Positive Quotations
Courage to Try creates Confidence
To lead our lives means we need to be aware of when we talk ourselves out of taking action on a calling. My research shows people who have written their plans for callings and choices are much more likely to take action because they develop higher levels of commitment, courage, and, eventually, confidence. Lead your […]
I will do what I can
I cannot do everything; I will…do the something I can do. -Helen Keller- The first of my seven best practices to PLAN and LEAD in LIFE is: Lead Your Life. Mindset matters. Discouragement when challenges come is a key reason why some of us quit or fall short on resolutions. That is, if you let […]
Plan and Act Differently if you want Different Results
Your written plan for life will help you assess how well you are fulfilling what you stated was important in previous moments of inspiration, such as writing a goal or outlining a resolution. If you are not getting the results you envisioned, you may not be doing what you need to do as much […]
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Quote by Abraham Lincoln: “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Peter Drucker is credited with a similar quotation, “We Cannot Predict the Future, But We Can Invent It.” Recommendation: ask what vision you would like to create and list or describe the desired results in your plan for life and/or […]
Never Give In for Honor and Good Sense
“Never give in. Never give in, never, never, never…except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force: never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill
See it, Plan it, Do it even when you Fear
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt Positive Action If you fear not being able to do something that could improve life for you and others, before you instinctively decide to wait, outline a plan for how you could succeed if you improved your capacities to “be, know, and do”–more […]
Be Brothers or Fools
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” Martin Luther King Positive Actions Write Plans for Life that include how our Best-Selves look for common ground in our Prayers and Plans and seek to understand values and beliefs. David
Compassion can be Developed
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama Sample actions we could take to develop more compassion: For the Social Area of Life, write a goal or vision statement for your best-self, such as, When feeling disappointed in another, I pause, remember what I […]
Take a step toward change
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” Tony Robbins
Measure against our Best-Selves
“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” Coach Vince Lombardi
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