Conversation

Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue. - Unknown

..... Keep your mind in shape.

The Gambling Business

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. - Ambrose Bierce

..... Why go to Vegas to gamble if you have a business?

Judging Truthfulness

Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing. - John Locke

..... You often hear there is no absolute truth. Must be a "little knowing" individual speaking.

Money Memory

Creditors have better memories than debtors. - Benjamin Franklin

..... A good thing to remember no matter which side of the transaction you are on.

The Way to Health

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. - Mark Twain

..... Simple; change your wants.

Wasting Time

Waste no time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself! - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

..... Don't waste your time talking about anyone. Ideas, yes; people, no. No use wasting your time with small topics.

Duck

Frightened people will resist any help you can give them, and they will blame you for the stress the change is causing. Scared people like to shoot the messenger. Duck. - Seth Godin

..... The key is to assuage the fear.

Your Trails

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

..... If it's an uphill climb, the views only get better.

The Road to Success

The road to success leads through the valley of humility, and the path is up the ladder of patience and across the wide barren plains of perseverance. As yet, no short cut has ever been discovered. - Joseph J. Lamb

..... There are no short cuts.

Good Idea!

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. - David Allen

..... Play your cards if they are good, don't fold 'em.

Normal Folk

The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well. - Alfred Adler

..... Normal is pretty boring.

Finger Pointing

When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you. - Anonymous

..... Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Be Prepared

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi


Accidents happen but preparation is intentional.

For The Want Of A Nail

A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. - Benjamin Franklin


Details neglected can have ramifications.

Is It Art?

Art washes away the dust of everyday life. - Pablo Picasso


If you're still dusty, it ain't art.

Finest Hour

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. - Vince Lombardi

... Nobody said it was going to be easy.

Girl or Boy

Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog. - Caroline K. Simon


Look like what you are, act appropriately, use your mind and get to work!

Depressed or Sad?

In depression you care about nothing. In sadness you care about everything. - Gloria Steinem


A pretty good working definition of the difference.

Fences

Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up. - G. K. Chesterton

. It may have been built by a person of reason rather than a fool.

Happy Travels

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. - Margaret Lee Runbeck

. Work on being happy.

Not Malice

Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity. - Unknown


Few are truly malicious.

It Ain't Relative

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics. - Albert Einstein

- It's either right or wrong.

Do Not Try

Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda


"Try" leaves open an excuse for failure. There is no excuse.

Start Today

The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender. -  David Allen


You don't jump to your goals you journey to them.

Decisions

There's always a difference! This is between 'bad' and 'worse'--which is much sharper than between 'good' and 'better.' - Robert Heinlein

If Your Brain......

If your brain had a brain, it wouldn't wake you up in the middle of the night to remind you of something you can't possibly do anything about in the middle of the night. - David Allen

  Train yourself to leave work at work and troubles at your desk.

 

Inspiration's Source

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. - Frank Tibolt


  Every mighty river starts out as a creek.

Trouble Anticipators

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them. - Josh Billings


Interesting thought; not trouble-makers, just trouble-anticipators.

Lost In Thought

The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. - Paul Fix

Others may look lost but are just hiding.

Colorful Writing

Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It's the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors. - Rhys Alexander

  Think in color too.