John Wayne

 

 

 

" Courage is being scared to death- but saddling up anyway."

I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.

 

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

 

Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much.

John Lennon

"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

“The more I see, the less I know for sure.”

Teamwork and Habit

Teamwork

“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”

“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.”

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work

Habit

“Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.”
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”

“Confidence is contagious and so is lack of confidence, and a customer will recognize both.”

“If you don’t think you’re a winner, you don’t belong here.”

9-1-1-

11 years ago our life changed...we all watched live on TV as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.

We watched stunned, eyes glued to the television not believing what we we were seeing.
On that one day we all felt the same way,  we all wondered where our loved ones were and wanted to hear their voice to be sure that they were OK.
We did not care about petty things or work or whatever gossip we were caught up in, everything else disappeared.

Because in the end that is what happens, all the B.S. disappears and we are left with the ones we love.

Don't waste time gossiping and complaining- thank the good Lord for all that you have in your life.

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL OF OUR MILITARY MEMBERS- PAST AND PRESENT.

Commitment

Once I get on Vince Lombardi quotes I can't get off...great man...great ideals and philosophies..



Commitment

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
“Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it – his mind, his body, his heart – what’s life worth to him?”

“Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”

“I would say that the quality of each man’s life is the full measure of that man’s commitment of excellence and victory – whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you.”

Success/Sacrifice

Since this is the first Sunday of the Pro Football season, I thought I would share some thoughts from one of football's greatest motivators....Vince Lombardi...



Success/Sacrifice

“Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”
“To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price.”

“Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to win and you have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. Most important, you must pay the price to stay there.”

“Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure, and the temporary failures.”

“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive, and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.”

Motivation

" People often say that motivation doesn't last,
  Well, nether does bathing-
  That's why we recommend it daily."


Sometimes it is hard to remain motivated or to motivate others but it really is pretty simple.
Do you like what you do? Are you good at it? Are you and your family healthy?
Then count your blessings, believe that the glass is half full and keep the negative at arm's length.

Understand that your actions mean something, it does make a difference- one way or the other.
Stay motivated and always do your best and the rest will take care of itself.