Bite sized tidbits of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement, and hopefully a smile.

10/30/2013 – 10/12/2013

• Uncertainty is a signpost of possibility. ->

Today’s moments quickly become tomorrow’s memories. ->

• Some minds are like concrete – thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. ->
• Celebrate being different, off the beaten path, a little on the weird side… your own special creation. http://t.co/ZKk8Z4KwHY ->
• An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin ->
• Align what you do with who you are and you’ll become what you need to be. http://t.co/VF8zmEqNNK ->
• You might feel unwanted and unworthy to one person, but you are priceless to another. Don’t ever forget your worth. ->
• Peace starts with a smile. ->
• Instead of looking at problems as bad and something to avoid, see each one as an opportunity to learn and grow. ->
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• Watch out for all that time you lose chatting up your coworkers. http://t.co/alx40RRgLv ->
• I not only use the brains I have, I use all the brains I can borrow. ~ Calvin Coolidge ->
• Serve others, but don’t live your life through them. http://t.co/W6JI0sHnN2 ->

Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it’s stormy now, doesn’t mean you aren’t headed for sunshine. ->

• Forbidden fruits create many jams. http://t.co/Wu2cHo0APX ->
• Self-confidence can be tricky. Too little and we are paralyzed. Too much and we could be perceived as cocky, arrogant, or closed-minded. ->
• In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ->
• Lighten up, if you can’t laugh at yourself, others will happily do it for you. ->
• Don’t expect things to be given to you. If it’s worth having, it’s worth working for. http://t.co/AuvbsbhIuk ->
• God loves everyone, but probably prefers ‘fruits of the spirit’ over ‘religious nuts’. ->
• Optimists tend to focus on growth and advancement. Pessimists tend to focus on security and safety. BOTH are needed. ->
• Criticism http://t.co/81Y7Nkkine ->
• Given a choice between grief and nothing, I’d choose grief. ~ William Faulkner ->
• Create, don’t replicate. ->
• Every moment gives you a new beginning and a new ending. http://t.co/hss2vjdozu ->
• He who angers you, controls you. ->
• Other people’s opinion of you is their problem, not yours. Make your life less complicated by worrying less about what they think of you. ->

Opportunity may only knock once, but temptation bangs on the door forever. ->

• To seduce almost anyone, ask for and listen to his opinion. ~ Malcolm Forbes http://t.co/aT0xUzps3h ->
• Not surprising that meetings are in the top 3 time wasters. http://t.co/YP0MpUZbqY ->
• Our willingness to view things in a new light creates the opportunity for new and more useful perspectives to emerge. ->
• Seek to understand, not just memorize. That’s the key to true growth and learning. ->
• There is no shortcut to anywhere worth going. http://t.co/BsEtldHJaN ->
• Failure is only failure when it doesn’t move you forward. ->
• You get a second chance, every second. ->
• Simplicity is the glory of expression. ~ Walt Whitman ->
• If God is your Co-pilot, swap seats! ->
• It takes diligent effort to build something worthwhile. http://t.co/1nKmXT2l31 ->
• A Good Life isn’t a place at which you arrive, it is a lens through which you see and create your world. ->
• 7 Valuable Lessons From 7 Memorable Bosses http://t.co/GYbT3MR9Ct ->

The most effective way to handle what must be done is to do it. ->

• Problems always bring opportunities, and opportunities always bring problems. ->
• What “no” means http://t.co/wdmfVftNgI ->
• Everything worthwhile you will ever accomplish will initially challenge you. ->
• Criticism http://t.co/rz7wiZr4N4 ->
• Don’t base your self-worth on a bad experience. ->
• ‘So, that’s why it’s called Bluetooth!’ and other surprising tech name origins http://t.co/NYvZOl7jsK ->
• Uncertainty is the enemy of accomplishment. Strive for clarity in your goals, communication, and vision. ->
• Stop trying to please everyone around you, because when you go around pleasing everyone but yourself, you are the one that gets hurt. ->
• People and things are the way they are, not the way you want them to be. Accept and appreciate that. http://t.co/LB3WIExWLC ->

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~ George Bernard Shaw ->

• It’s not what you do every once in a while, but what you dedicate yourself to on a daily basis that makes a difference in the end. ->
• You are not your performance. And you don’t have to be defined by your worst moments. So don’t base your self-image on those things. ->
• Some people have the potential, but they haven’t had the opportunity to do their best work. Envision their potential. ->
• Trust is impacted by our actions. Not just the big stuff either. The little actions count more, including what you DON’T do. ->
• Life is to be enjoyed and appreciated, not endured and tolerated. http://t.co/KI3pLzsr1j ->
• Develop the discipline to do what needs to be done and take action. ->
• Lead by giving your people a reputation to live up: express a high opinion of them & look beyond past history to see future promise. ->
• Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. ~ Thomas Keneally ->
• What Truly Successful People Know That You Don’t http://t.co/EBiraxXF9C ->
• How To Be a Better Leader http://t.co/UrtyAx4no0 ->
• One day your life will flash before your eyes. Do your best every day to make sure it’s worth watching. ->
• One of the worst things you can do to lose perspective is to start feeling sorry for yourself. ->

What you take for granted, someone else is praying for. http://t.co/2JE5jy6PJB ->

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