Procrastination & Laziness

“I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities
I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.”

~ Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.,
Golden Globe Awards (2x), Tony Award,
Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor

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All the Things I Love

“All the things I love is what my business is all about.”

~ Martha Stewart,
Entrepreneur, Writer, Television Host,
Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & former Fashion Model

Being the Best at What You Love to Do

“Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal.
How can you be the best in the world at it.
It doesn’t matter if you are a filing clerk, an athlete, an accountant or a bartender.
All that matters is that you do whatever you can to be the best.”

~ Mark Cuban,
Businessman, Investor,
Owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures

The One Gift We’re All Capable of Receiving

“God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving.

If He gives us The Gift of Christmas,
it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.”

~ Pope Francis,
a.k.a. Jorge Mario Bergoglio
266th Pope of the Catholic Church

We’ve Got to Do What Good We Can!

“I always say to people when I have the chance to talk to them
about Orphan’s Promise: we can’t change them all,
but we can speak to the ones who cross our paths.
We can make a difference.
You can’t just sit down because you can’t fix the whole problem.
You gotta do what you can with what’s in front of you.”

~ Terry Meeuwsen,
Author, Singer, Co-Host – CBN 700 Club,
Miss America (1973) & Director – Orphan’s Promise

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Your Future is Yet …

“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”

~ Unknown

Empowering Passions

“It is your passion that empowers you
to be able to do that thing you were created to do.”

~ T. D. Jakes, Sr.,
Bishop/Chief Pastor of The Potter’s House,
Author, Talk Show Host & Filmmaker

Do YOU Believe in Your Abilities?

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities!
Without a humble, yet reasonable confidence
in your own powers
you cannot be successful or happy.”

~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale,
Author & Minister

Underestimating & Overestimating One’s Power

“Don’t underestimate your power to change yourself.
Don’t overestimate your power to change others.”

~ Wayne Dyer,
Philosopher, Author, & Motivational Speaker

The Pen is In Your Hands!

“A new year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands;
it is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself.”

~ Author Unknown

Be a Champion

“Every child deserves a champion — an adult who will
never give up on them, who understands the power of connection
and insists that they become the best that they can become
the best that they can possibly be.”

~ Rita F. Pierson,
Educator, Car Enthusiast, Author, Humanitarian, & Speaker – TED Talks Education TV

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Gifts, Talent & Ability

“I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us.
When you develop that and you believe in yourself,
you believe that you’re a person of influence, a person of purpose,
I believe you can rise up out of any situation.”

~ Joel Osteen,
Founder – Lakewood Church TV,
Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church & Author

Talents & Abilities Within

“Entrepreneurship is natural and normal for most people.
You have within you, right now, the talents and abilities that you need to start
and build a successful business, to take complete control over your life, and achieve financial freedom.
You just need to learn how.”

~ Brian Tracy,
Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur & Business Coach

Mental vs Physical Ability

“I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability,
it was my mental ability.”

~ Bruce Jenner,
Olympic Gold Medalist Decathlete & Actor

Getting It at the Right Time

“I think in business, you have to learn to be patient.
Maybe I’m not very patient myself.
But I think what I’ve learned the most is
to be able to wait for something
and get it when it’s the right time.”

~ Bernard Arnault,
Founder of Louis Vuitton, Moet & Hennessy

Journeying to Your Entrepreneurial Passion

“If you want to begin the journey to discover your entrepreneurial passion
you, first, must analyze your own interests, strengths, weaknesses, and desires.
You must consider carefully how hard you want to work.
And, then, you must research in a serious way
the job or field in which you believe you might want to work.”

~ Martha Stewart,
Entrepreneur, Writer, Television Host,
Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & former Fashion Model

Don’t Rob It, Bless It!

“You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it
with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped
resources locked away within you.”

~ Myles Munroe,
Inspirational / Motivational Speaker,
Founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI),
Founder of Myles Munroe International (MMI),
Author

Inherently & Endlessly Interesting

“Build your business success around something that you love—
something that is inherently and endlessly interesting to you.”

~ Martha Stewart,
Entrepreneur, Writer, Television Host,
Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & former Fashion Model

A Claim to Fame

“My claim to fame will not be that I inherited my father’s company and bled it.
My claim to fame will be that I inherited my father’s entrepreneurship abilities and I built many companies.
Not only did I build them, but I trained and continue to train others to do the same thing.
I work with partners to ensure that they experience the kind of success that I am having.
I don’t know how a human being can enjoy himself any more than I am.”

~ Bernard Bronner ,
President and Show & Sales Director, Bronner Brothers,
Publisher,Upscale Magazine
& Partner, Rainforest Films

All the Way to The Bank

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“Her trademark “cuchi, cuchi” comes from her nickname for her dog, Cuchillo (Spanish for “knife”):
“When Cuchillo was happy, he wiggled. I copied him and I used to say ‘como Cuchi, como Cuchi’.
Everybody thought that it was very cute when I wiggled and say cuchi-cuchi,
and they gave me cookies and candy.
Now, every time I say cuchi-cuchi, people give me money.””
“Around the world, I am known as a great musician.
But in America, I am known as the cuchi-cuchi girl.
That’s okay because cuchi-cuchi has taken me all the way to the bank.”

~ Charo
a.k.a María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza,
Actress, Singer & Guitarist

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No Advantage

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”

~ Mark Twain a.k.a. Samuel Langhorne Clemens,
Author & Humorist

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Better Than You

“Don’t bother just to be
better than your contemporaries
or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself.”

~ William Cuthbert Faulkner,
Writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1949) recipient
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1955, 1963) recipient, &
National Book Award (1951, 1955) recipient

Do Superbly-Well!

“The best preparation for Tomorrow
is to do Today’s work
Superbly-Well.”

~ Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet
a Founding Professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Physician and “Father of Modern Medicine”,
Bibliophile, Historian,
Author, and renowned Practical Joker.

You’ve Come So Far!

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“Always concentrate on how far you have come,
rather than how far you have left to go.
The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.”

~ Heidi Johnson,
Author

Overvalue What? Undervalue What?

“Too many people overvalue what they are not
and undervalue what they are.”

~ Malcolm Forbes ,
Publisher & Businessman

Our Passion for Making

“American Made is not just an event; it’s a movement
to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs
who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses.”

~ Martha Stewart,
Entrepreneur, Writer, Television Host,
Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and former Fashion Model

Honest Dealings & I Gain, You Gain

“I have found no greater satisfaction
than achieving success through honest dealing
and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain,
those you deal with should gain as well.”

~ Alan Greenspan,
Economist, Entrepreneur, and
13th Chairman of the Federal Reserve

The Lookers & The Makers

“Some people look for a beautiful place,
others make a place beautiful.”

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan,
Classical Musician

Reasons We Can!

“Instead of giving myself reasons why I CANNOT,
I give myself reasons why I CAN.”

~ UNKNOWN AUTHOR

The Grace Vehicle

“Grace is the vehicle
God uses, on occasion, to ensure
that we get precisely
what we don’t deserve.”

~ Charles Andrew ‘Andy’ Stanley,
Pastor & Founder of North Point Ministries

Persevering into Your Success

“Every person who succeeds in life does so by persevering in the face of adversity and by continually applying themselves to their vision. No one comes into this earth with talents and abilities fully functional, … instead they dedicate years of their lives to developing them.”

~ N. Cindy Trimm,
Executive Life Coach

Be Found, Be Blessed

“God is looking for you; not to harm you, … to bless you.”

~ Joseph Prince,
Author, Co-Founder & Pastor of New Creation Church

Basic, Beautiful, Most Comfortable, Best

“I think of myself as very basic. I am a craftsperson and I sew like that.
I sew beautiful clothes. I am nothing more than a worker sitting behind a sewing machine.
That’s where I feel most comfortable, that’s where I am the best.
That’s what I do best and it’s very basic.”

~ Koos Van Den Akker,
Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, &
Creator of the ‘Bill Cosby’ Sweaters.

Afterglow of Satisfaction

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work
but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes
after the achievement of a difficult task
that demanded our best.

~ Theodore Isaac Rubin,
Psychiatrist & Author

Love What You Do!

“It is really important
to love what you do,
as you spend a great deal of time with …
your chosen profession.”

~ Carol Curley,
Managing Director for Golden Seeds,
Acting President for The Charian Group, LLC,
Angel Investor, Pipeline Fellowship Mentor &
Adjunct Professor of Finance

For What You Do Have, …

“Be grateful for what you do have,
and you will find it increases.
I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now:
my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture,
plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs,
the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel,
and taste and touch, and walk
and to enjoy this incredible planet.”

~ Louise L. Hay,
Author

Passions & Purposes

“If you can’t figure out your purpose,
figure out your passion.
For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”

~ T. D. Jakes, Sr.,
Bishop/Chief Pastor of The Potter’s House,
Author & Filmmaker

95 to 100

“Are you ever too old to reinvent yourself?
That’s one of the questions I asked Alina Wheeler … .
Before answering, she insisted on defining “old”.
To Alina, you’re old if you are between the ages of 95 and 100.”

~ Ilise Benun,
Author & Founder – Marketing Mentor

Never Too Late to Be

Mary Ann Evans, also known by her pen name, ‘George Eliot’

“It’s never too late to be what you could have been.”

~ George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans),
Novelist, Journalist and Translator

Good Work

“The best preparation
for good work tomorrow
is to do good work today.”

~ Elbert Hubbard

The Most Valuable Result of All Education

Thomas Henry Huxley, English Biologist

~ Thomas H. Huxley, 1825-1895
Biologist

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education
is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do,
when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not;
it is the first lesson that ought to be learned;
and however early a man’s training begins,
it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.”

Your Gifts, and Talents, Make Room for You!

Gifts can open many doors and help you meet important people.” ~ Proverbs 18:16 (ERV)

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Good Sense: Do You Have It?

Hello! Enlightening quote to post up:

“Good sense is at the bottom of everything: virtue, genius, wit, talent and taste.”

J.J. de Chenier

Your Exceptional Skill!

Aloha, Everyone!  A great reminder in this quote!:

“You have an exceptional skill. Recognize it, own it and use it.”

Sally Gibb

You’ve Got to Work It

“Nothing will work, unless you do.”

~ Maya Angelou,

Poet, Civil Rights Activist, Dancer,
Film Producer, Television Producer, Playwright,
Film Director, Author, Actress, and Professor

Success

I hope all of you have enjoyed a blissful Easter, so far, today. Here’s a wonderful quote about talents, abilities and success:

“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing
that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.”

Marianne Williamson