This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don’t have that kind [...]
Discover Your Self
Tag Archive: Quotes
What triggers your positive emotions?
Have you got specific with your goals yet?
This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
You seldom get what you go after unless you know in advance what you want.
Maurice Switzer
I am working on my goals for the next year, based on what happened this year and what I would like to achieve in the new year.
What [...]
How could you simplify your life today?
This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.
Charles Mingus
I intend to simplify my life in order to get more time for things I love to do. Reading books (and internet), writing and blogging, yoga, meditation, meeting [...]
BeCause – The Power of Purpose
BECAUSE has some great quotes on their front page.
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Michelangelo
“Be the change your seek in the world.” Gandhi.
The Michelango-quote is terrific, a good guide when it [...]
Life, plans and opportunities
John Lennon said ” Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” To me it does not mean to skip plans entirely, just that we need to enjoy life too.
“Opportunity favors the prepared mind” is the tag line for BlackRock, an investment company. It is also a great way of thinking, [...]
Sail away from the safe harbor
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. (Mark Twain)
This quote turned up in a LinkedIn-group today and [...]
Long walks are good for you
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Said by Noel Coward and I got it from Quotes of the Day.
Ancora imparo
Ancora imparo means I am still learning. It is attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). I think this is a very good maxim.
Another quote I like is this: When we stop learning we stop living. Lifelong learning is fun and keep us alert.
