Character-Defining Moments

“Life is one strong, long string of character-defining moments.”

~ Steven Spielberg,
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Academy Awards (3x),
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1987), Distinguished Eagle Scout Award,
AFI Life Achievement Award (1995), Science Fiction Hall of Fame (2005) & Cecil B. DeMille Award (2009)

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Make Each ‘Today’ Your Best Day So Far

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“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Essayist, Lecturer and Poet

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Christmas in March, Too

“One Christmas my father kept our tree up ’til March.
He hated to see it go. I loved that.”

~ Mo Rocca
a.k.a Maurice Alberto Rocca,
Humorist, Journalist, Actor,
Creator & Host of My Grandmother’s Ravioli

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The Perfect Time to Celebrate

“Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family
and to create memories that will last forever.
Jesus is God’s perfect, indescribable gift.
The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift,
but we are able to share it with others on Christmas
and every other day of the year.”

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

Everyday Epiphanies

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies,
those transcendent moments of awe
that change forever how we experience life and the world.

~ John Milton
Poet, Polemicist, Man of Letters
& Civil Servant – Commonwealth of England

For Your Blessings, …

“Be true to yourself,
help others,
make each day your masterpiece,
make friendship a fine art,
drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible,
build a shelter against a rainy day,
give thanks for your blessings and
pray for guidance every day.”

~ John Wooden,
Basketball Player, UCLA Head Coach (1948–1975), Author,
Lecturer, The Sporting News “Greatest Coach of All Time” (2009)

Nothing in My Life That’s So UGH

“I don’t regret what I’ve been through.
I’ve had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows.
I’ve been so blessed that I could never say, ‘I wish this didn’t happen.’
It’s part of who I am. There’s nothing in my life that’s so ugh.”

~ Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Actress, Author, Fashion Designer,
Dancer, Producer & Singer

Everyone Gets 24 Hours

““Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem.
We all have twenty-four hour days.”

~ Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar,
Author, Salesman, & Motivational Speaker

A Vision-Led Daily Schedule

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“Adhering to a daily schedule that is led by your vision
and run by your priorities is the surest path to personal freedom.”

~ Mark Ford,
Entrepreneur, Self-made Millionaire

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Positive Deposits in the Daily Life

“You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day
by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content
and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.”

~ Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar,
Author, Salesman, & Motivational Speaker

Serving Others

“I feel an important part of beauty is not only what you do on the outside,
but also what you put into the inside.
Good fresh food with many vegetables along with love and caring for others.
I spend way more time serving others than I do on my beauty routine daily.”

~Kim Alexis,
Model, Actress & Marathoner

Daily Opportunities to Succeed

“1 year = 365 opportunities.”

~ Author Unknown

Looking Within

“The hardest thing to find in life is balance –
especially the more success you have,
the more you look to the other side of the gate.
What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love,
connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.”

~ Celine Dion,
Singer, Founder of Nickels Restaurant & Philanthropist

The New Day

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

~ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt,
First Lady of the United States (March 4, 1933-April 12, 1945) & Politician

Even Better the Next Day

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“I always wanted to be someone better
the next day than I was the day before.”

~ Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE
Actor, Director, Writer & Diplomat
British Academy Film Award Winner, Academy Award (Oscar) Winner,
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE),
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Winner & Grammy Award Winner

Nearly Every Moment

“Nearly every moment of every day,
we have the opportunity to give something to someone else
– our time, our love, our resources.”

~ S. Truett Cathy,
Entrepreneur, Founder – Chick-fil-A, Founder – WinShape Foundation,
Foster Parent (30 years), Horatio Alger Award,
Omicron Delta Kappa Laurel Crowned Circle Award (2009),
William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership (2008),
Norman Vincent & Ruth Stafford Peale Humanitarian Award,
Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award,
William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership,
Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame (2003)

Never Taking it for Granted

“There’s so much to appreciate about my life every single day,
and I make a big point of taking time to smell the roses
and noticing how lucky I am.
I never want to take that for granted.”

~ Josie Maran,
Model, Actress, Entrepreneur
& Founder -Josie Maran Cosmetics

Learn Something Every Day

“Even now, at 82 years old, if I don’t learn something every day,
you know what I think? It’s a day lost.”

~ B. B. King,
a.k.a. Riley Benjamin King
Blues Singer, Electric Guitarist,
Songwriter, Record Producer, Philanthropist,
Co-Founder – Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Rehabilitation and Recreation

It Shouldn’t Be an Oddity

“I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity,
and it shouldn’t be an oddity.”

~ Sandra Bullock,
Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur,
Founder – Fortis Films & Philanthropist

Their Ideal Future

“All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers.
They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect,
and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”

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

Family, Love & Children

“It’s really all about family, love and the children for me.
I work at that every day.”

~ Celine Dion,
Singer, Founder of Nickels Restaurant & Philanthropist

A Lot of Things, A Lot of People

“I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people,
but I don’t talk about it or brag about it because that’s between God and me,
and I’m no better than anybody else in God’s sight.”

~ Peyton Williams Manning,
National Football League (NFL) Quarterback (1998-2015)

Small Things, Good Things

“I do small things. I try to do good things every day.”

~ Jackie Chan,
Actor, Martial Artist, Film Director, Producer, Stuntman,
Singer, Clothier, Restaurateur, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist,
Founder – Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation &
Founder – Dragon’s Heart Foundation

Every Color In It

“Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it; from leafy greens to purple,
to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavor.
I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils
and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans,
days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur.

More Than the Daily Nuggets

“The Bible is so much more than an encyclopedia of theology
or the source of a daily nugget of Spiritual wisdom.
The events and people of the Bible sparked change
that affected the entire world”

~ Dave Stotts,
Video & Media Producer, Writer & TV Series Host