Wednesday, September 30, 2009

MESSAGE #906 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MEG CABOT

Save
your
rejections
so that
later
when
you are
famous
you
can show
them
to people
and laugh.

Meg Cabot
writer

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

MESSAGE #905 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ERMA BOMBECK

When
I stand
before
God
at the
end
of my
life,
I
would hope
that
I
would not
have
a single bit
of talent
left
and
could say,
“I used
everything
you
gave me.”

Erma Bombeck (1927-1996)
American humorist &
newspaper columnist

Monday, September 28, 2009

MESSAGE #904 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHRISTOPHER MORLEY

There
are
three
ingredients
in
the
good
life:
learning,
earning,
and
yearning.

Christopher Morley (1890-1957)
American writer

Sunday, September 27, 2009

MESSAGE #903 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THOMAS EDISON

Our
greatest
weakness
lies in
giving up.
The
most certain
way
to succeed
is always
to try
just
one more
time.

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
world’s greatest inventor

Saturday, September 26, 2009

MESSAGE #902 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ZIG ZIGLAR

I discipline
myself
to do
the things
I need
to do
when
I need
to do
them
because
I know
that
doing them
will
enable me
someday
to do
the things
I want
to do
when
I want
to do
them.

Zig Ziglar
motivational speaker

Friday, September 25, 2009

MESSAGE #901 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SUSAN BUTCHER

There
are
many
hard things
in life.
There
is
only
one
sad thing –
giving up.

Susan Butcher (1954-2006)
champion dogsled racer

Thursday, September 24, 2009

MESSAGE #900 - HOW TO BE A GREAT COLLEGE STUDENT

#1. Show up.
#2. Pay attention
#3. Ask questions
#4. Ask for help.
#5. Help others.
#6. Take great notes.
#7. Do more than expected.
#8. Do NOT cheat.
#9. No matter what – DON’T QUIT!
10. Read “How to Have Fun Without Failing Out.”

Rob Gilbert, Ph.D.
author
“How to Have Fun Without Failing Out”

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

MESSAGE #899 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. VISCOTT

The
purpose
of life
is to
discover
your gifts.
The
meaning
of life
comes from
giving
your gifts
away.

David Viscott, M.D. (1938-1996)
psychiatrist &
radio talk-show host

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

MESSAGE #898 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CARL JUNG

Everything
that irritates
us
about others
can lead
us
to an
understanding
of
ourselves.

Carl Jung

Monday, September 21, 2009

MESSAGE #897 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SPIRITUAL MASTER

All the happiness
there is
in this world
arises from
wishing
others
to be happy.
All the suffering
there is
in this world
arises from
wishing
oneself
to be happy.

Shantideva (687-763)
Indian Buddhist scholar

Sunday, September 20, 2009

MESSAGE #896 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SOMERSET MAUGHAM

It’s
a funny thing
about life;
if
you
refuse
to accept
anything
but the best,
you
very often
get it.

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
writer

Saturday, September 19, 2009

MESSAGE #895 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JACK NICKLAUS

Confidence
is
the
most important
single factor
in this game
and
no matter
how great
your
natural talent
there is
only
one way
to obtain it –
work.

Jack Nicklaus
superstar golfer

Friday, September 18, 2009

MESSAGE #894 - HOW TO GET THE NEXT JOB YOU APPLY FOR

The person
who
gets hired
is not
necessarily
the one
who
can do
that job
best;
but,
the one
who knows
the most
about
how
to get hired.

Richard Bolles
job-hunting expert
author
“What Color Is Your Parachute?”

Thursday, September 17, 2009

MESSAGE #893 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOSEPH CAMPBELL

If
you follow
your bliss,
doors
will open
for you
that
wouldn’t
have opened
for
anyone else.

Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
professor & writer

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

MESSAGE #892 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IRWIN GREENBERG

Don't
allow yourself
to be
crushed
by failure.
Rembrandt
had failures.
Success
grows
from failure.

Irwin Greenberg
artist & art teacher

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

MESSAGE #891 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROCCO MEDIATE

Momentum
is
the most
unstoppable force
in sports.
The only way
to stop it
is
if you get
in your own way,
start making
stupid mistakes,
or
stop believing
in yourself.

Rocco Mediate
professional golfer

Thank you: John Sikes!

Monday, September 14, 2009

MESSAGE #890 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT FAILURE

I cannot
give
you
the formula
for success.
But
I can
give
you
the formula
for failure
which is:
Try to
please
everybody
all the time.

Herbert B. Swope (1882-1958)
journalist

Sunday, September 13, 2009

MESSAGE #889 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ERIC BUTTERWORTH

You
can change
your life
by
altering
your thoughts.

Eric Butterworth (1916-2003)
Unity minister

Saturday, September 12, 2009

MESSAGE #888 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JIMMY DURANTE

Be nice
to people
on
your way up
because
you
meet them
on
your way down.

Jimmy Durante (1893-1980)
actor & singer

Friday, September 11, 2009

MESSAGE #887 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN McENROE

The
important
thing
is
to learn
a lesson
every
time
you lose.

John McEnroe
tennis superstar

Thursday, September 10, 2009

MESSAGE #886 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GREAT MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Success
is not
a secret.
It never
has been.
There
are only
a few
really good ideas,
and
not one
of them
is a secret.

Larry Winget
motivational speaker & author

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

MESSAGE #885 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WINSTON CHURCHILL

There is
only
one thing
worse
than
fighting with
allies,
and
that is
fighting without
them.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British prime minister

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

MESSAGE #884 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT “BIRD”

If you don’t
live it,
it won’t
come out
of your horn.

Charlie “Bird” Parker (1920-1955)
saxophonist & composer

Monday, September 7, 2009

MESSAGE #883 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHRISTY MATHEWSON

You can learn
a little
from
victory.
You can learn
everything
from
defeat.

Christy Mathewson (1880-1925)
Hall of Fame
pitcher

Sunday, September 6, 2009

MESSAGE #882 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN MAXWELL

People
will work
eight hours a day
for pay,
10 hours a day
for a good boss,
and
24 hours a day
for a good cause!

John C. Maxwell
pastor, leadership expert,
and author

Saturday, September 5, 2009

MESSAGE #881 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LORETTA YOUNG

There’s nothing
complicated
about
what
you do
with a promise.
You make it.
You keep it.

Loretta Young (1913-2000)
movie & TV star

Friday, September 4, 2009

MESSAGE #880 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROBERT SCHUMANN

There are
two
very difficult things
in the world.
One
is
to make a name
for oneself
and
the other
is
to keep it.

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
classical music composer

Thursday, September 3, 2009

MESSAGE #879 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DEREK JETER

The longer
you wait
to decide
what you
want to do –
the more time
you’re wasting.
It’s up to you
to want
something so badly
that your passion
shows through.
Your actions,
not your words,
will do
the shouting
for you.

Derek Jeter
future Hall of Fame
baseball player

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

MESSAGE #878 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IRVING SHAW

Writing
is like
a contact sport,
like football.
Why do kids
play football?
They can get hurt
on any play,
can’t they?
Yet
they can’t wait
until
Saturday comes around
so they can play
on the high school team,
or the college team,
and get smashed around.
Writing
is like
that.
You can get hurt,
but you enjoy it!

Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
writer

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

MESSAGE #877 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT J.K. ROWLING

Anything’s
possible
if
you’ve
got
enough
nerve.

J.K. Rowling
author
“Harry Potter” series