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Motivational quotes to keep you going.
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HBO "I Still Have A Soul"
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"You better hit me with that ringpost, cause I ain't goin nowhere". -Marvin Hagler
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[h3]COLIN POWELL ON IMPROVING YOURSELF[/h3]
From Seeds of Success by www.Success.com comes a nice piece on how we can better ourselves:
One way to improve yourself is to learn from someone who already is living an extraordinary life. Here, one of the nation's greatest leaders, Colin Powell, offers his insights into how to lead an exemplary life:
Inspire others
"I do try to inspire," and inspiring goes beyond motivating. People must feel that their efforts matter.
Don't be afraid
"We all make mistakes. What you do with a failure is study it and see what you did wrong, what you did to fail in the situation. Once you've analyzed it and learned from it, roll that mistake up and throw it over your shoulder [and move on]."
Be honest
Colin Powell demanded honesty from his subordinates and encouraged their opinions whether they agreed or dissented, according to Soldier, Karen DeYoung's biography. But when the decision was made, he expected his team members to embrace it as if it had been their own.
Exercise empathy
"I try to be empathetic, trying to see the other person's point of view. In the military, I tried to understand soldiers. In diplomatic life, when I was trying to work on a problem with a foreign minister, I would try to see what he wanted, not just what I wanted. I tried to see what we both would need" to make progress to benefit both sides.
Go with your gut. "We do not have the luxury of collecting information indefinitely. At some point, before we can have every possible fact in hand, we have to decide," Powell writes, saying that he goes with his gut feeling when he has acquired 40 to 70 percent of the information about a situation
From Seeds of Success by www.Success.com comes a nice piece on how we can better ourselves:
One way to improve yourself is to learn from someone who already is living an extraordinary life. Here, one of the nation's greatest leaders, Colin Powell, offers his insights into how to lead an exemplary life:
Inspire others
"I do try to inspire," and inspiring goes beyond motivating. People must feel that their efforts matter.
Don't be afraid
"We all make mistakes. What you do with a failure is study it and see what you did wrong, what you did to fail in the situation. Once you've analyzed it and learned from it, roll that mistake up and throw it over your shoulder [and move on]."
Be honest
Colin Powell demanded honesty from his subordinates and encouraged their opinions whether they agreed or dissented, according to Soldier, Karen DeYoung's biography. But when the decision was made, he expected his team members to embrace it as if it had been their own.
Exercise empathy
"I try to be empathetic, trying to see the other person's point of view. In the military, I tried to understand soldiers. In diplomatic life, when I was trying to work on a problem with a foreign minister, I would try to see what he wanted, not just what I wanted. I tried to see what we both would need" to make progress to benefit both sides.
Go with your gut. "We do not have the luxury of collecting information indefinitely. At some point, before we can have every possible fact in hand, we have to decide," Powell writes, saying that he goes with his gut feeling when he has acquired 40 to 70 percent of the information about a situation
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Pablo Picasso quote √
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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
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Great thread
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Here are two that stuck out to me:
"People don't like the process because the process shows you who you really are."
"Legends are made by the chances they take"
"People don't like the process because the process shows you who you really are."
"Legends are made by the chances they take"
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very good quotes in here, i only went through a few pages so far
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Great thread
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[h2]God fights on the side with the best artillery - Napoleon Bonaparte[/h2]
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Originally Posted by justscrap
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not really the same but
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Originally Posted by ridingonlorenzos
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In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.
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In life sometimes we must find the strength to solely rely on hope. We have to give situations our all and then be able to put the rest in fate and in God's hands. Sometimes no matter what we do, circumstances might not always work out in our favor or exactly how we may have wanted them to. The things that motivate us, as our dreams and goals we have or are aiming for may seem out out of reach no matter how hard we seem to try.
Have faith in the testament that all that is meant to be will come to past. Things may not transpire the exact way that you believed that they would or should, but never let this deter you from going after what is in your heart. Stay strong, and keep a positive set of thoughts, and act upon the positive, not the negative. Hold close to you the fact that what is truly meant to be will always find a way.
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is always hope. Even in times in which we feel that we will never arise from being down in such a horrible way. There is always hope. When you feel as if you have gone as far as you can go, and all forward progress is halted. There is always hope. When you have tried to get a loved one to see that what they are doing is not only hurting themselves but is hurting everyone around them. There is always hope.[/font]
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sometimes when it seems as if everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong, we feel that we will be stuck in this negative, downtrodden rut forever. Sure the sun stops shining sometimes, and we may get a huge thunderstorm or two, but eventually the sun will come out to shine again. It is all a matter of us staying as positive as possible in order to make it to see the sunshine.[/font]
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this thread
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Trying doesn't matter if you always fail.
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best thread
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When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.
You’re going to make mistakes in life. It’s what you do after the mistakes that counts.
There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
You were given life; it is your duty [and also your entitlement as a human being] to find something beautiful within life no matter how slight
“Please know that there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or bitter or mean or self conscious. We are all full of @!%%. Go love someone just because, I know your heart may be badly bruised, or even the victim of numerous knifings but it will always heal even if you don’t want it to, it keeps going. There are the most fantastic, beautiful things and people out there, I promise. It’s up to you to find them.
You’re going to make mistakes in life. It’s what you do after the mistakes that counts.
There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
You were given life; it is your duty [and also your entitlement as a human being] to find something beautiful within life no matter how slight
“Please know that there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or bitter or mean or self conscious. We are all full of @!%%. Go love someone just because, I know your heart may be badly bruised, or even the victim of numerous knifings but it will always heal even if you don’t want it to, it keeps going. There are the most fantastic, beautiful things and people out there, I promise. It’s up to you to find them.
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GREAT posts justscrap....keep'em coming.....
