Posts from 9/9-14/15

We don't laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh.
- William James

 Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly and forgive quickly.
- Paulo Coelho

 It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”
- Romans 14:11

 Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.
- Miguel de Cervantes

 Our power is in our ability to decide.
- Buckminster Fuller

 In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.
- Friedrich Schlegel

 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Hebrews 13:5

 Whatever you are thinking…THINK BIGGER!
- Tony Hsieh

 My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
- Miles Davis

 To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
- Robin Sharma

 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19

 You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
- Zig Ziglar

 In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
- Thomas Carlyle

 By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all people to see it, to draw hope from it and to move irresistibly towards it.
- John F. Kennedy

 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Hebrews 13:8

 The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
- James Allen

 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
- Hebrews 11:6

 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
- Romans 14:8

 It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
- Elbert Hubbard

 Live life to express not to impress.
- Author Unknown

 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
- Colossians 1:27-28

 You only have control over three things in your life—the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior).
- Jack Canfield

 Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
- Samuel Johnson

 It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
- Seneca

 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- James 1:17

 Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.
- Jon Acuff

12/4-6/14

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.
- Thomas Carlyle

 A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
- Henry Ford

 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 1 Peter 1:3

 No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.
- J P Getty

 Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
- Mario Andretti

 The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
- Nolan Bushnell

 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
- Matthew 7:3-5

 
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
- Thomas Hardy

 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Proverbs 27:1

 Education costs money. But then so does ignorance.
- Sir Claus Moser

 Everything you need comes to you in perfect time, space and sequence.
- Louise Hay

 Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
- Paul J. Meyer

 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
- 1 John 2:15-17

 Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.
- Stephen Covey

 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
- 2 Peter 3:10

Posts from 12/1-3/14

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Matthew 5:11-12

 If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
- Booker T. Washington

 The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.
- Bill Copeland

 Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
- Thomas Carlyle

 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- Revelation 1:8

 Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
- Joshua J. Marine

 In business, when things aren't working it's time to mix it up.
- Donald Trump

 He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
- Thomas Carlyle

 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
- Proverbs 29:25

 Believe in yourself, never give up and go about your business with passion drive and enthusiasm.
- Peter Jones

 The unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think.
- C. JoyBell C.

 Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you.
- Mark Cuban

 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
- Psalm 62:6-7

 Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
- Farrah Gray

 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
- Revelation 3:20

 With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt

 All of our products and business will go through three phases. There's vision, patience, and execution.
- Steve Ballmer

 It's so easy to add. It's hard to edit. The hardest decisions are the things not to work on
- Tim Cook

 Sometimes our greatest insight comes from our failure, not from our accomplishments.
- Author Unknown

 Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle

Posts from 7/9-11/14

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Romans 14:10-12

 Luck is largely a matter of paying attention.
- Susan M. Dodd

 Never give up. Never ever give up. Why? Because just when you are about to give up is when things are about to turn around in a grand way. Hold on. Great things are waiting for you around the corner.
- Sonia Ricotti

 Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.
- Mila Bron

 What one approves, another scorns,
And thus his nature each discloses:
You find the rosebush full of thorns,
I find the thornbush full of roses.
- Arthur Guiterman

 He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
- Napoleon

 When you truly believe in what you are doing, it shows. And it pays. Winners in life are those who are excited about where they're going.
- Author Unknown

 How to succeed? Try hard enough.
- Malcolm Forbes

 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19

 The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
- Scott Hamilton

 Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.
- Oprah Winfrey

 A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
- Chinese Proverb

 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25-27

 Fill your mind with truth, your heart with love, your life with service.
- Author Unknown

 You can out distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.
- Rwandan Proverb

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

 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
- Colossians 1:27-28

 In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
- Thomas Carlyle

 A great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child.
- Mencius

 Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
- Henry Ward Beecher

 One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
- Proverbs 29:23

 Making mistakes is something everyone does. Learning from them is not.
- Author Unknown

Posts from 3/24-27/14

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7, 8

 Find the good and praise it.
- Alex Haley

 Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- Mark Twain

 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- James 1:5

 Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.
- Brian Tracy

 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- Ephesians 6:10, 11

 I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
- Winston Churchill

 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
- Philippians 4:8

 What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
- Nelson Mandela

 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
- Mother Teresa

 I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses.
- Jim Rohn

 Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
- Thomas Carlyle

 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
- James 4:10

 Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 Sometimes it's not the people who change, it's just their priorities that do.
- Author Unknown

 He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
- John Milton

 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:12-13

 Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

 Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
- Charles E Wilson

 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

 Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives
- William A Foster

Posts from 3/10-12/14

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.
- J. Brotherton

 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
- 1 John 4:20-21

 You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
- Lee Iacocca

 You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- John 8:31-32

 History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heart-breaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
- B.C. Forbes

 If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you.
- Zig Ziglar

 Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
- Vince Gill

 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
- Psalm 139:23, 24

 If you think of vision and mission as an organization's head and heart, the values it holds are its soul.
- Buzotta

 The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages; the question is what he will do with the things he has. The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in the face, and resolves to change them, he lays the corner-stone of a solid and honorable success.
- Hamilton Wright Mabie

 A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
- Thomas Carlyle

 Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.
- Marcia Wieder

 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:16

 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
- John 10:10

 Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort which I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.
- Alexander Hamilton

 If you love what you are doing, and always put the customer first, success will be yours.
- Ray Kroc

 Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
- Thomas Jefferson

 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Philippians 2:14-16

 No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist.
- J. Paul Getty

Posts from 8/26-28/13

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- Proverbs 15:16

 If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
- Jim Rohn

 It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
- Barbara Sher

 Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.
- Author Unknown

 For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
- Psalm 149:4

 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:12

 Be not simply good; be good for something.
- Henry David Thoreau

 To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
- Jim Rohn

 If you are always dwelling in trouble, change your address.
- American Proverb

 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:6-7

 If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
- John Maxwell

 An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
- Lao Tzu

 The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn

 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Proverbs 16:9

 Set small goals for yourself and meet them. You are responsible to take care of yourself.
- Author Unknown

 The greatest of all faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
- Thomas Carlyle

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1

 A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
- Arnold Glasgow

 The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
- Jim Rohn

Posts from 8/21-25/13

The upside is your future is in your hands. And the downside is your future is in your hands.
- Russ Myers

 Great acts are made up of small deeds.
- Lao Tzu

 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
- Proverbs 11:13

 Praise the bridge that carried you over.
- George Colman

 Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
- African Proverb

 Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
- Bhagavad Gita

 This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Jeremiah 33:2-3

 I would rather make my name than inherit it.
- William Makepeace Thackeray

 Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
- Dale Carnegie

 The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn

 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
- Proverbs 25:27

 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

 It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
- Pir Vilayat Khan

 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- Psalm 119:130

 Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
- Margaret Cousins

 Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
- Jim Rohn

 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
- Psalm 119:160

 We love because he first loved us.
- 1 John 4:19

Thought is the parent of the deed.
- Thomas Carlyle

 What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.
- Aristotle

 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22

 He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.
- 1 Samuel 2:9

 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
- Proverbs 16:3

Posts from 8/14-17/13

You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it: this is going to be my day.
- Brendon Burchard

 Love what you have. Need what you want. Accept what you receive. Give what you can. Always remember, what goes around, comes around…
- Author Unknown

 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalm 84:11

 The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it; so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.
- Elbert Hubbard

 I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.
- Henry Ford

 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
- Psalm 112:5

 Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
- Nido Qubein

 Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
- Andrew Jackson

 I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
- Psalm 119:60

 When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.
- Bernard Meltzer

 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:7

 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- John 15:12, 13

 Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
- Ray Kroc

 The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
- Thomas Carlyle

 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:1

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 17:17

 Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.
- J.P. Morgan

 Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
- William Makepeace Thackeray 

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
- Hebrews 12:1

 Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
- Author Unknown

Posts from 1/24-27/2013

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Romans 5:8

 The PAST is where you learned the Lesson.
The FUTURE is where you Apply the Lesson.
- Unknown

 Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
- Thomas Carlyle

 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- James 1:5

 Try to forget yourself in the service of others. For when we think too much of ourselves and our own interests, we easily become despondent. But when we work for others, our efforts return to bless us.
- Sidney Powell

 Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero

 When you stumble… make it part of the dance.
- Author Unknown

 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
- Romans 5:9, 10

 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6

 Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
- Charles E Wilson

 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
- Psalms 29:2

 All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
- Helen Keller

 Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
- Sun Tzu