"The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit."

T. Boone Pickens

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"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance."

Robert Quillen

Learning From Everyone
By Robert Ringer

The most remarkable discovery that resulted from the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope is that not only is all matter in the universe moving away from all other matter at lightning speeds, those speeds are actually accelerating.

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Today's Words That Work: Skinflint
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"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."
Demosthenes

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"Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...' And then do it."

Duane Michals

What Drives Creativity?
By Harvey Mackay
Imagine if you could turn on creativity like starting a car, rev the engine to get up to speed, cruise along in the fast lane, and then park it in the garage until you needed it again. Is there anything you couldn't accomplish?
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"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

Eleanor Roosevelt

You Have More Courage Than You Think
By Noah St. John
My fiancee Babette and I recently rented the "Karate Kid" movie starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.
She really really wanted to see it, but I was pretty sure it was going to be cheeseball. I never saw the original, and was fine with missing this remake.
But something happened while we were watching the movie.
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"The irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love."

Anne Morriss

What Does It Really Take to Change Your Life?
by Michael Masterson
I was 13 when I first heard the word "underachiever." Mrs. Growe, my ninth-grade English teacher, used it to describe a student who had, in her opinion, failed to work to his potential. The student? Yours truly.
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Creating the Future

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"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time."

Leonard Bernstein

What Did You Accomplish Last Month?

by Michael Masterson

"What did you accomplish last month?"

This is the question I asked 60 publishing executives who work for my biggest client. We had gotten together for our yearly meeting last month at a resort on the Maryland shore. One of my presentations was about personal productivity. I showed them my system (the one that's included in The Pledge, my new book).

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"If you have time to whine and complain about something, then you have the time to do something about it."

Anthony J. D'Angelo in The College Blue Book

Respect at Work: If You Want It... Be Prepared to Give It!
By Peter Fogel

Remember the Tom Cruise movie Jerry McGuire? One of the great taglines in that film -- besides "You had me at hello" -- was when one of Jerry's clients kept saying, "Show me the money!"

But what did he do for that money?

He complained. That's right! All he did was bitch and moan about his teammates, his leaky roof, and other personal and financial problems.

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Selected Quotes

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor Frankl
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“Asking is the beginning of receiving.
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