FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 1 To:_____________________________ From:__________________________ “Youcanhaveeverythinginlifeyou want,ifyouwilljusthelpenough otherpeoplegetwhattheywant.” FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 2 Iamoftenaskedwhatmyfavoritequoteorsaying is.Frankly,therearehundredsofinspiringadages thathelpillustratetheincrediblepotentialeachof uspossesses.IhopethisLittleBookOfQuoteswill inspire,encourageandmotivateyou,providehope andattimesasmile. Itrustyouwillfindtheminsightfulandinsome context,useful.Ihopetheymakeyouthink,give younewideas,andextractmoreofthepotential inyou. Iamalsohopefulthattheywillcollectivelyreveala philosophy.Inwhatisessentiallyaninterpretation oftheGoldenRule,itismysincerebeliefthatyou canhaveeverythinginlifeyouwantifyouwilljust helpenoughotherpeoplegetwhattheywant. SeeYouOvertheTop, FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 3 Ambition FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 4 Ambition Yourbusinessisneverreallygoodorbad“outthere.” Yourbusinessiseithergoodorbad rightbetweenyourowntwoears. Therealopportunityforsuccess lieswithinthepersonandnotinthejob. Itiseasytogettothetopafteryouget throughthecrowdatthebottom. Successisnotadestination,it’sajourney. Themostpractical,beautiful,workablephilosophy intheworldwon’twork–ifyouwon’t. Motivationisthefuelnecessary tokeepthehumanenginerunning. Disciplineyourselftodothethingsyouneedtodo whenyouneedtodothem,andthedaywillcome whenyouwillbeabletodothethingsyouwanttodo whenyouwanttodothem! 1 FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 5 Ambition Whatyougetbyreachingyourdestinationis notnearlyasimportantaswhatyouwillbecome byreachingyourdestination. Motivationgetsyougoingandhabitgetsyouthere. Makemotivationahabitandyouwillgetthere morequicklyandhavemorefunonthetrip. Thebasicgoal-reachingprincipleistounderstand thatyougoasfarasyoucansee,andwhenyou getthereyouwillalwaysbeabletoseefarther. Youaretheonlyonewhocanuseyourability. Itisanawesomeresponsibility. Ambition,fueledbycompassion,wisdomandintegrity, isapowerfulforceforgoodthatwillturnthewheels ofindustryandopenthedoorsofopportunity foryouandcountlessothers. Ifwedon'tstart,it'scertainwecan'tarrive. Obviously,thereislittleyoucanlearnfromdoingnothing. 2 FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 6 Attitude FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 7 Attitude Positivethinkingwillletyouusetheabilities, trainingandexperienceyouhave. Positivethinkingwon’tletyoudoanythingbutitwill letyoudoeverythingbetterthannegativethinkingwill. Weallneedadailycheckupfromtheneckup toavoidstinkin’thinkin’whichultimatelyleads tohardeningoftheattitudes. It’snotwhathappenstoyouthatdetermineshowfaryou willgoinlife;itishowyouhandlewhathappenstoyou. Youcannottailormakethesituationsinlife, butyoucantailormaketheattitudesto fitthosesituationsbeforetheyarise. 4 FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 8 Attitude Ofallthe“attitudes”wecanacquire, surelytheattitudeofgratitudeisthemostimportant andbyfarthemostlifechanging. Whenyouchoosetobepleasantandpositiveinthe wayyoutreatothers,youhavealsochosen, inmostcases,howyouaregoingtobetreatedbyothers. Youcandisagreewithoutbeingdisagreeable. I'vegottosaynotothegoodsoIcansayyestothebest. Torespondispositive,toreactisnegative. 5 FINAL Book_rev.qrk:FINAL Book.qrk 5/14/07 1:32 PM Page 9 Encouragement