January 2012
2 posts
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go. You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care....
Too many people take things for granted.
Lately I’ve been getting quite astute to mortality and this thing we call life. It’s as if all the things I’ve heard and read in the years prior are all of a sudden becoming clearer to me and make sense. They aren’t just ideals any longer; they are actually impacting how I view life.
“Life is not a dress rehearsal.” That seems to ring more true to me now and I’ve fully embraced it. I’m more aware...
October 2011
2 posts
My goal is to solve problems, improve current...
Finding a meaning.
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
September 2011
2 posts
““The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
August 2011
4 posts
“Imagine what kind of existence we can have if we honor inevitable death of self,...”
– Thandie Newton, TED Talk
“When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the...”
– Paulo Coelho
June 2011
9 posts
“Rather, genuine compassion is based on the rationale that just as I do, others...”
– The Dalai Lama
“A belief in the fundamental gentleness and goodness of all human beings, a...”
– The Art of Happiness
“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”
– Leo F. Buscaglia
“One of my best moves is to surround myself with friends who, instead of asking,...”
– Oprah
Todo
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
Relax more. Take fewer things seriously.
Take more chances.
Take more trips.
Have more moments.
Smile more.
Inspired by chicken soup for the soul
“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our...”
– Tony Robbins
May 2011
2 posts
“Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but...”
– Mark Bezos, A life Lesson From A Volunteer Firefighter on TED.com
April 2011
11 posts
“I collect bad wines. Because if the wine is ready and the person is...”
– Ric Elias, TED Talk, “3 things I learned while my plane crashed”
- I enjoyed this talk because it embodies the idea of never waiting for the right time or postponing.
WatchJob Hunters Beware. Better step your game up
Accomplished.
Following his move to the United States, Schwarzenegger became a “prolific goal setter” and would write his objectives at the start of the year on index cards, like starting a mail order business or buying a new car – and succeed in doing so. By the age of 30, Schwarzenegger was a millionaire, well before his career in Hollywood. His financial independence came from a series of...
March 2011
11 posts
WatchFascinating!
“Art has always been the technology of the human spirit.”
– Prumsodun Ok, TED Fellow
February 2011
10 posts
“When we’re surrounded by people who believe what we believe, something...”
– Simon Sinek
“Sacrifice is putting up with something we don’t want for the short term because...”
– Simon Sinek
“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a...”
– Paulo Coelho
“Wind-swept pines moving against the coming night.”
– 300