· Are you willing to give things up to help others?
· A huge challenge each of us is confronted with throughout our entire life is deciding who and what to believe.
· Things we believe to be true may not in fact be true.
· One must learn to trust evidence, truth, facts and reasoning. Further, to distrust assumptions, opinions, blind faith and fear.
· Never lose sight of common sense in all of our speculations.
· The best way to serve God is to do good to others.
· Every time we make contact with a person, we have the ability to make their day better or worse…make it better.
· Listening carefully is an overt sign of trust. Interrupting others is a covert sign of distrust.
· Is there a greater gift in life than a true and loyal friend?
· The friends I value the most are the ones who always tell me the truth.
· When we lose our passion for learning, something in us dies.
· Some people are teaching you where it’s at, some are teaching you where it’s not.
· The elders in our family passed on knowledge through hands-on apprenticeship and through story telling.
· It’s not what you say, it’s what they hear.
· People will forget what you say, but they won’t forget how you made them feel.
· If you are breathing when you get up in the morning, you’ve got a chance.
· Sometimes the best way to appreciate what we have is to have it taken away.
· I must live until I die.
· Learning to succeed begins with learning to fail.
· There is no shame in being poor.
· Most things we desire are not needs, they are wants.
· People feel good about themselves when they are appreciated and respected by others.
· The best way to serve God is to serve your fellow man.
· I seriously believe that the truth will set you free.
· Very few of us see the world as it sees us.
· Passion and talent when combined produce unreal results.
· Be one of those persons who lives a purpose filled life.
· Once a week, I spend an hour removing the excess baggage from my life.
· Few people like change, yet the only thing constant in our world is change.
· We all like to believe we are in control of our lives. We don’t like being told what to do, It’s only natural.
· Learning requires feedback in order for performance to improve.
· We live in an imperfect world, yet we get up each day and do our part to make it better.
· Voices to know and trust…who are they??
· Out of chaos comes one of two things…crisis or leadership.
· “No” is a powerful word: use it well.
· I never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him. (Galileo)
· Make a list of 20 small things you enjoy doing…then make sure you do at least one of these things everyday for the next hundred days.
