Quotes
S:1120 Quote: Genius
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” Arthur Schopenhauer Coaching Point: Many people never know their talents and never practice them into strengths. Most highly successful people have developed their talents and use them, …
Read MoreS:1114 Quote: Inspire
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Coaching Point: Teaching is good. Lecturing has its …
Read MoreS:1109 Quote: Impostors
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “. . . If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; . . .” Rudyard Kipling Coaching Point: Lifted …
Read MoreS:1102 Quote: Certainty
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything.” Richard Feynman Coaching Point: Richard Feynman was one of the brightest lights in the world of physics research and study. Nanotechnology, quantum …
Read MoreS:1101 Quote: Relationships
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “I need to put you out of my misery!” Steve Potts Coaching Point: Sometimes relationships need to end. Sometimes you just need to fire a customer. Or a vendor. Or an employee. Or spouse. Sometimes the misery simply is not worth it. That’s the key …
Read MoreS:1096 Quote: Get Even
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “It’s hard to get ahead when you’re trying to get even.” John Barnes Coaching Point: You can put your attention and energy into moving toward the outcomes you want. The question is, what outcomes do you want? If you focus on getting even with someone …
Read MoreS:1091 Quote: The Unwise Man
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “The unwise man is awake all night, and ponders everything over; when morning comes he is weary in mind, and all is a burden as ever.” Hávamál Coaching Point: This ancient Nordic/Icelandic poem is excellent advice for living today. To lay awake at night because …
Read MoreS:1088 Quote: Freedom
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “The essence of freedom is something that is able to overcome its own boundaries. The question is not only to be able to define things, but also to have the boundaries be felt in the proper way – they are defining but not limiting.” Frank Stella …
Read MoreS:1085 Quote: Meditation
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “Meditation – don’t give it much thought.” Steve Straus Coaching Point: Of course, meditation is not about thinking. Meditation and thinking are two very different activities. In fact, meditation is not an activity! It’s an intentional state of being. Meditation transcends thinking. For some – …
Read MoreS:1080 Quote: Freedom
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) “The ultimate freedom is the right to choose your attitude toward life.” Victor Frankl Coaching Point: What are you choosing? Seriously, what are you choosing to think about? I get caught up in ‘stuff’ from time to time and find myself thinking about things which …
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