Trouble Forgiving? Consider This......

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.  Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. - Henry Ward Beecher

The weak can never forgive.  Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi


He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. - George Herbert

Courage is What it Takes.....

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill

Do Humble Work

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. - Mother Teresa

America Will Never Be Destroyed from The Outside

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln

Believe In Yourself!

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. - Norman Vincent Peale

Perseverence!

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.  ~Albert Einstein

Fall seven times, stand up eight.  ~Japanese Proverb

Saints are sinners who kept on going.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.  ~William Feather

Pull yourself together and use what you have.  ~Betsy Cañas Garmon 

Discipline or Regret

Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.  - Jim Rohn

Robert E. Lee Quote on Hope

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.  -  Robert E. Lee

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