Succcess Nuggets and Gems of Wisdom

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to You and Yours!

To help reinforce the many positive writings to which we all have access, oftentimes awkward to read in view of the busy schedules to which we all seem to be subjected, I decided to offer you the following bite-size, easy and quick to chew, digest and absorb... ENJOY!

Your Friend,

Jacques

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"Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead... You can only see one thing clearly, and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin."
- Kathleen Norris, Writer

"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."
- Carlos Castaneda, author

"For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage."
- Clement Stone, executive

"Each man (is) the architect of his own fortune."
- Appius Caecus, builder

"Each day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."
- Charles Swindoll

"To achieve great things you have first to believe it."
-Arsene Wenger

"Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction."
- Kenichi Ohmae, business coach

"Experience is valuable only if it's imbued with meaning from which one can draw salient conclusions. Otherwise, experience becomes imprisoning."
- Barry McCaffrey, general

"Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life."
- Plautus, Playwright

"Lost time is never found again."
- Benjamin Franklin, inventor

"Until you make peace with who you are you will never be content with what you have."
- Doris Mortman

"You have set yourself a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere."
- Helen Adams Keller, American Author and Lecturer

"The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat."
- Napoleon Hill, author

"Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits."
- Casey Stengel, baseball manager

"The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose."
- John McEnroe, tennis champion

"Life without risk is not worth living."
- Chuck Lindbergh, aviator

"I have never known a really successful man who deep in his heart did not understand the grind, the discipline it takes to win."
- Vince Lombardi, American Football Coach

"No great performance ever came from holding back."
- Don Greene, performance coach