Inspirations - Mon., Dec. 31, 2012

In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes.

-- John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Art Critic

Merry Christmas to John-Anthony

 

 

Re-Hire Rhonda Lee

Change.org|The Proven Petition Site

Success is YOU!

CAAO Youth Innovation Orientation - Aug. 18, 2012

Sandra Bishop Speaks at Agape Renaissance Center

Shirley Williams' Interview of Henry and Others

SLIDE SHOW

Tina & Steve's Wedding - June 24, 2012

Tina and Steve's Wedding - June 24, 2012

BDPA Cleveland SITES Award/Graduation Program

Inspirations for Fri., June 15, 2012

Inspirations for Fri., June 15, 2012
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If you can get someone to laugh with you, they will be more willing to identify with you, listen to you. It parts the waters.
- Robert Orben, Writer
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If you can take care of the internal, you can easily take care of the external. Then you can avoid the infernal and latch on to the eternal.
- Joseph Lowery
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A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, every day, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day you're going to actually live.
- Elizabeth Edwards

Inspirations for Thur., June 14, 2012

Inspirations for Thur., June 14, 2012
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Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
- Denis Waitley, Speaker and Author
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What is needed is to learn afresh, to observe, and to discover for ourselves, the meaning of wholeness.
- David Bohm
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Below: Photos from 11th Annual Diversity Conference held at The Ohio Aerospace Institute

 

Inspirations for Wed., June 13, 2012

Inspirations for Wed., June 13, 2012
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Someday, all you'll have to light your way will be a single ray of faith--and it will be enough.
- Kobi Yamada
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Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
- Beatrix Potter, 1866-1943, Author and Illustrator
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Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another.
- Arthur Christopher Benson

Inspirations for Tue., June 12, 2012

Inspirations for Tue., June 12, 2012
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Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.
- Jerry Rice, Football Player
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Man is never nearer the Divine than in his compassionate moments.
- Joseph H. Hertz
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Storms make trees take deeper roots.
- Claude McDonald

Inspirations for Mon., June 11, 2012

Inspirations for Mon., June 11, 2012
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The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
- Robertson Davies
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There's one sad truth in life I've found while journeying east and west. The only folks we really wound are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know. We please the fleeting guest. And deal full many a thoughtless blow to those who love us best.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919, Author and Poet

Taylor Green Book Signing - Wed., June 20, 2012

Taylor Green Book Signing - Wed., June 20, 2012

You REALLY want to have your face in the place!

Location:  Improve Consulting and Training Group Training Facility

4600 Euclid Ave, Suite 320, Cleveland, OH 44103

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Time: 5pm-8pm (open doors, with a program from 5:30pm-5:45pm)

The flow of events will be as follows:

5:00 pm - Networking/book purchases 

5:30pm
Welcome - Victor Whitelock (Improve Internship Manger) and Jeanette Haynes Gordon (2012-2013 NBMBAA LOT Chair)

Comments - Allyson Sharp (365 Ways to Improve, Editor, Columbus, OH)

Words about the book - Taylor Green

Special Message from George Davis, Chicago, Author


5:45-8:00 pm - Signing /book purchases

The book will be sold for $15 + tax

Boys Grow Up When Men Show Up

Inspirations for Fri., June 8, 2012

Inspirations for Fri., June 8, 2012
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The difficulties, hardships, and trials of life, the obstacles&are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly and teach self-reliance.
- William Matthew
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Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, "I did that."
- Michael Josephson, Law Professor and Speaker

Inspirations for Thur., June 7, 2012

Inspiration for Thur., June 7, 2012

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Tact is rubbing out another's mistake instead of rubbing it in.
- Farmer's Almanac
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I got a fortune cookie that said, 'To remember is to understand.' I have never forgotten it. A good judge remembers what it was like to be a lawyer. A good editor remembers being a writer. A good parent remembers what it was like to be a child.
- Anna Quindlen, Author and Journalist
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When you want something in life, you have to focus.
- Rosalyn McMillan

Inspirations for Wed., June 6, 2012

Inspirations for Wed., June 6, 2012
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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
- Jesse Owens, 1913-1980, Olympic Gold Medalist
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Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.
- Nathaniel Emmons
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BELOW:  Jasmine Hudson's Graduation from Cleveland's East Tech - Short Video Playlist of the Beginning and End of the Program (Less than five minutes total)

Inspirations, Tue., June 5, 2012

Inspirations for Tue., June 5, 2012
Below: Jasmine Hudson's Graduation from East Tech (Cleveland, Ohio)
ABOVE: Jasmine Hudson's Graduation from Cleveland's East Tech High School
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The start is what stops most people.
- Don Shula, Former NFL Coach

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A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.
- John Maxwell, Author and Speaker

Hey Neighbor

Inspirations for Mon., June 4, 2012

Inspirations for Mon., June 4, 2012
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Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
- John Homer Miller, 1910-1944, Teacher
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I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.
- Harrison Ford, Actor

Inspirations for Fri., June 1, 2012

In the January issue of VISIONS we mentioned a young lady who delivered a fantastic message at an event sponsored by the NBMBA association.  Well, we told you so.  Here she is again!
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Inspirations for Thur., May 31, 2012

Inspirations for Thur., May 31, 2012
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When you affirm big, believe big, and pray big, big things happen.
- Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, Minister and Author
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When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds.
- Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, Author
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Remember, we are the masters and money is the servant - it's never the other way around. What you fear the most in life, owns you, controls you, and limits you.
- John Svalina, Author of Set For Life: Financial Peace of Mind Made Easy

Inspirations for Wed., May 30, 2012

Greatness is a two-faced coin--and its reverse is humility.
- Marguerite Steen
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There are many names for that which men need ... but the simplest is "wholeness."
- John Middleton Murry
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

Inspirations for Tue., May 29, 2012

Inspirations for Tue., May 29, 2012
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Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
- Hans Margolius
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
-- Aristotle

Inspirations for Mon., May 28, 2012

Inspirations for Mon., May 28, 2012
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Be inspired by the realization that all you are or seek to become is rooted in the hopes, dreams, work and sacrifice of someone, somewhere; and that within you exists the same greatness to be a lasting inspiration to others.  Please take the time to remember those who made a difference in your life, and appreciate those who are still here.
- Henry Ford, Author, Speaker and Yours Truly

Professional Development Program - June 7, 2012

THANKS TO TAMMY MONROE FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION

Inspirations for Fri., May 25, 2012

Inspirations for Fri., May 25, 2012
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Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something, without feeling the necessity to prove someone else is wrong.
- Sydney J. Harris, 1917-1986, Syndicated Columnist
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Our most important thoughts are those which contradict our emotions.
- Paul Valery
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Experience should be a guidepost and not a hitching post.
- Author unknown

Inspirations for Thur., May 24, 2012

Inspirations for Thur., May 24, 2012
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We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.
- Robin Sharma, Author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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A trip to nostalgia now and then is good for the spirit, as long as you don't set up housekeeping.
- Dan Bartolovic
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It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
- George Eliot

Inspirations for Wed., May 23, 2012

Recently while doing some "Spring Cleaning" I came across a presentation that I delivered several years ago during an Elementary School Career Day.  The Second Graders loved it so much that the teacher was challenged to contain their excitement.  You can see the presentation in PDF Format at http://successisyou.org/PDF%20Files/Adlai_Stevenson_Booklet.pdf.  Please be patient, the download may take a minute or two.  Your feedback is welcomed.

Inspirations for Tue., May 22, 2012

Inspirations for Tue., May 22, 2012
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Be careful; think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart.
- Miriam Makeba
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Sure the world is full of trouble, but as long as we have people undoing trouble, we have a pretty good world.
- Helen Keller
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Generosity is a principle, not an amount.
- Millie Thornton

Inspirations for Mon., May 21, 2012

Inspirations for Mon., May 21, 2012
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What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike, 1809-1891, Teacher and Writer
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The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
- Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, Physicist
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There is a battle to be fought, there are obstacles to be overcome. There is a world struggle for human dignity to be won. Let us address ourselves seriously to the supreme tasks that lie ahead.
- Kwame Nkrumah

Voice America Radio Broadcast on Social Media

As I announced earlier, I was blessed to be a guest on Voice America.  The program aired Thurs., May 17 and was very well received in the United States, Canada and countries around the world.  The feedback has been astounding.  Thanks again to Shirley Williams for including me in the very first airing of this promising program series, and thanks to all of you that tuned in.  If you missed the program or simply want to listen again and share with others, the program is on-line at http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/61771/what-is-social-media-from-a-subscribers-perspective.  Please keep in touch and watch for announcements of upcoming programs.

Shaker Hts. High MAC Program - May 17, 2012

An inspiring experience being in the presence of these fine young men

of the MAC Program. They are the future!

Inspirations for Fri., May 18, 2012

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.
- Mother Teresa
1910-1997
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Peace is not a relationship of Nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
- Horace E. de Lisser
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There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
- Nelson Mandela, 11th President of South Africa

Inspirations for Thur., May 17, 2012

Inspiration for Thur., May 17, 2012
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Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best.
- Frank Zappa, 1940-1993, Singer-Songwriter
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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whom timidity

prevented from making a first effort.
- Sydney Smith
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Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.
- Brian Tracy, Author and Speaker

Women of Color Speaker Series - May 17, 2012

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Women of Color Foundation and American Greetings Corporation 

Launch New Speaker’s Series

 

Second in four-part Quarterly Dialogue Series to feature

Organizational Leadership Panel on May 17^th

 

 

Who:               The Women of Color Foundation and American Greetings Corporation.  The series

is co-sponsored by Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and WEWS-TV NewsChannel 5.

                                                                 

The event will feature Josie B. Lindsay (Moderator), President & Chief Executive Officer, Bell & Lindsay, Inc, along with panelists:  Susan Jensen, Executive Director, Walmart Team, American Greetings Corporation; Anne E. Bomar, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Dominion East Ohio; Diana Billamoria, Ph.D., Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University; and Barbara Danforth, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Ratliff & Taylor.

           

What:             The Women of Color Foundation and American Greetings is proud to announce the

                       launch of a new, women’s quarterly Speaker’s Series.  The second workshop in

                       the series is “Managing Dynamic Organizations…Strategies for Success!”  The event

                       is one of several events taking place as part of the Women of Color Foundation’s 10^th

                      Anniversary celebration. 

 

When:             Thursday, May 17, 2012

                        6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

 

Where:           American Greetings Corporation

 Corporate Headquarters

 One American Road
            Cleveland, Ohio 44144

 

Why:               - To facilitate the collaboration, networking, mentoring, sharing, education, leadership

              development and training of women of all colors. 

- To benefit the Women of Color Foundation

 

Cost:               Available online for $25 at www.womenofcolorfoundation.com or by contacting

866-962-3411.

 

 

For information on registration, including available scholarships, please contact 216-391-4300, ext. 307 or visit the website, www.womenofcolorfoundation.com

 

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Best Regards,
Gina

Gina M. Hobbs
Marketing and Communications Manager
GAP Communications Group
1667 East 40th Street, Suite 3F
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
216/469-4848 cell
216/391-4300, ext. 303 phone
216/391-4224 fax

Email: 

ghgapcomm@aol.com 

gina@gapcommunications.com

Inspirations for Wed., May 16, 2012

There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards.
- Marie Edgeworth
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Humility leads to strength and not weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
- John J. McCloy
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Message from Henry Ford:
I am blessed to be invited to join International Social Media Practitioner Shirley Williams on Voice America, Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.  Also on the program will be distinguished guests Daniele Thibodeau and Tanya Kracovic, along with Marilyn Hyder, Executive Producer of Voice America.  I hope you are able to join us.  For details click http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2094/social-media-pearls.

Voice America Radio Broadcast, Thur. May 17, 2012

I am blessed to be invited to join International Social Media Practitioner Shirley Williams on Voice America, Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.  Also on the program will be distinguished guests Daniele Thibodeau and Tanya Kracovic, along with Marilyn Hyder, Executive Producer of Voice America.  I hope you are able to join us.  For details click http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2094/social-media-pearls.

Inspirations for Tues., May 15, 2012

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."
- Audrey Hepburn, 1929-1993, Actress
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Destiny lies not in the stars but in our hearts.
- William W. Brown
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Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are, by their very nature, highly uncertain, precarious, ephemeral, and subject to chance.
- Arthur Schopenhauer

Inspirations for Mon., May 14, 2012

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
- Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, 1890-1977, Comedian and Film Star
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The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help.
- Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, Author of Think and Grow Rich
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Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.
- Karl Menninger

Social Media Pearls

Inspirations for Fri., May 11, 2011

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
- Henry Ford (The automaker)
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.
- Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, Clergyman and Abolitionist
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Anxiety is simply part of the condition of being human. If we were not anxious, we would never create anything.
- William Barrett

Inspirations for Thur., May 10, 2012

Take envy out of a character, and it leaves greater possibilities for friendships.
- Elizabeth B. Custer
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See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.
- Robert Collier, 1885-1950, Author
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No matter how bad things seem, never give up.
- Chucky Mullins

Inspirations for Wed., May 9, 2012

Don't overlook the little things. They are important. Take care of details.
- Dan Reeves
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Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.
- Harvey Mackay, Author of Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
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Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.
- Nido Qubein, Author and Speaker

Inspirations, Tue., May 8, 2012

When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim - improve yourself.
- Gilbert Arland
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What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumption on which he habitually acts.
- George Bernard Shaw
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Be observant if you would have a pure heart, for something is born to you in consequence of every action.
- Jelaluddin Rumi

Inspirations for Mon., May 7, 2012

When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.
- Harry Browne, Financial Advisor and Writer
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Faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.
- Ossie Davis

Inspirations for Fri., May 4, 2012

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
- Mark Twain, 1835-1910, Writer
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Each of us must experience one of two pains - the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Which pain will you choose?
- Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, Author and Speaker
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Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see.
- From A Course In Miracles

Inspirations for Thur., May 3, 2012

One always receiving, never giving, is like the stagnant pool, in which whatever flows remains, whatever remains, corrupts.
- John A. James
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We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.
- Plutarch
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In the greatest confusion there is still an open channel to the soul. It may be difficult to find, because by midlife it is overgrown, and some of the wildest thickets that surround it grow out of what we describe as our education. But the channel is always there, and it is our business to keep it open, to have access to the deepest part of ourselves.
- Saul Bellow

Inspirations for Wed., May 2, 2012

For Inspirations, please view the just released May-June, 2012 issue of VISIONS Newsletter.
To view on the blog, click http://www.visionsnewsletter.blogspot.com/
To view in PDF Format click http://successisyou.org/PDF%20Files/Visions_May_2012.pdf

Inspirations for Tue., May 1, 2012

The distance is nothing. It's only the first step that's important.

- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond

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We need to find the courage to say 'NO' to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

- Barbara De Angelis, Relationship Consultant, Author and Speaker

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Friendship takes time and energy if it's going to work. You can luck into something great, but it doesn't last if you don't give it proper appreciation. Friendship can be so comfortable, but nurture it - don't take it for granted.

- Betty White, Actress and Comedian

Inspirations, Mon., Apr. 30, 2012

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.
- Axel Munthe
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If what others thought of you wasn't important--if the only thing that mattered was how your heart felt about your life--what would you be doing differently?
- Melody Beattie
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At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.
- Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, Author and Speaker

Inspirations for Fri., Apr. 27, 2012

What you build easily will fall quickly.
- Slovenian proverb
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None of us knows all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events.
- Vaclav Havel
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No matter what you're feeling, the only way to get a difficult feeling to go away is simply to love yourself for it.&To heal, you must be the first one to shine the light of compassion on any areas within you that you feel are unacceptable.
- Christiane Northrup

Inspirations for Thur., Apr. 26, 2012

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

- Thomas J. Peters, Writer

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We must do what we can to reduce, not increase tensions. We must do what we can to present only the facts as we know them, not as we imagine them to be. We must learn to live with crisis in an age which calls for cool heads and accurate appraisals.

- Percy C. Spender

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Your real purpose in life is to develop yourself. To successfully do this you must always be working toward a goal.

- Bob Proctor, Author and Speaker

Inspirations for Wed., Apr. 25, 2012

The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the minds and hearts of men.

- Allen E. Claxton

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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

- Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, Author and Speaker

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Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.

- Bruce Barton, 1886-1967, Author, Advertising Executive, and Politician

Inspirations for Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the right to do the same. Voltaire
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The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don’t get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.
- Terence
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A competent professional listens well, probes, asks questions, and thinks before he speaks. This is easy to say, but hard to do.
- Jeffrey G. Allen
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Love is a state of being not a state of feeling. It goes well beyond the realm of the emotions. It's an attitude of benevolence and kindness towards all creation, including one's self, at all times and under all circumstances. Love is the most powerful magnetic force in the universe.
- Carnelian Sage, Author of The Greatest Manifestation Principle in the World

Inspirations for Mon., Apr. 23, 2012

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
- John Andrew Holmes
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.

- Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1904-1991, Journalist and Writer

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Happy is the man who has learned to hold the things of this world with a loose hand.

- Warren Wiersbe

The Terrible TOOs

Inspirations for Thur., Apr. 5, 2012

Appreciation can make a day--even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
- Margaret Cousins
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Teaching is not always about passing on what you know, it is about passing on who you are.
- Julia Loggins

Inspirations for Wed., Apr. 4, 2012

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

- Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008, Mountaineer, Explorer and Philanthropist

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As we learn we always change, and so our perception. This changed perception then becomes a new Teacher inside each of us.

- Hyemeyohsts Storm

Professional Development: NBMBA 4-19-2012

Inspirations for Tue., Apr. 3, 2012

Positive attitudes--optimism, high self-esteem, an outgoing nature, joyousness, and the ability to cope with stress--may be the most important bases for continued good health.
- Helen Hayes
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Each time courage comes out, breaking the fear that is within you, the spirit is renewed.
- Bob Simon
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There are two types of preparation--physical and mental. You can't get by with just one or the other.
- Ken Stabler

Inspirations for Mon., Apr. 2, 2012

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
- John Leonard
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We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
- The Dalai Lama
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There is one fundamental difference between love and hate. Love is always a refuge. Hate is never a refuge. Only a mentally sick person can find refuge in his hates. But love is the enduring sanctuary of life. Life may rob you of things. It often does. But it can never bereave us of love itself.
- Abba Hillel Silver

Inspirations for Fri., March 30, 2012

The fountain of beauty is the heart, and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.

- Francis Quarles

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Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy.

- Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, Author of Think and Grow Rich

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We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on the dial; we should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.

- Gamaliel Bailey

Inspirations for Thur., March 29, 2012

When one will not, two cannot quarrel.
- Spanish proverb
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Remember that the faith to move mountains always carries a pick.
- Author unknown
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Whenever you make a choice, ask yourself two questions: "What are the consequences of this choice?" and "Will this choice bring happiness to me and to those who are affected by this choice?"
- Deepak Chopra

Inspirations for Wed., March 28, 2012

Our ancestors are an ever widening circle of hope.
- Toni Morrison
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To have a purpose in life offsets any and all surrounding declines.
- Jean Toomer
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One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Poems from the Heart by Carolyn Jones-Carter

Poems from the Edge by Carolyn Jones-Carter

Inspirations for Tue., March 27, 2012

Who rises late must trot all day.
- American proverb
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A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.
- Samuel Grafton
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The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort.
- Duffy Daugherty

Inspirations for Mon., March 26, 2012

Permit no one to dissuade you from pursuing the goals you set for yourself.
- Ralph Bunche
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The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hope only makes sense when it doesn't make sense to be hopeful.
- Paul Hawken
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There is no way to understand the real options involved in the future unless you become involved in creating them.
- Robert Theobald

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Inspirations for Fri., March 23, 2012

Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

- J. Donald Walters, Author, Lecturer and Playwright

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The best way to predict the future is to create it.

- Peter Ferdinand Drucker, 1909-2005, Political Economist and Author

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He who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.

-  Japanese proverb 

Inspirations for Thur., March 22 and Ma Gardner's Birthday Dinner

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Above: Willie Gardner's (Ma Gardner) 95th Birthday Celebration Dinner
Below: More Insppiration
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Take the gentle path.
- George Herbert
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We inherit our relatives and our features and may not escape them; but we can select our clothing and our friends, and let us be careful that both fit us.
- Volney Streamer
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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

- Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet 

Inspirations for Wed., March 21, 2012

The day on which one starts out is not the time to start one's preparation.
- African proverb
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Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction.
- Author unknown
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Take time to laugh - it is the music of the soul.

- From an old English prayer

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Inspirations for Tue., March 20, 2012

Every individual has the power to change his or her material or financial status by first changing the nature of his or her beliefs.

- Napoleon Hill

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If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice how he acts when he loses money.

- New England Proverb 

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The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money.

- Benjamin Jowett, 1817-1893, English Scholar, Classicist and Theologian

Inspirations for Mon., March 19, 2012 & Happy Birthday Ma Gardner

HAPPY 95th Birthday to our Godmother, Willie J. Gardner

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MORE INSPIRATIONS BELOW:
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too.

- Malcolm Forbes, 1919-1990, Publisher of Forbes Magazine

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Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. 

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe  

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The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent. 
- David Mamet
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How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek

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Inspirations for Fri., March 16, 2012

The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie.

- Ann Landers, born 1918

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A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

- English proverb

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One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

- Michael J. Fox, Actor

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You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.

- Seth Parker 

Inspirations for Thur., March 15, 2012

We have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.

- Mildred Taylor, Author

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If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in too.

- Oscar Hammerstein II 

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

- Bertie Charles Forbes, 1880-1954, Financial Journalist, Author and founder of Forbes Magazine