s love is known when you become a Father or mother
_________________________
Dedicated to Parents!
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Few would disagree that manhood is in crisis today. Men are falling behind women in important measures of personal and social well-being. In deeply consequential ways, they have become the weaker sex.
JambuJoseph 