Ulysses S. Grant Quote on Friends

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity - Ulysses S. Grant

C.S. Lewis Gems

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Importance of Taking Action!

Trust only movement.  Life happens at the level of events, not of words.  Trust movement.  ~Alfred Adler

 There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.  ~Mignon McLaughlin

All know the way; few actually walk it.  ~Bodhidharma


The vision must be followed by the venture.  It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.  ~Vance Havner

Leadership Quotes

You can't be a leader if you can't influence others to act.  - Dale E. Zand

Learn to be bold but not a bully. It takes boldness to win the day. To build your influence, you've got to walk in front of your group. You've got to be willing to take the first arrow, tackle the first problem, discover the first sign of trouble. - Jim Rohn

Learn to be bold but not a bully. It takes boldness to win the day. To build your influence, you've got to walk in front of your group. You've got to be willing to take the first arrow, tackle the first problem, discover the first sign of trouble.  - Warren Bennis

Jonas Salk

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams. - Jonas Salk

Faith Quotes

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.  - Mother Teresa

Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God. - Edwin Louis Cole

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. - Henry Ward Beecher

Tips for Achieving a "To-Do" Everyday.....

How to Ensure You Achieve Something Every Day
By Tony Hall

Possibly your most valuable resource in achieving all you set out to do in life is time. Without an effective and reliable means of managing your time and making the best use of it you will struggle to get what you want. There are many techniques for effective time management and so knowing what will work for you is important.

I'm a great believer in using "to do" lists each day. That way I know precisely what I have to do. The lists include the routine tasks that must be done, action points towards the key projects I am working on, and other activities I am to do including those relating to my leisure time. The lists are also broken down into time segments throughout the day. Then as I complete each task I can mark it off and so at the end of the day I get the great sense of achievement of having a list of what I have done and the motivation to move forward.

Now this technique may well work for you too, but there is another way. There are those who argue that using "to do" lists can actually be counter-productive. They say that reading the items on the list can have the effect of nagging away at you and causing you stress and worry that you might not get them done. Then if there are uncompleted items at the end of the day you will feel a sense of disappointment or failure and so the list becomes something that is de-motivating.

So their alternative method is to use "Did It" lists by simply entering items, stating concisely what you have done, into your diary or journal when you have completed them. The basis of this system is:

1. You know your goals and they are clear and meaningful and you have written them down.

2. You break your goals down into projects and then into smaller manageable chunks.

3. You have time allocated each day to carry out these tasks.

4. Therefore you know exactly what you have to do each day.

5. Once you have completed a task you then enter it into your diary or journal. You write precisely what you did and what was accomplished.

6. So at the end of the day you have a list of all that you have got done and hence a real sense of achievement.

So if you are struggling to manage your time and your "To Do" lists are becoming a hindrance rather than a help, why not give it a try. It may be just what you need to finally achieve your goals.

My main worry about this alternative method is that knowing in your mind what you have to do is one thing, but actually doing it can be something completely different! So I shall stick to the way that works for me. I need to have my tasks written down and I know that by managing them efficiently they will truly be helpful.

But whichever you choose, if you want to make real progress with your goals you must manage your time.

This article was written by Tony Hall who runs his own business dedicated to helping individuals develop their personal and business skills. You can learn more about how to develop your own life skills and get your complimentary copy of "The Process of Success" by signing up for his weekly newsletter at http://www.selfimprovementskills.com/newsletter.html

True Measure of an Individual

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.  - Ann Landers

Retiring

Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice. - Paul Harvey

Aristotle

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Daniel Webster Quotes

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

The Best Medicine is Patience

Patience in Times of Adversity
By Adam D Porter

When times seem to be more challenging than others, stick to the laws that provide the blessings. Before you receive the greatest of goods, you must first show that you will be faithful even in your darkest hour. This requires that you practice the true virtue of patience. Even as the law of gender points out that all things have their own time and season, you will come to the knowledge that "this too shall be but a small moment;" and when endured well, you will be blessed beyond measure.

Great is the joy of a man, who, in his times of trouble, holds on to a hope that it will soon pass. As he continues to show faith in God in all his doings, recognizing that he is a child of a loving Father in Heaven, that man will have a reason for humble gratitude, and give thanks for the time that he has now, for it will benefit him in the future.

Change your vibration and allow a paradigm shift to take place. Take courage to view your circumstances with the perspective that life will have its ups and its downs. Though it's raining now, look forward to tomorrow for the brightness of the sun. When the storms of life beat heavily upon your house, remember the Rock upon which you are built.

This will happen to you when you create a goal and maintain a positive mindset. When your subconscious and conscience mind are both in the vibration to receive positive influences, the circumstances and things you need are gathering. In all ages of time, perils have and will arise and make life seem bleak. It is much easier to fall into discouragement and doubt, for discouragement and doubt don't require work. Holding fast to your hope will take faith, strength, and dedication on your part. The greater the goal, the harder the stumbling block; that is the law of opposites.

The God of our spirits says, "draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you" (Doctrine and Covenants 88:63). Notice that His is one of invitation, not force. You have the opportunity to act for yourself and not to be acted upon. No one, including God, God can draw you towards your desires and goals; you have to do that on your own. That is faith in action. Draw near to your desires and goals and they, in turn, will draw near unto you. You can't make them come to you; they come on their own time. You meet your goal halfway, and the desired fruits will be at your fingertips.

Patience is the virtue in your objective to obtaining the things you want. "Wait on the Lord" (Psalm 37:34). Prove that you will by having genuine gratitude for all you have endured and for the strength God has allotted to you. Patience is the key to the lock, and gratitude is the handle to the door, to receiving the fruits of the blessings.

Your Resolution to Succeed

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. - Abraham Lincoln

Conquer Any Fear...

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. - Dale Carnegie

Silence Between Friends

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts. - Margaret Lee Runbeck