I am in Hawaii this month for some down time and reflection. This is always a good thing for me to do. As I do this I ran across a wonderful slideshow with some pithy comments. I thought you might enjoy.
The person who considers himself too old to learn something has probably always been that way.
The good side of aging, as old as one might be, is that one is always younger than he will ever be.
There are four great periods in the life of a man; the one where he believes in Santa Claus, the one where he no longer believes in Santa Claus, the one where he is Santa Claus, and finally the one where he looks more and more like Santa Claus.
As one grows old, one generally rids himself of his shortcomings because they no longer serve any useful purpose.
If someone declares that he is able to do everything at sixty that he was able to do at twenty, then he was not doing very much when he was twenty.
It is by growing old that one learns to remain young.
The entire life of a human being depends upon ”yes” and “no” uttered two or three times between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five.
So long as one continues to be amazed, one can delay growing old.
The time is now…..
From a dear friend who has passed – Don Lea
About Growing Older…
The time is now….
A Personal Thought
I am in Hawaii this month for some down time and reflection. This is always a good thing for me to do. As I do this I ran across a wonderful slideshow with some pithy comments. I thought you might enjoy.
The person who considers himself too old to learn something has probably always been that way.
The good side of aging, as old as one might be, is that one is always younger than he will ever be.
There are four great periods in the life of a man; the one where he believes in Santa Claus, the one where he no longer believes in Santa Claus, the one where he is Santa Claus, and finally the one where he looks more and more like Santa Claus.
As one grows old, one generally rids himself of his shortcomings because they no longer serve any useful purpose.
If someone declares that he is able to do everything at sixty that he was able to do at twenty, then he was not doing very much when he was twenty.
It is by growing old that one learns to remain young.
The entire life of a human being depends upon ”yes” and “no” uttered two or three times between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five.
So long as one continues to be amazed, one can delay growing old.
The time is now…..
From the wise man Bill
The world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Bono, musician
A Magic Threshold
Well here we are. After some resistance I seem to be surviving the travails of a blog. This is my 100th posting. I hope you are enjoying my blathering on about this and that. I appreciate the comments that you are sending my way and look forward to more.
Doon’t forget that we had a reading assignment earlier this week. The Goal. And I hope you have found some time to read it. It is a timeless classic in my view and one that bears rereading occassionally to keep on your toes. Complacency is the enemy, Don’t forget that “Good” and “Great” are the enemy of what is “Possible.”
The time is now.
Friday Filosophy #10
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Aristotle
The aim of art is to present not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Aristotle
Hope is the dream of the waking man.
Aristotle
To the Wise Man Bill
From the incredible mind of Stephen Wright
To Follow Up on Time Management
In his blog Growth Without Pain – Jay Roszell makes many great points.
I used to have a standard three questions I would ask regularly but at least twice a year of my co-workers.
From the answers I could make solid decisions on how I was impacting others and what I did that should have been done by someone else.
Try it yourself and see how you like the approach. Please let us know how it worked out for you. The time is now.
The Parts Business
In doing background work for my monthly CED column I noticed some interesting facts about Genuine Parts.
Genuine Parts is the parent of NAPA the parts specialist in the automotive replacement business. From my perspective they also mirror the construction equipment marketplace. Over the past four years Genuine Parts has seen through 2008 and 2009 declines in profit of 2% and 14% respectively. In the years 2010 and 2011 they returned to profit growth of 20% and 19% respectively. Analysts are predicting another year of double digit growth for 2012.
How do individual dealers in North America compare? I think we have some work to do to regain our footing. The time is now.
A Fellow Traveller
Just a short note. A good man with a world of experience is starting into the world of the blog. His blog is – growth without pain. Check it out you won’t be sorry. The time is now.
Words of Wisdom Thought
Many of you seem to appreciate the Words of Wisdom that we post. For that I say a big thank you. And a tease don’t forget they are all WOW. The time is now.