Friday Filosophy #2016-8

Pride is a double edged sword. One side is good and the other, well, not so good. Here are some provocative thoughts on pride for Friday Filosophy #2016-8.  Since our focus is on learning, remember that pride can be the enemy of attaining knowledge.  On the other hand, pride in our work can push us to achieve more.

 

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Henry Ward Beecher

 

Concept is God’s gift to little men.

Bruce Barton

 

Some of the proudest and most arrogant people I have known were morons and paupers, while some of the most wonderful and humble were wealthy.

Howard Callahan

 

A great business success was probably never attained by chasing the dollar but is due to pride in one’s work – the pride that makes business an art.

Henry L Doherty

 

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Benjamin Franklin

 

Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

Alexander Pope.

 

My pride fell with my fortunes.

William Shakespeare

 

If a proud man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is that he keeps his at the same time.

Jonathon Swift

 

A man given to pride is usually proud of the wrong thing.

Henry Ford

 

The time is now.

Friday Filosophy #2016-7

Motivation is an interesting concept. Can one individual motivate another? Do we demotivate people and absence of demotivation is viewed as motivation? In Friday Filosophy #2016-7, we present some thoughts on motivation.

 

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal –a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Mario Andretti

 

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you will do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

 

Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

Michael Schumacher

 

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Norman Ralph Augustine

 

That’s the motivation of an artist – to seek attention of some kind.

James Taylor

 

How do you motivate yourself? What drives your behavior? 

Remember you can’t change who you are but you can change your behavior.

 

The time is now.

 

 

Friday Filosophy #2016-6

Winning and losing are exactly the same thing separated at the origin of the circle. Every strength taken to its extreme is a weakness. In our Friday Filosophy #2016-6, we share some thoughts on winning.

 

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender that is strength.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

Wilma Rudolph

 

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with husband, a friend, a child or a parent.

Barbara Bush

 

The time is now.

Friday Filosophy #2016-5

For our Friday Filosophy #2016-5, I am sharing an array of quotes with you on different aspects.  Most of these I’ve discovered through reading Investor’s Business Daily.

 

On Opportunity: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Wayne Gretzky

 

On Possibilities: No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered.

Winston Churchill

There is a terrific new game on the iPhone app library. Churchill’s Solitaire and app created by Donald Rumsfeld. Try it – it is terrific.

 

On Passion: That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.

Willa Cather

 

On Character: The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

Zig Ziglar

 

On Presence: Nothing strengths authority so much as silence.

Leonardo da Vinci

 

 

The time is now.