Steve Jobs – 1955-2011

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”

– Steve Jobs

Cultivate the habit of doing service deliberately

“Do not worry in the least about yourself, leave all worry to God,’ – this appears to be the commandment in all religions.  Continue reading

Who Cares What People Say?

“Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, “Good luck!” and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.”–J. Z. Knight Continue reading

Random Quotes

“Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
John Maxwell

“In this life we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
Mother Teresa

“A person that values it’s privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
Dwight Eisenhower Continue reading

Everybody can be Great…

.. If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. (Amen) That’s a new definition of greatness. Continue reading

Don’t Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Continue reading

The Eagle Story: Be Who You were Meant to Be

When someone mentions an eagle, what do you think of in your mind?

Many people imagine a big bird, flying high up in the air, with its wings spread out, moving around gracefully with so little effort. Continue reading

When is experience most positive?

“As our studies have suggested, the phenomenology of enjoyment has eight major components. Continue reading