Motivational Minute (12_105)

Quote of the day:

“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” -- Henry Ford

Consider:

The story is told of a king who placed a heavy stone in the road and then hid and watched to see who would remove it. Men of various social standing came and worked their way round it, some loudly blaming the king for not keeping the highways clear, and others with varied complaints, but all dodging the duty of moving the stone out of the way.

At last a poor peasant on his way to town with his flock of sheep passed by, and contemplating the stone, laid down his load and rolled it into the gutter. Then, turning round, he spied a purse that had lain right under the stone. He opened it and found it full of gold pieces with a note from the king saying it was for the one who should remove the stone.

The moral of the story--it’s far better to make the effort to solve the problem and remove an obstacle that stands in your way than to go around it. Who knows you may just find a buried treasure.   

Bonus story:

In addition, here is a true story about Henry Ford, who took the above quote quite seriously.

When Henry Ford took over the Lincoln automobile plant in Detroit, he felt that it was being run inefficiently by those in charge. There were several hundred girls in one department on the top floor. So, Mr. Ford had a large tree cut down and carried to the hallway of the top floor, to see how long it would remain there before somebody with responsibility would see that tree and do something about it. That huge tree remained in the hallway for several weeks. Hundreds of people, including several foremen and stenographers, had to walk around it to get to their offices, but nobody attempted to remove it. They all assumed that it was somebody else's business. What was everybody's business was apparently nobody's business, and the big clumsy tree remained where it was, obstructing the path of every person who passed through that hallway, and yet not a single one of them took the responsibility of reporting it. After a few weeks of this, Mr. Ford walked in one day, discharged the lot of them, and put his son Edsel in charge of the entire Lincoln plant.

Don't let that happen to you. When you see a problem be a part of the solution.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_104)

Quote of the day:

“People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have. -- Richard Carlson

Consider:

Have you ever felt down or blue as some people call it? Have you ever wondered why they call it “the blues”? There's not a patch of blue anywhere. "The grays" or "the blacks" or "the drabs" would be more like it.

No matter what you call it we all get down at times, and sometimes it seems nearly impossible to snap out of it. However, no matter how low we sink, gratitude and thanksgiving are always there to come to the rescue and throw us a lifesaver, but we have to grab on to it and use it.

When everything seems to be going wrong, it seems easier said than done to be thankful, but giving thanks really does work! Not only will an attitude of gratitude and thankfulness for what you have pull you out of the doldrums, but taking a positive, grateful stance will nearly always keep you from getting down in the first place.

Kiss the blues goodbye as you praise your way to victory! 

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_103)

Quote of the day:

"Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away." -- Sophocles

Consider:

Many people get so caught up in what they don't have that they overlook everything that they do have. It's important that we take the time to reflect on everything we've been blessed with and be grateful lest you forget them and lose them.

Write down ten things that you've been blessed with. Include some things that others can't put a value on. Read over this list each morning to remind yourself of the things you have to be thankful for, and feel free to keep adding to your list.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_102)

Quote of the day:

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” -- Oprah Winfrey

Consider:

If you want to find your life's purpose and reach your full potential, then it is important that you put your all into each task you are working to accomplish.

Review the duties you have to carry out for the day. Write down one extra thing you could have done to make it go better. Then the next opportunity you have, put that idea into practice.  Make sure each task gets done in the best way possible.

Find a way to go above and beyond the call of duty for each job you have and you will soon be on your way to finding your full potential.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_101)

Quote of the day:

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” -- Albert Einstein

Consider:

Do you feel like you’re at a dead end in some particular aspect of your life? Are you dissatisfied? Here’s something that will give your life a lift:

·       Go out and try something new!

·       Make the commitment to learn something that you’ve always wanted to learn.

·       Ask questions.

Not only is this apt to give you a new lease on life, it will remind you that you’re not at the end of your journey, but that a new journey has just begun.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_100)

Quote of the day:

“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger...for the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grief's we endure help us in our marching onward.”-- Henry Ford

Consider:

We can use every experience in our past, whether it was a failure or a success, to learn from. Therefore, when you fail, don't be discouraged, as there is certain to be something positive you can take from it.

Make a list of three so called failures you've experienced in your life and write down at least one positive thing that you've learned from each.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_99)

Quote of the day:

“Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.” -- Zig Ziglar

Consider:

You may say this is fine, but what about when bad things happen? The following story is one of my favorites, and this example is one that I try to follow when bad things happen to me.

Matthew Henry, the famous scholar, was once accosted by thieves and robbed of his purse. He wrote these words in his diary:

     

"Let me be thankful first, because I was never robbed before; second, because, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.”

In every situation there is always something to be thankful for. The next time something bad happens why not look for the things you can be thankful for in the situation. 

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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Motivational Minute (12_98)

Quote of the day:

“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” – Bruce Lee

Consider:

A story is told of Pope Leo XII and a visit he made to the jail of the Papal States in 1825, which goes like this:

The Pope insisted on questioning each of the prisoners as to how he had come to be there. Every man protested his innocence—all but one, that is, who humbly admitted that he was a forger and a thief.

Turning to the jailer, the Pope said sternly, "Release this scoundrel at once, before his presence corrupts all these noble gentlemen here!"

We chuckle, but there's a lesson here for all of us: How often are we like the other men in the story, bound up in pious little prisons of our own making because we aren't willing to admit our mistakes and shortcomings? It's silly, really, to try to keep up the pretense of being so perfect or righteous when we and others know we're anything but.

Lighten up! Stop trying to be perfect, because you never will be. Just do the best you can! Let's get down to what really counts—being ourselves and loving others.

 

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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