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Category: Inspiration
Make A Difference
Work for a cause,Not for applause. Live life to express,Not to impress. Don't strive to make your presence noticed,Just make your absence felt. —Unknown
Control Your Destiny
Watch your thoughts,they become your words. Watch your words,they become your actions. Watch your actions,they become your habits. Watch your habits,they become your character. Watch your character,it becomes yourDESTINY. —Frank Outlaw
Best Weekend To-Do List Ever!
If you’re like us, you have more "to-do’s" than time. So, here is one to-do list you probably rarely think of but is vital to our sustained personal effectiveness. It’s simple: Play, Rest, and Think. Play It’s easy to disregard playing as trivial, especially when there are so many “serious” things we need to do: problems…
Clever Signs
Small businesses need every advantage they can get. Clever signage is a great way to make a memorable impression. Here are a few we thought you might appreciate: In a Podiatrist's office: Time wounds all heels. On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels. At an Optometrist's Office: If you don't see what you're looking for,…
Quotes from a Champion
With Wimbledon in the rear-view mirror and the U.S. Open in the windshield, here are nine quotes from tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” “Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have…
11 Reflections from Maya Angelou
When the great American poet, the late Maya Angelou, reflected on her life and learnings, she said, “I’ve learned that… No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three…
A Father’s Legacy
On March 4, 1914, my late father, Peter Colantuono was born and would soon become part of the Greatest Generation. Over 100 years later, I sit in my ergonomic office chair gazing out my window at a beautiful tree line. It’s a welcome mental break from considering a particular client’s challenge and polishing up a…
Peanuts Wisdom
Sparky didn't have much going for him. He failed every subject in eighth grade. In high school, he flunked Latin, Algebra, English, and Physics. He made the golf team but lost the only important match of the season, and then he lost the consolation match. He was awkward socially. He never once asked a girl…
A Memorial to Courage
After a recent visit to Washington, D.C., it struck me that all the war memorials were really memorials about courage. Taking a stand, for anything, requires courage. Courage is knowing what’s right and then acting on it. During the Nazi occupation of his country in WWII, King Christian X of Denmark noticed a Nazi flag…