Wednesday, December 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1328 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DONALD DOUGLAS

Dream
no small dreams –
it lacks magic.
Dream large.
Then
make the dreams
real.

Donald Douglas (1892-1981)
founder
Douglas Aircraft

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1327 - HOW TO BE KIND

Kind hearts are the garden.
Kind thoughts are the roots.
Kind words are the blossoms.
Kind deeds are the fruits.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)
English writer & reformer

Monday, December 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1326 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PHIL DONAHUE

In reality,
the most important things
happen
when
you don’t look
for them.

Phil Donahue
TV talk-show host

Sunday, December 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1325 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMILE ZOLA

The artist
is nothing
without the
gift,
but
the gift
is nothing
without
work.

Emile Zola (1840-1902)
French writer and
social activist

Saturday, December 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1324 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TONY ROBBINS

Let fear
be a
counselor
not a
jailer.

Anthony Robbins
American motivational speaker

Friday, December 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1323 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. KING

The ultimate measure
of a person
is not
where they stand
in moments of
comfort and convenience,
but
in moments of
challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1969)
American clergyman &
civil rights leader

Thursday, December 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1322 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DEE HOCK

The problem
is
never
how to get
new, innovative thoughts
into your mind,
but
how to get
old ones out.

Dee Hock
founder
Visa

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1321 - HOW TO BE A GREAT WRITER

The hardest thing
in the world
is to put
feeling,
deep feelings,
into words.

Jack London (1876-1916)
American writer

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1320 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROBERT FULGHUM

Don’t worry
that
they never listen to
you;
worry that
they are watching
you.

Robert Fulghum
American writer

Monday, November 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1319 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN WAYNE

Courage
is being
scared to death
and
saddling up
anyway.

John Wayne (1907-1979)
American movie star

Sunday, November 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1318 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NORMAN VINCENT PEALE

Change
your thoughts
and
you change
your world.

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
American clergyman & author

Saturday, November 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1317 - HOW TO BE A GREAT MOVIE DIRECTOR

Not only
have I broken
all the rules
I learned about –
I have broken
rules
I didn’t even know
existed.

Martin Scorsese
American film director

Friday, November 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1316 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DALE CARNEGIE

The world
is filled
with
interesting things
to do.
Don’t lead
a dull life
in such
a thrilling world.

Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
author
“How to Win Friends
and Influence People”

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1314 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CUS D'AMATO

The hero and the coward
both feel
the same thing,
but
the hero
uses his fear,
projects it
onto his opponent,
while the coward
runs.
It’s
the same thing,
fear,
but
it’s
what you do
with it
that matters.

Cus D’Amato (1908-1985)
world’s greatest
boxing trainer

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1313 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BETTER MIDLER

The worst part
of
success
is
to try to find
someone
who
is
happy
for you.

Bette Midler
American entertainer

Monday, November 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1312 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELLA

The only thing
better
than singing
is
more singing.

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
“The First Lady of Song”

Sunday, November 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1311 - HOW TO BE THE NEX IACCOA

In the end,
all business operations,
can be reduced to
three words:
people,
product,
and
profits.
People
come
first.

Lee Iacocca
American business executive

Saturday, November 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1310 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SHAW

Grain be grain –
a loaf.
Stone upon stone –
a palace.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Irish playwright

Friday, November 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1309 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SAMUEL CLEMENS

The person
who
can read
and doesn’t
has no advantage
over the person
who
can’t read.

Mark Twain (1835-1910)
humorist & writer

Thursday, November 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1308 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SAM LEVENSON

Insanity is
hereditary.
You
can get it
from your
children!

Sam Levenson (1911-1980)
American comedian

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1307 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MORITA

When running
up a hill,
it is all right
to give up
as many times
as you wish,
as long as
your feet
keep moving.

Shoma Morita (1874-1938)
Japanese psychiatrist
founder,
Morita Therapy

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1306 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARY McLEOD BETHUNE

Without faith,
nothing is possible.
With it,
nothing is impossible.

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
American educator &
civil rights leader

Monday, November 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1305 - HOW TO BE LAZY

Laziness
is nothing more
than
the habit of
resting
before
you get tired.

Jules Renard (1864-1910)
French dramatist & author

Sunday, November 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1304 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHURCHILL

Success
is going
from
failure to failure
without
loss of
enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British Prime Minister

Saturday, November 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1303 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TRUMP

As long as
you’re
going to
think anyway –
you
might as well
think BIG!

Donald Trump
American business executive

Friday, November 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1302 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANITA RODDICK

Passion
persuades.

Anita Roddick (1942-2007)
founder
The Body Shop

Thursday, November 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1301 - HOW TO BE AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Adversity
creates
heroes.

Picabo Street
Olympic gold medalist
skiing

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1300 - HOW TO BE A SUPERSTAR SALESPERSON

You make
the sale
when the prospect
understands
that
it will cost more
to do nothing
about the problem
than
to do something
about it.

Ben Feldman (1912-1993)
world’s greatest
life insurance salesperson

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1299 - HOW TO HAVE A GREAT MEMORY

A short pen
is
better
than
a long memory.

Confucius (551-479 B.C.)
Chinese philosopher

Monday, November 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1298 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELBERT HUBBARD

The line
between
failure and success
is
so fine
that
we scarcely know
when we pass it;
so fine
that
we are often
on the line
and
do not know it.

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
American businessman & writer

Sunday, November 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1297 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MILES DAVIS

Sometimes
you have
to play
a long time
to be able
to play
like yourself.

Miles Davis (1926-1991)
jazz musician

Saturday, November 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1296 - HOW TO BE INVINCIBLE

Skill
and
confidence
are an
unconquered army.

George Herbert (1593-1633)
English clergyman & poet

Friday, November 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1295 - HOW TO BE A TENNIS SUPERSTAR

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

John McEnroe
pro tennis player

Thursday, November 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1294 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT *WAL-MART*

Our best ideas
come from
clerks
and
stock boys.

Sam Walton (1918-1992)
Founder
Wal-Mart

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1293 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SARTRE

We are
our choices.

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
French philosopher

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Monday, November 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1291 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STANLEY MARCUS

Consumers are
statistics.
Customers are
people.

Stanley Marcus (1905-2002)
co-founder
Nieman-Marcus, Inc.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1290 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR

You
either
have to be
first,
best,
or
different.

Loretta Lynn
country music singer

Saturday, October 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1289 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ZIG ZIGLAR

You can get
everything in life
you want,
if
you will just help
enough other people
get
what they want.

Zig Ziglar
American motivation speaker

Friday, October 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1288 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BILLIE BURKE

Age is something
that
doesn’t matter
unless
you are
a cheese!

Billie Burke (1885-1970)
American actor

Thursday, October 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1287 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JULIE ANDREWS

Some people
regard
discipline
as a chore.
For me,
it is
a kind of order
that
sets me free
to fly.

Julie Andrews
British actor

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1286 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Most obstacles
melt away
when
we make up
our minds
to walk boldly
through
them.

Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)
American inspirational writer

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1285 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT OPRAH

I finally realized
that
being grateful
to my body
was key
to giving
more love
to myself.

Oprah Winfrey

Monday, October 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1284 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DICK CAVETT

If
your parents
never
had children,
chances are . . .
neither
will you.

Dick Cavett
media personality

Sunday, October 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1283 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SPARKY ANDERSON

The players
make
the manager;
it’s never
the other way.

Sparky Anderson (1934-2010)
manager
Major League Baseball

Saturday, October 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1282 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SCHOPENHAUER

The finest thought
runs the risk
of being
irrevocably forgotten
if
we do not
write
it
down.

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
German philosopher

Friday, October 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1281 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SARAH JESSICA PARKER

After all,
computers crash,
people die,
relationships fall apart.
The best
we can do
is
breathe and reboot.

Sarah Jessica Parker
actor

Thursday, October 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1280 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DAVID PACKARD

Take risks.
Ask BIG questions.
Don’t be afraid
to make mistakes.
If you don’t
make mistakes,
you’re not reaching
far enough.

David Packard (1912-1996)
co-founder
Hewlett-Packard

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1279 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TOM BRADY

We’ve been taught,
“When you lose -
say little.
When you win –
say less.”

Tom Brady
pro football player

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1278 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BREATHNACH

Striving and struggle
precede
success,
even
in the
dictionary!

Sarah Breathnach
author
Simple Abundance

Monday, October 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1277 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ARNOLD PALMER

The most
rewarding things
you do
in life
are often
the ones
that look like
they cannot
be done.

Arnold Palmer
professional golfer

Sunday, October 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1276 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SUSAN POWTER

My father
instilled in me
that
if you don’t
see things
happening
the way
you want them to –
you get out there
and
make them happen.

Susan Powter
author & dietitian

Saturday, October 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1275 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ADDISON

Reading
is to
the mind
what
exercise
is to
the body.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
English writer

Friday, October 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1274 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BATTISTA

Patience
is never
more important
than
when you are
at the edge of
losing it.

O.A. Battista (1917-1995)
writer & chemist

Thursday, October 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1273 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STEINBRENNER

I am not
a
tentative leader.

George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)
owner
NY Yankees

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1272 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT FORBES

Education’s purpose
is
to replace
an empty mind
with
an open one.

Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990)
publisher
Forbes magazine

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1271 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BRATTON

There is never
a good time
to leave
a job
and
a department
that you love
and enjoy,
but
there is
always
a right time.

William Bratton
chief of police
NY & LA

Monday, October 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1270 - HOW TO BE A CHESSGRANDMASTER II

You
can only
get good
at chess
if
you love
the game.

Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
American chess grandmaster

Sunday, October 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1269 - HOW TO A CHESS GRANDMASTER

Who is
your opponent?
Tonight,
I am playing
the black pieces.

Akiba Rubinstein (1882-1962)
Polish chess grandmaster

Saturday, October 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1268 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN McCARTHY

If
you
can tell
the difference
between
good advice
and
bad advice --
you
don’t need
advice.

John McCarthy
American teacher

Friday, October 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1267 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ZOLA

The artist
is
nothing
without
the gift,
but
the gift
is
nothing
without
the work.

Emile Zola (1840-1902)
French writer

Thursday, October 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1266 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TRUMAN

We must
have
strong minds,
ready
to accept
facts
as they are.

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)
33rd president of the U.S.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1265 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LOUIS CARBONE

We view
a customer
who is
complaining
as
a real blessing
in disguise.
He or she is
someone
we can
resell.

Louis Carbone
American business executive

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1264 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH RILEY

Don’t let
other people
tell you
what
YOU want.

Pat Riley
American pro basketball coach

Monday, October 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1263 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMERSON

The world
makes way
for
the man
who knows
where
he is going.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
American philosopher

Sunday, October 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1262 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT VAN GOGH

I dream
my painting
and
then
I paint
my dream.

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
Dutch painter

Saturday, October 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1261 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THOM HARTNETT

One person
speaking up
makes
more noise
than
a thousand people
remaining silent.

Thom Hartnett
American government official

Friday, October 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1260 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

When
you get
into
a tight place
and
everything
goes against you,
till
it seems
as though
you could not
hold on
a minute longer,
never give up then,
for that is
just the
place and time
that
the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
author
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

Thursday, September 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1259 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH HOLTZ

We
are going
to get in
two good hours
of
practice
even if
it takes
six hours!

Lou Holtz
head football coach
Notre Dame

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1258 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARY KAY ASH

Aerodynamically,
the bumble bee
shouldn’t
be able to
fly
but
the bumble bee
doesn’t know it.
so
it goes on
flying
anyway.

Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
founder
Mary Kay Cosmetics

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1257 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DAN GABLE

When
I get tired
and
I want to stop,
I’d wonder
what
my next opponent
was doing.
I’d wonder
if
he was still
working out.
I tried to visualize him.
When
I could see him
working,
I’d start
pushing myself.
When
I could see him
quit,
I’d
push
myself
harder.

Dan Gable
Olympic gold medalist
wrestling

Monday, September 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1256 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GOETHE

To think
is easy.
To act
is hard.
But
the hardest thing
is
to act
in
accordance with
your thinking.

Johann Wolgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
German playwright

Sunday, September 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1255 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANDREW CARNEGIE (#2)

There is
little success
where
there is
little laughter.

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
industrialist and philanthropist

Saturday, September 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1254 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANDREW CARNEGIE (#1)

People
who
are unable
to
motivate themselves
must be content
with
mediocrity.

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
industrialist and philanthropist

Friday, September 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1253 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MALCOLM FORBES

Failure
is
success
if
we
learn
from
it.

Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990)
publisher
“Forbes”

Thursday, September 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1252 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALAN MOORE

Life
isn’t divided
into genres.
It’s a
horrifying,
romantic,
tragic,
comical,
science –fiction
cowboy detective
novel.

Alan Moore
English writer

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1251 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NEALE DONALD WALSCH

Life begins
at the
end of
your comfort zone.

Neale Donald Walsch
author
“Conversations with God”

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1250 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Most obstacles
melt away
when
we make up
our minds
to
walk boldly
through them.

Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)
founder
“Success Magazine”

Monday, September 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1249 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MIGNON McLAUGHLIN (#2)

A successful marriage
requires
falling in love
many times,
always
with
the same person.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983)
American writer

Sunday, September 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1248 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MIGNON McLAUGHLIN (#1)

If I knew
what
I was
so anxious
about,
I wouldn't be
so anxious.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983)
American writer

Saturday, September 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1247 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT J. WILLARD MARRIOTT

Good timber
does not grow
with ease;
the stronger
the wind
the stronger
the trees.

J. Willard Marriott
founder
The Marriott Corporation

Friday, September 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1246 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GENERAL MARSHALL

It is
not enough
to fight.
It is
the spirit
that
we bring
to the fight
that
decides
the issue.
It is
morale
that
wins
the victory.

George Marshall (1880-1959)
American military leader

Thursday, September 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1245 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LEON SUENENS

Happy
are those
who
dream dreams
and
are ready
to
pay the price
to
make them
come true.

Leon Suenens (1904-1996)
Belgian clergyman

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1244 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WAYNE DYER

Heaven on earth
is
a choice
you
must make,
not
a place
you
must find.

Wayne Dyer
inspirational author

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1243 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KAHLIL GIBRAN

Desire
is
half of life;
indifference
is
half of death.

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)
writer and artist

Monday, September 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1242 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LANCE ARMSTRONG

There aren’t
many
clearly marked
signpost moments
in your life,
but
occasionally
they come along
and
you
have a choice.
You
can either
do something
the same old way
or
you
can make
a better decision.
You
have to be able
to recognize
the moment
and
act on it
at the risk
of saying later,
“That’s when
it all
could have been
different.”

Lance Armstrong
seven time
Tour de France
champion

Sunday, September 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1241- HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Adversity
causes
some men
to break
and
others
to break
records.

William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
inspirational writer

Saturday, September 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1240 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMERSON

Nothing great
was ever
achieved
without
enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
American philosopher

Friday, September 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1239 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HANK AARON

In playing ball,
or in life,
a person
occasionally
gets the opportunity
to do
something great.
When that time comes,
only
two things matter:
being prepared
to seize
the moment
and
having the courage
to take
your best swing.

Hank Aaron
Major League Baseball’s
second greatest
home run hitter

Thursday, September 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1238 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILL ROGERS

Get someone else
to blow your horn
and
the sound
will carry
twice as far.

Will Rogers (1879-1935)
columnist & radio personality

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1237 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GREAT SLUGGER

Never
let
the fear
of
striking out
get
in
your way.

Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
greatest
baseball player
ever

Monday, September 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1235 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HENRY KAISER

Problems
are only
opportunities
in
work clothes.

Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967)
father of modern American shipbuilding

Sunday, September 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1234 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMERSON

Do
the thing
and
you will
have
the power.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
American philosopher

Saturday, September 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1233 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ORSON WELLES

I passionately hate
the idea of
“being with it.”
I think
an artist
has always to be
“out of step”
with his time.

Orson Welles (1915-1985)
director, actor
“Citizen Kane”

Friday, September 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1232 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WOODY ALLEN

Eighty percent
of
success
is
showing up.

Woody Allen
film director

Thursday, September 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1231 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. FAD

Lack of
money
is
no obstacle.
Lack of
an idea
is
an obstacle.

Ken “Dr. Fad” Hakuta
American inventor

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1230 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILLIAM VAN HORNE

The biggest things
are
often
the easiest
to do
because
there
is
so little
competition.

William Van Horne (1843-1915)
president
Canadian Pacific Railway

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1229 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DUNKIN' DONUTS

I focused
on making
that first store
a success,
then
I moved
on to
the second store,
the third,
and
the fourth.
You
start
and
learn
and
build
and
keep changing
your goals
as you
achieve them.

Bill Rosenberg (1916-2002)
founder
Dunkin’ Donuts

Monday, August 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1228 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EILEEN CADDY

Set
your sights
high --
the higher
the better.
Expect
the most wonderful things
to happen --
not in the future
but right now!
Realize
that nothing
is too good.

Eileen Caddy
co-founder
Findhorn

Sunday, August 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1227 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NATHAN OLSEN

We
are happier,
much happier,
when
we realize
that
life
is
an opportunity
rather than
an obligation.

Nathan Olsen

Saturday, August 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1226 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JIMINY CRICKETT

When your heart
is
in your dreams
no request
is
too extreme.

Jiminy Crickett
movie star

Friday, August 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1225 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STANLEY MARCUS

Consumers
are
statistics.
Customers
are
people.

Stanley Marcus (1905-2002)
CEO
Neiman Marcus

Thursday, August 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1224 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT REVEREND SCHULLER

Tough times
never last,
but
tough people
do.

Reverend Robert H. Schuller
American televangelist

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1223 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH WOODEN

Be quick
but
don’t hurry.

John Wooden (1910-2010)
ESPN’s coach of the century

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1222 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EDISON

Discontent
is
the first necessity
of
progress.

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
inventor extraordinaire

Monday, August 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1221 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MILES DAVIS

You have
to play
a long time
to be able
to play
like yourself.

Miles Davis (1926-1991)
trumpeter
bandleader
composer

Sunday, August 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1220 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANITA RODDICK

If
you have
a
company
with
an
itsy-bitsy
vision –
you have
an
itsy-bitsy
company.

Anita Roddick (1942-2007)
founder
The Body Shop

Saturday, August 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1219 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SID CAESAR

Whoever
invented
the first wheel
was
smart.
The guy who
invented
the other three
was
a genius.

Sid Caesar
actor
comedian
writer

Friday, August 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1218 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARGARET MEAD

Never doubt
that
a small group
of
thoughtful, committed
people
can change the world;
indeed,
it is
the only thing
that
ever has.

Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
American cultural anthropologist

Thursday, August 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1217 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GEORGE HERBERT

Skill and confidence
are an
unconquerable army.

George Herbert (1593-1633)
Anglican priest

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1216 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MAL PANCOAST

The odds
of
hitting
your target
go up
dramatically
when
you aim
at it.

Mal Pancoast

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1215 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN RUSKIN

When
love
and
skill
work together,
expect
a
masterpiece.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)
English writer

Monday, August 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1214 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HANNIBAL

We will
either
find a way
or
make one.

Hannibal 248 – 183 or 182 BC
Carthaginian general

Sunday, August 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1213 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MADELINE BRIDGES

Give
the world
the best
you have
and
the best
will come back
to you.

Madeline Bridges (1844-1920)
American poet

Saturday, August 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1212 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MIZUTA MASAHIDE

Barn’s burnt down –
now
I can see the moon.

Mizuta Masahide (1657-1723)
Japanese samurai and poet

Friday, August 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1211 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DOLLY PARTON

If
you want
the rainbow,
you got to
put up with
the rain.

Dolly Parton
composer
“I Will Always Love You”

Thursday, August 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1210 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GENERAL PATTON

Always
do more
than
is required
of you.

George S. Patton (1885-1945)
U.S. Army general

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1209 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ED TSENG

Excellence
is not
expected effort –
it is
extra effort.

Ed Tseng
author
“Game, Set, Life”

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1208 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

Friendship
with oneself
is
all-important
because
without it
one cannot
be friends
with anyone else.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
First Lady of the U.S.

Monday, August 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1207 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MAYA ANGELOU

All
great achievements
require
time.

Maya Angelou
poet
civil rights activist

Sunday, August 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1206 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HENRY FORD

If you
use
your
skill and imagination
to see
how much
you
can give
for a dollar
instead of
how little
you
can give
for a dollar --
you are bound
to succeed.

Henry Ford (1863-1947)
founder
Ford Motor Company

Saturday, August 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1205 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JAMES CASH PENNEY

Long-range
goals
keep you
from being
frustrated
by
short-term
failures.

James Cash Penney (1875-1971)
founder
J.C. Penney stores

Friday, August 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1204 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MUHAMMAD ALI

A man
who views
the world
at 50
the same as
he did
at 20 –
has wasted
30 years.

Muhammad Ali
greatest fighter ever

Thursday, August 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1203 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BERNARD BARUCH

To me,
old age
is always
15 years older
than
I am.

Bernard Baruch (1870-1965)
U.S. presidential advisor

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1202 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CATHERINE DENEUVE

Opportunities
are often
things
you haven’t noticed
the first time around.

Catherine Deneuve
French actress

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1201 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ERICA JONG

Advice
is
what
we ask for
when
we already know
the answer
but
wish we didn’t.

Erica Jong
author
“Fear of Flying”

Monday, August 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1200 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PHYLLIS THEROUX

Mistakes
are
the usual bridge
between
inexperience
and
wisdom.

Phyllis Theroux
journalist

Sunday, August 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1199 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LITTLE BIG MAN

Don’t quit.
Can’t fail.

Little Big Man
Success Hotline
Hall of Fame Caller

Saturday, July 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1198 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Deep within
man
dwell
those
slumbering powers;
powers
that
would astonish
him,
that
he
never dreamed of
possessing,
forces
that
would revolutionize
his life
if aroused
and
put into action.

Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)
Founder
“Success Magazine”

Friday, July 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1197 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT O.A. BATTISTA

The best
eraser
in the
world
is a
good night’s
sleep.

O.A. Battista (1917-1995)
chemist and author

Thursday, July 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1196 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GEOFFREY ABERT

The first
and
most important
thing
about
goals
is
having one.

Geoffrey Abert (1079-1142)
French philosopher priest

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1195 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT “DR. LOVE”

Live nutty.
Just occasionally.
Just once in a while.
And see what happens.
It brightens up the day.

Dr. Leo Buscaglia
professor
author
speaker

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1194 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Luck
is
believing
you’re
lucky.

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)
American playwright

Monday, July 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1193 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ED AGRESTA

Don’t
count
the days,
make
the days
count.

Ed Agresta
America’s #1
motivational speaker

Sunday, July 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1192 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ADLAI STEVENSON

It is not
the years
in your life,
but
the life
in your years
that counts.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
American politician

Saturday, July 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1191 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GENERAL MACARTHUR

Defensive strategy
never
has produced
ultimate victory.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
U.S. Army General

Friday, July 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1190 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HENRY ADAMS

A teacher
affects
eternity.
He
can never
tell
where
his influence
stops.

Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918)
American historian

Thursday, July 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1189 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STORM JAMESON

The only way
to live
is
to accept
each minute
as an
unrepeatable
miracle,
which is
exactly
what it is –
a miracle
and
unrepeatable.

Storm Jameson (1891-1986)
English novelist

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1188 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PETER DRUCKER

The most important thing
in
communication
is
to hear
what isn’t
being said.

Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
“The Man Who Invented Management”

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1187 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT OPRAH

Be thankful
for what
you have –
you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate
on what
you don’t have –
you’ll never have enough.

Oprah Winfrey
media personality
billionaire

Monday, July 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1186 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

Never confuse
a single defeat
with
a final defeat.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
author
“The Great Gatsby”

Sunday, July 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1185 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Feeling gratitude
and not
expressing it
is like
wrapping a present
and not
giving it.

William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
inspirational writer

Saturday, July 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1184 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BENJAMIN DISRAELI

The fool
wonders.
The wise man
asks.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
British Prime Minister

Friday, July 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1183 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Adversity
causes
some men
to break,
others
to break
records.

William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
inspirational writer

Thursday, July 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1182 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARGARET THATCHER

You may
have to
fight a battle
more
than
once
to win it.

Margaret Thatcher
British Prime Minister

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1181 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WALTER ELLIOTT

Perseverance
is not
a long race;
it is
many short races
one
after
another.

Walter Elliott (1842-1928)
Roman Catholic priest

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1180 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOSEPH CAMPBELL

The cave
you
fear to enter
holds
the treasure
you
seek.

Joseph Campbell
author
“The Hero with a Thousand Faces”

Monday, July 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1179 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EINSTEIN

Great spirits
have always
encountered
violent opposition
from
mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
“Time Magazine’s”
Person of the 20th Century

Sunday, July 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1178 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

TAKE
CARE
OF
EACH
OTHER.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
author
“Treasure Island”
“The Strange Case of
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”

Saturday, July 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1177 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANNA FREUD

I was
always looking
outside myself
for
strength
and
confidence,
but
it comes
from within –
it was
there
all the time.

Anna Freud (1895-1982)
founder
child psychoanalysis

Friday, July 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1176 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TED KENNEDY

Have faith
in
yourself
and
in
the future.

Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy (1932-2009)
United States Senator

Thursday, July 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1175 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. VISCOTT

To fail
is
a natural consequence
of trying.
To succeed
takes time
and
prolonged effort
in the face of
unfriendly odds.
To think
it will be
any other way,
no matter
what you do,
is
to invite yourself
to be hurt
and
to limit
your enthusiasm
for trying again.

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

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1174 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JONI MITCHELL

. . . you
don’t know
what
you’ve got
till
it’s gone . . .

Joni Mitchell
from
“Big Yellow Taxi”

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1173 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN IRVING

Good habits
are worth
being
fanatical about.

John Irving
author
“The Cider House Rules”
“The World According to Garp”

Monday, July 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1172 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

I
just try
to
concentrate
on
concentrating.

Martina Navratilova
pro tennis superstar

Sunday, July 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1171 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELBERT HUBBARD

Do your work
with
your whole heart
and
you will succeed -
there’s
so little
competition.

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
author
“A Message to Garcia”

Saturday, July 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1170 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IRVING BERLIN

Composing,
even
such as mine,
I assure you
is
hard work.
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
composer
“White Christmas”
“God Bless America”
“Easter Parade”

Thursday, July 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1169 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ORISON SWETT MARDEN

There is
no medicine
like hope,
no incentive
so great,
and
no tonic
so powerful
as
expectation
of
something
tomorrow.

Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)
American inspirational writer

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1168 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HOWARD RUFF

It wasn’t
raining
when
Noah
build
the Ark.

Howard Ruff
editor
“The Ruff Times”

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1167 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH WILKINSON

We compete,
not so much
against an opponent,
but
against ourselves.
The real test is this:
Did I make
my best effort
on every play?

Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994)
college football coach

Monday, June 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1166 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JEAN NIDETCH

It’s
choice
not
chance
that determines
your destiny.

Jean Nidetch
founder
Weight Watchers

Sunday, June 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1165 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT J.K. ROWLING

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

J.K. Rowling
author
“Harry Potter” series

Saturday, June 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1164 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH WOODEN

Success
is
peace of mind
which
is
a direct result
of self-satisfaction
in knowing
you made the effort
to do your best
to become
the best
that
you are capable
of becoming.

John Wooden (1910-2010)
college basketball’s
greatest coach

Friday, June 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1163 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALBERT EINSTEIN

It’s not
that
I’m smart.
It’s just
that
I stay with
problems
longer.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
theoretical physicist

Thursday, June 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1162 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BOB HOPE

If you
haven’t got
any charity
in
your heart,
you have
the worst kind
of
heart trouble.

Bob Hope (1903-2003)
comedian and movie star

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1161 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SYDNEY HARRIS

The
most important
person
to listen to
is
oneself.
And
our
most important task
is
to develop
an ear
that
can really hear
what
we are saying.

Sydney Harris (1917-1986)
American journalist

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1160 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT RICK MEARS

To finish
first
you
must first
finish!

Rick Mears
race car driver

Monday, June 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1159 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH PARCELLS

You lose
with
potential.

You win
win
performance.

Bill Parcells
Super-Bowl winning
pro football coach

Sunday, June 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1158 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LINDA MAXWELL

Exercise
does not
take
time
out of
your life;
it puts
life
into
your time.

Linda Maxwell
poet and educator

Saturday, June 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1157 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NORMAN VINCENT PEALE

The trouble
with most
of us
is that
we would
rather
be ruined
by praise
than saved
by criticism.

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
author
“The Power of Positive Thinking”

Friday, June 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1156 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EUGENE SWEARINGEN

The way
to get
to the top
is
to get
off
your bottom!

Dr. Eugene Swearingen
businessman and
college administrator

Thursday, June 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1155 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KNUTE ROCKNE

When
the going
gets tough –
that's when
we like it!

Knute Rockne (1888-1931)
college football
greatest coach

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1154 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHET ATKINS

Everything
I’ve ever done
was
out of
fear of
being
mediocre.

Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
American country music star

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1153 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT P.T. BARNUM

Without
promotion
something
terrible
happens –
NOTHING!

P.T. Barnum (1810-1891)
American showman

Monday, June 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1152 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALEX KARRAS

Toughness
is in
the
soul and spirit,
not in
the
muscles.

Alex Karras
football player
and actor

Sunday, June 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1151 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DEAN KAMENS

Most
of the time
you will fail,
but
you will also
occasionally
succeed.
Those
occasional
successes
make
all the
hard work
and
sacrifice
worthwhile.

Dean Kamen
inventor
the Segway

Saturday, June 12, 2010

MESSAGER #1150 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MIKE MURDOCK

You will
never change
your life
until
you change
something
you do daily.

Mike Murdock
American evangelist

Friday, June 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1149 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHARLES C. NOBLE

You must have
long-rang
goals
to keep you
from being
frustrated
by
short-term
failures.

Charles C. Noble
member of New York State Assembly
(circa 1849)

Thursday, June 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1148 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WILLIAM DANFORTH

One
of life’s
great rules
is this:
the more
you give -
the more
you get.

William H. Danforth (1870-1956)
founder
Ralston Purina Company

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1147 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK

Hating people
is like
burning down
your own house
to get rid of
a rat.

Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969)
American clergyman

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1146 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH DITKA

I don’t think
anything
is
unrealistic
if
you believe
you can
do it.

Mike Ditka
NFL player and coach

Monday, June 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1145 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LEE IACOCCA

Any supervisor
worth
his salt
would rather
deal with people
who attempt
too much
than
with those
who try
too little.

Lee Iacocca
I.A.C.O.C.C.A. =
I
Am
Chairman
Of
Chrysler
Corporation
Of
America

Sunday, June 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1144 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT RUTH GORDON

To be
somebody
you must
last.

Ruth Gordon (1896-1985)
Maude in
“Harold and Maude”
(my favorite movie)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1143 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KAREN GOLDMAN

Risk
the fall
in order
to fly.

Karen Goldman
author
“Angel Voices”

Friday, June 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1142 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IVERN BALL (#2)

Most of us
can read
the writing
on
the wall;
we just
assume
it’s addressed
to
another person.

Ivern Ball
writer

Thursday, June 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1141 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IVERN BALL (#1)

Knowledge
is power,
but
enthusiasm
pulls the switch.

Ivern Ball
writer

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1140 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE

I
maintain
my edge
by
staying a student –
you
always
have
something to learn.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee
three-time Olympic gold medalist
track and field

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1139 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TOM BROKAW

It’s
easy
to make
a buck.
It’s a lot
tougher
to make
a difference.

Tom Brokaw
TV newscaster

Monday, May 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1138 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Never
confuse
movement
with
action.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
author
“The Old Man and the Sea”

Sunday, May 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1137 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WINSTON CHURCHILL (#3)

You have
enemies?
Good.
That means
you’ve
stood up
for
something,
sometime
in your life.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British prime minister

Saturday, May 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1136 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WINSTON CHURCHILL (#2)

I have
nothing
to offer
but
blood,
toil,
tears,
and
sweat.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British statesman

Friday, May 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1135 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WINSTON CHURCHILL (#1)

If you’re
going though
hell —
keep going.

Winton Churchill (1874-1965)
British hero
World War II

Thursday, May 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1134 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. ASHLEY MONTAGU

I want
to die
young
at a
ripe
old age.

Ashley Montagu, Ph.D. (1905-1999)
internationally renowned
anthropologist

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1133 - HOW TO BE THR NEXT DR. ABRAHAM MASLOW (#4)

You will
either
step forward
into
growth
or
you will
step backward
into safety.

Abraham Maslow, Ph.D. (1908-1970)
founder
field of humanistic psychology

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1132 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. ABRAHAM MASLOW (#3)

The story
of
the human race
is
the story
of
men and women
selling themselves short!

Abraham Maslow, Ph.D. (1908-1970)
genius

Monday, May 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1131 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. ABRAHAM MASLOW (#2)

If you plan
on being
anything less
than
you are capable
of being -
you will probably
be unhappy
all the days
of your life.

Abraham Maslow, Ph.D. (1908-1970)
psychologist

Sunday, May 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1130 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. ABRAHAM MASLOW (#1)

The great lesson...
is that
the sacred
is
in
the ordinary,
that
it is
to be found
in one’s daily life
in one’s neighbors,
friends,
and
family,
in one’s back yard.

Abraham Maslow, Ph.D. (1908-1970)
originator
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Saturday, May 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1129 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WAYNE GRETZKY

The
highest
compliment
you
can pay
me
is
to say
that
I
work hard
every day
and
that
I
never
dog it.

Wayne Gretzky
greatest
hockey player
ever

Friday, May 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1128 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TRUMAN CAPOTE

Failure
is the
condiment
that gives
success
its flavor.

Truman Capote (1924-1984)
author
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

Thursday, May 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1127 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DARREN VENTRE

The only
problem
with
your potential
is
your failure
to
use it.

Darren Ventre
motivational speaker

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1126 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SOPHIA LOREN

After all these years,
I am still involved
in
the process
of
self discovery.
It’s better
to
explore life
and
make mistakes
than
to
play it safe.
Mistakes
are part
of
the dues
one pays
for
a full life.

Sophia Loren
Italian actor

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1125 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TEDDY ROOSEVELT

It is
impossible
to win
the great prizes
of life
without
running risks.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
26th U.S. president

Monday, May 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1124 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JILL JEFFREY

I couldn’t
out-height
them
so
I had to
out-hustle
them.

Jill Jeffrey
five-foot tall
pro basketball player

Sunday, May 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1123 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT RITA MAE BROWN

Good judgment
comes from
experience,
and
experience
comes from
bad judgment.

Rita Mae Brown
author
“Rubyfruit Jungle”

Saturday, May 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1122 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT FLIP WILSON

You can’t expect
to hit
the jackpot
if
you don’t
put
a few nickels
in the machine.

Flip Wilson (1933-1998)
comedian

Friday, May 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1121- HOW TO BE A GREAT ATHLETE

Average athlete:
Feels good,
plays good.
Feels bad,
plays bad.

Good athlete:
Feels good,
plays good.
Feels bad,
plays good.

Great athlete:
Feels good,
plays great.
Feels bad,
plays great.

Rob Gilbert
creator
Success Hotline
(973) 743-4690

Thursday, May 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1120 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT HENRY DUMAS

It’s time
to make
the time.

Henry Dumas (1934-1968)
American writer and poet

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1119 - HOW TO REALLY BE THE NEXT GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

I’ve
been
absolutely terrified
every moment
of my life –
and
I’ve
never
let it
keep me
from doing
a single thing
I wanted
to do.

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
American artist

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1118 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

The days
you work
are
the best days.

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
American artist

Monday, May 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1117 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELLA FITZGERALD

It isn’t
where
you came from;
it’s
where
you’re going to
that counts.

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
“The First Lady of Song”

Sunday, May 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1116 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MADELINE L’ENGLE

The great thing
about
getting older
is
that
you don’t lose
all
the other ages
you’ve been.

Madeline L’Engle (1918-2007)
writer

Saturday, May 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1115 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KATHERINE WHILEHAEN

The best
career advice
to give
the young
is:
Find out
what
you
like doing best
and
get someone
to pay
you
for doing it.

Katherine Whilehaen
writer

Friday, May 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1114 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NAPOLEON HILL

Create
a definite plan
for
carrying out
your desire,
and
begin
at once,
whether
you’re ready
or
not,
to put
it
into action.

Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
author
“Think and Grow Rich”

Thursday, May 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1113 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KURT VONNEGUT

We are
what we pretend
to be,
so
we must be
careful
about
what we pretend
to be.

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)
American novelist

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1112 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN CLEESE

If
I can get
you
to laugh
with me,
you
like me
better,
which makes
you
more open
to
my ideas.

John Cleese
English actor
& comedian

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1111- HOW TO BE THE NEXT GREAT PLAYWRIGHT

Work
is
more fun
than
fun.
Noel Coward (1899-1973)
English playwright

Monday, May 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1110 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SYLVESTER STALLONE

I am not
the smartest
or
most talented
person
in the world,
but
I succeeded
because
I keep
going,
and going,
and going.

Sylvester Stallone
American actor

Sunday, May 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1109 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROBIN WILLIAMS

There are
no rules.
Just
follow
your heart.

Robin Williams
American entertainer

Saturday, May 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1108 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NEIL SIMON

There is
no such thing
as a
sure thing.
That’s why
they call it
gambling.

Neil Simon
American playwright

Friday, April 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1107 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DAVID VISCOTT

If your life
is
ever going
to get better,
you’ll
have to
take risks.
There
is
simply no way
you
can grow
without
taking chances.

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

Thursday, April 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1106 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALDOUS HUXLEY

Facts
do not
cease
to exist
because
they are
ignored.

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)
English writer

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1105 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT H. JACKSON BROWN

Learn to listen.
Opportunity
sometimes
knocks
very softly.

H. Jackson Brown
writer

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1104 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT VINCE LOMBARDI

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

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)
pro football coach

Monday, April 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1103 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KNUTE ROCKNE

Courage
means
being afraid
to do
something,
but
still
doing it.

Knute Rockne (1888-1931)
head football coach
University of Notre Dame

Sunday, April 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1102 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELVIS

When
things
go wrong,
don’t go
with
them.

Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
entertainer

Saturday, April 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1101 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALLAN K. CHALMERS

They say
a person needs
just three things
to be
truly happy
in this world.
Somone to love,
something to do,
and
something to hope for.

Allan K. Chalmers, D.D.(1897-1972)
minister and educator

Friday, April 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1100 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MILDRED BARTHEL

Happiness
is
a conscious choice,
not
an automatic response.

Mildred Barthel
poet

Thursday, April 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1099 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANATOLE FRANCE

If
50 million people
say
a foolish thing,
it is
still
a foolish thing.

Anatole France (1844-1924)
Nobel Prize winner
Literature

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1098 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IAN THORPE

I am not going
to allow myself
not to perform well
just because
I don’t feel well.
I am bulletproof
to the extent that
a lot of things
can be thrown at me,
but it’s about
how much
I am prepared
to let them
affect me.

Ian Thorpe
Five-time Olympic
gold medalist
swimming

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1097 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH LANDRY

Leadership
is
a matter
of
having people
look at you
and
gain confidence
in
seeing how
you react.

Tom Landry (1924-2000)
pro football coach

Monday, April 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1096 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GEORGE ALLEN

People of mediocre ability
sometimes achieve
outstanding success
because they don't know
when to quit.
Most people
succeed because
they are
determined to.

George Allen (1918–1990)
American Football Coach
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Sunday, April 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1095 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ARTHUR ASHE

True heroism
is remarkably sober,
very undramatic.
It is not the urge
to surpass all others
at whatever cost,
but the urge
to serve others,
at whatever cost.

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Arthur Ashe Foundation Founder

Saturday, April 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1094 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MICHELANGELO

If people
knew
how hard
I have had to work
to gain
my mastery,
it wouldn’t seem
wonderful
at all.

Michangelo di Lodovico Buonarrotu Simoni (1475-1564)
Italian artist
poet
architect
genius

Friday, April 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1093 - HOW TO DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE

Anything
I’ve ever done
that was
ultimately
worthwhile . . .
initially
scared me
to death.

Betty Bender
professional speaker
author

Thursday, April 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1092 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ART TUROCK

What is it
going to be –
reasons
or
results?

Art Turock
professional speaker

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1091 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CLINT EASTWOOD

If you want
a guarantee –
buy a toaster!

Clint Eastwood
actor


Thanks, Gary Pritchard!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1090 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALBERT SCHWEITZER

Success
is NOT
the key to happiness.
Happiness
IS
the key to success.
If
you love
what
you are doing,
you will be
successful.

Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
organist,
physician,
philosopher,
humanitarian


Thanks, Gary Pritchard!

Monday, April 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1089 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMERSON

Whatever course
you
decide upon,
there is
always
someone
to tell you
that
you
are wrong.
There are
always
difficulties
arising
which
tempt
you
to believe
that
your critics
are right.
To map out
a course of action
and
follow it
to an end
requires courage.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
American philosopher and writer

Sunday, April 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1088 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MOTHER TERESA

Kind words
can be short
and
easy to speak,
but
their echoes
are
truly endless.

Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Albanian Catholic nun

Saturday, April 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1087 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THEODOR REIK

It is
always
possible
to approach
a goal
by
a detour.

Dr. Theodor Reik (1888-1969)
American psychologist

Friday, April 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1086 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MOTHER TERESA

Peace
begins
with
a
smile.

Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Albanian Catholic nun


Thanks, Hemmel!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1085 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THOREAU

Kindness
is the
only investment
that
never fails.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
American author, poet,
naturalist, and activist

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1084 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ALDOUS HUXLEY

Experience
is not
what
happens
to you;
it is
what
you do
with what
happens
to you.

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)
English writer

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1083 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT A. A. MILNE

If
you live
to be
a hundred,
I want
to live
to be
a hundred
minus one day
so
I never have
to live
without you.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956)
author
“Winnie-the-Pooh”

Monday, April 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1082 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BILL PARCELLS

Blame no one.
Expect nothing
Do something.

Bill Parcells
Super Bowl winning
football coach


Thank you, Coach Darren Ventre!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1081 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHUCK YEAGER

You don’t
concentrate
on risks.
You
concentrate
on results.
No risk
is
too great
to prevent
the necessary job
from
getting done.

General Chuck Yeager
first to fly
faster than sound

Saturday, April 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1080 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARTIN LUTHER KING

The
ultimate measure
of a man
is not
where
he stands
in moments of
comfort,
but
where
he stands
in times of
challenge and controversy.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
civil rights activist

Friday, April 2, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1078 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BENJAMIN BARBER

I don’t divide
the world
into
the weak
and
the strong
or
the success
and
the failures . . .
I divide
the world
into
the learners
and
the non-learners.

Benjamin Barber, Ph.D.
American political theorist
author

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1077 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TOM PETERS

There are
no “moderates”
in the
history books.

Tom Peters
business expert
author & speaker

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1076 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN DeFOREST

It’s not
the
great temptations
that
ruin us;
it’s
the
little ones.

John De Forest (1826-1906)
Civil War soldier
author

Monday, March 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1075 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JULIA CHILD

Find something
you’re
passionate about.

Julia Child (1912-2004)
chef & TV personality

Sunday, March 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1074 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PEGGY FLEMING

The first thing
is
to love
your sport.
Never
do it
to please
someone else.
It
has to be
yours.

Peggy Fleming
Olympic gold medalist
figure skating

Saturday, March 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1073 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GAIL SHEEHY

Growth
demands
a
temporary surrender
of
security.

Gail Sheehy
writer

Friday, March 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1072 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT NAPOLEON HILL

Most misfortunes
are
the results
of
misused time.

Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
author
Think and Grow Rich

Thursday, March 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1071 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MARY LOU RETTON

There’s
a desire
in
me
that makes
me
want
to do
more and more
and
to do it
right.
Each
one of us
has
a fire
in our heart
for something.
It’s our goal
in life
to find it
and
keep it lit.

Mary Lou Retton
Olympic gold medalist
gymnastics

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1070 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DONALD TRUMP

As long as
you’re going to
think
anyway –
you
might as well
think
BIG!

Donald Trump
American business executive

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1069 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JACK DEMPSEY

A champion
is
the one
who
gets up -
even when
he can’t!

Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
world heavyweight
boxing champion

Monday, March 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1068 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LAURENCE J. PETER

In the
game of life,
heredity
deals the hand,
society
makes the rules,
but
you
can still play
your own cards.

Dr. Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990)
Canadian author

Sunday, March 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1067 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CARL LEWIS

If
you go
by
other people’s
opinions
or
predictions,
you’ll just end up
talking yourself
out of something.
If
you’re running
down the track
of life
thinking
that
it’s impossible
to break
life’s records,
those thoughts
have
a funny way
of sinking
into
your feet.

Carl Lewis
nine-time
Olympic gold medalist
track & field

Saturday, March 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1066 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JEFFREY GITOMER

People
don’t like
to be sold,
but
they
love
to buy.

Jeffrey Gitomer
sales trainer extraordinaire

Friday, March 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1065 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STEVEN WRIGHT

Everything
is
within
walking distance
if
you have
the time.

Steven Wright
American comedian

Thursday, March 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1064 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH FOSTER

Practice
being
excited.


Bill Foster
college basketball coach

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1063 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PEARL BUCK

You cannot
make yourself
feel something
you cannot feel,
but
you can
make yourself
do right
in spite of
your feelings.

Pearl Buck (1892-1973)
American writer and missionary

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1062 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

It takes
as
much
energy
to wish
as
it does
to plan.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
First Lady of the United States

Monday, March 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1061 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MIA HAMM

You
may get
skinned knees
and
elbows,
but
it’s
worth it
if
you score
a
spectacular goal.

Mia Hamm
soccer superstar

Sunday, March 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1060 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GANDHI

ACTION
EXPRESSES
PRIORITIES.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1940)
spiritual leader of India

Saturday, March 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1059 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ED AGRESTA

Don’t
count
the days –
make
the days
count.

Ed Agresta
motivational speaker,
author,
coach,
world’s greatest human being

Friday, March 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1058 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

And
in the end,
it’s not
the years
in your life
that count.
It’s
the life
in your years.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
16th U.S. president

Thursday, March 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1057 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GRETA NAGEL

Usefulness
is not
impaired
by
imperfection;
you
can still drink
from
a chipped cup.

Greta K. Nagel, Ph.D.
professor of education

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1056 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THEODOR REIK

It is
always
possible
to approach
a goal
by
a detour.

Dr. Theodor Reik (1888-1969)
American psychologist

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1055 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT IRVING STONE

When
I have trouble
writing,
I step outside
my studio
into the garden
until my mind
clears –
I find weeding
to be
the best therapy
there is
for
writer’s block.

Irving Stone (1874-1965)
American writer

Monday, March 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1054 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Writing
is a
wholetime job:
no professional writer
can afford
only to write
when
he feels like it.

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
English writer

Sunday, March 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1053 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT EISENHOWER

A
bold heart
is
half
the battle.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969)
34th U.S. president

Saturday, March 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1052 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DON GREENE

NO
great performance
ever
came from
holding back.

Don Greene, Ph.D.
performance coach

Friday, March 5, 2010

MESSAGE #1051 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DAVID SARNOFF

Anything
that
the human mind
can conceive
can be produced
ultimately.

David Sarnoff (1891-1971)
founder
National Broadcasting Co.
(NBC)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1050 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHARLIE “TREMENDOUS” JONES

Things
don’t go wrong
and
break your heart
so
you
can become bitter
and
give up.
They
happen
to
break you down
and
build you up
so
you
can be all
that
you
were intended to be.

Charlie “Tremendous” Jones (1927-2008)
American motivational speaker

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

MESSAGE #1049 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KENNETH MILLS

Commitment
is never
an act
of
moderation.

Kenneth G. Mills (1923-2004)
Canadian
metaphysical philosopher
author & speaker

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1048 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WARREN BUFFET

Someone’s
sitting
in the shade
today
because
someone
planted
a tree
a long time ago.

Warren Buffett
one of the world’s
greatest investors

Monday, March 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1047 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SIGMUND FREUD

One day,
in retrospect,
the years of
struggle
will strike you
as
the most beautiful.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
founder of
psychoanalysis

Sunday, February 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1046 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PATTI LaBELLE #2

The
only people
to
get even with
are
those
who
have helped
you.

Patti LaBelle
American entertainer

Saturday, February 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1045 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PATTI LaBELLE

The
only time
you run
out of
chances
is
when
you stop
taking
them.

Patti LaBelle
American entertainer

Friday, February 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1044 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MICHELANGELO

The greatest danger
for
most of us
is not
that
our aim
is too high
and
we miss it,
but
that it is too low
and
we reach it.

Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Italian
painter
sculptor
architect
poet
engineer
genius

Thursday, February 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1043 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Nothing
is
so contagious
as
enthusiasm.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
English poet and philosopher

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1042 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TOM FLEMING

Somewhere
in the world
there is
someone training
when
you are not.
When
you race him,
he will win.

Tom Fleming
world-class
marathon runner
and
coach

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1041 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT STEVE PREFONTAINE

To give
anything
less than
your best
is
to sacrifice
the Gift.

Steve Prefontaine (1851-1975)
American runner

Monday, February 22, 2010

MESSAGE #1040 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMIL ZATOPEK #2

If
one
can stick
to the training
throughout
the many
long years,
then
will power
is
no longer
a problem.
It’s raining?
That doesn’t matter.
I am tired?
That’s beside the point.
It’s simply that
I just have to.

Emil Zatopek
Olympic
gold medalist
5,000 m
10,000 m
marathon

Sunday, February 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1039 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EMIL ZATOPEK

There’s
a great advantage
in training
under
unfavorable conditions.

Emil Zatopek
Olympic
gold medalist
5,000 m
10,000 m
marathon

Saturday, February 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1038 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LINDSEY VONN

I dreamed
about
what
this
would feel like,
but
it is
much better
in
real life.

Lindsey Vonn
Olympic
gold medalist
alpine skiing

Friday, February 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1037 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PICABO STREET

I learned
what
all girls
need to learn:
that
you can fight
to win
and
you should
never
be ashamed
of it.
Don’t let
anything
slow
you
down.

Picabo Street
Olympic
gold medalist
alpine skiing

Thursday, February 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1036 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CHARLIE McCARTHY

Don’t build
me
a watch,
just
tell
me
the time.

Charlie McCarthy
Chief Operating Officer
Tetley USA

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1035 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WAYNE GRETZKY

You miss
100%
of
the shots
you never take.

Wayne Gretzky
greatest
pro hockey player
ever

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1034 -- HOW TO BE THE NEXT VINCE LOMBARDI

It’s not
whether
you get
knocked down.
It’s
whether
you get up
again.

Vince Lombardi
greatest
pro football coach
ever

Monday, February 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1033 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH HOLTZ

You
never
get ahead
of anyone
as long as
you try
to get even
with him.

Lou Holtz
former head
football coach
Notre Dame

Sunday, February 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1032 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT SARAH BERNHARDT

It is
in
spending oneself
that
one
becomes rich.

Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
French actress

Saturday, February 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1031 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT H. JACKSON BROWN

Learn
to
listen.
Opportunity
sometimes
knocks
very
softly.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
writer

Friday, February 12, 2010

MESSAGE #1030 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT EINSTEIN

Imagination
is
more important
than
knowledge.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
genius

Thursday, February 11, 2010

MESSAGE #1029 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GREAT ATHLETE

What
counts
in battle
is what
you do
once the pain
sets in.

John Short
South African coach

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

MESSAGE #1028 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COACH WOODEN

A leader
is interested
in finding
the best way –
not in having
his own way.

John Wooden
greatest
college basketball coach
ever

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

MESSAGE #1027 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT CUS D'AMATO

Fear
is
your best friend
or
you worst enemy.
It’s like fire.
If you can
control it,
it can
cook for you;
it can
heat your house.
If you can’t
control it,
it will burn
everything
around you
and
destroy you.

Cus D’Amato (1908-1985)
American boxing
trainer & manager

Monday, February 8, 2010

MESSAGE #1026 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BILL RODGERS

If you
want to win
a race
you
have to go
a little
berserk.

Bill Rodgers
American champion
long-distance runner

Sunday, February 7, 2010

MESSAGE #1025 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PASTEUR

Chance
favors
only
the
prepared
mind.

Louis Pasteur
French chemist
& microbiologist

Saturday, February 6, 2010

MESSAGE #1024 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT W.C. FIELDS

Horse sense
is a
good judgment
which
keeps
horses
from
betting on
people.

W.C. Fields (1880-1946)
American entertainer

Friday, February 5, 2010

MESSAGE # -1023 -HOW TO BE THE NEXT DR. SHEEHAN

Everyone
is an athlete.
The only difference
is
that
some of us
are
in training,
and
some
are not.

George Sheehan, M.D. (1918-1993)
runner,
writer,
philosopher,
cardiologist

Thursday, February 4, 2010

MESSAGE #1022 - HOW TO BE A WORLD-CLASS CYCLIST

One of the reasons
I ride
is because
it hurts at times.
There’s a certain
discipline and freedom
that comes
when you push yourself
to the limit.
There have been times
when my heart
is about
to jump out
of my chest,
my tongue
is dragging
in my spokes,
and
I’m sucking wind
like a vacuum cleaner.
And just when
every nerve and fiber
screams
you can’t do any more,
somebody jumps
and
you take off after him,
forgetting the pain.
Later when you look
inside yourself,
you see things
a little deeper,
a little wider,
and a little clearer.
You realize
that you can do things
you never thought
you could.
Your dreams get
a little bigger,
your hopes
a little stronger.

Rich Griffith

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

MESSAGE #1020 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MANDIBLE JONES

There are
three ways
to pedal
a bike.
With the legs,
with the lungs,
or
with the heart.

Mandible Jones
writer

Monday, February 1, 2010

MESSAGE #1019 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT RICHARD VIRENQUE

When
you want
to do
something,
you give
yourself
up to it
completely,
and
someone
who doesn’t
want
to do it
as much
won’t go as well
because
they will feel
the pain
more.

Richard Virenque
French pro cyclist

Sunday, January 31, 2010

MESSAGE #1018 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT PAOLO PEZZO

I ride
for
passion.
Cycling
is
too hard
to do
just
for
the money.

Paolo Pezzo
Olympic gold medalist
mountain biking

Saturday, January 30, 2010

MESSAGE #1017 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT AGATHA CHRISTIE

I have sometimes been
wildly,
despairingly,
acutely miserable,
racked with sorrow,
but
through it all,
I still know
quite certainly
that just
to be alive
is a
grand thing.

Agatha Christie (1890-1976)
all-time best-selling writer

Thank you, Lisa Sargese!

Friday, January 29, 2010

MESSAGE #1016 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOHN STEINBECK

It is
a common experience
that
a problem
difficult
at night
is resolved
in the morning
after
the committee
of sleep
has worked on it.

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist

Thank you, Lisa Sargese!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

MESSAGE #1015 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BOB McMURRAY

Acting
professionally
breeds
professionalism.

Bob McMurray
Canadian artist

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

MESSAGE #1014 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ED AGRESTA II

Failure
follows those
who
fail
to
follow through.

Ed Agresta
world’s greatest
motivational speaker

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

MESSAGE #1013 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ED AGRESTA

Don’t
count
the days –
make the days
count.

Ed Agresta
Founder & CEO
Power Thoughts Hotline –
(609) 660-8156

Monday, January 25, 2010

MESSAGE #1012 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT COLETTE

What a
wonderful life
I’ve had.
I only wish
I’d realized
it
sooner.

Colette (1873-1954)
French novelist

Sunday, January 24, 2010

MESSAGE #1011 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JOSEPH ADDISON

The three
grand essentials
to happiness
are
something to do,
something to love,
and
something to hope for.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
English essayist,
poet, & politician

Saturday, January 23, 2010

MESSAGE #1010 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT THOMAS JEFFERSON

Nothing
gives
a person
so much
advantage
over
another
as
to remain
always cool
and
unruffled
under
all circumstances.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
the third president
of the United States

Thursday, January 21, 2010

MESSAGE #1009 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT DAN GABLE

Gold medals
are not
really
made of gold.
They’re made
of
sweat,
determination,
and
a hard-to-find
alloy
called
guts.

Dan Gable
Olympic Gold Medalist
wrestling

Thanks to Tom & Isabel Murphy

MESSAGE #1008 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GENERAL GEORGE PATTON

You
are not beaten
until
you
admit it.

George Patton
U.S. Army officer (1885-1945)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

MESSAGE #1007 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GRACIE ALLEN

Never
place
a period
where
God
has placed
a comma.

Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
American comedienne

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

MESSAGE #1006 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ROSA PARKS

Each person
must live
their
life
as a model
for others.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
African American
civil rights activist

Monday, January 18, 2010

MESSAGE #1005 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT TERAH COX

Let
discipline
come from
a sense of
purpose
rather than
a feeling of
guilt.

Terah Cox
writer and speaker

Sunday, January 17, 2010

MESSAGE #1004 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GANDHI

Action
expresses
priorities.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
spiritual & political leader of India

Saturday, January 16, 2010

MESSAGE #1003 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MOTHER TERESA

If you
judge
people,
you have
no time
to love
them.

Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Albanian Catholic nun

Friday, January 15, 2010

MESSAGE #1002 -- HOW TO BE THE NEXT ANNA QUINDLEN

Once I got
a fortune cookie
that said,
“To remember
is
to understand.”
A good judge
remembers
what it was like
to be
a lawyer.
A good boss
remembers
what it was like
to be
an employee.
A good parent
remembers
what it was like
to be
a child.”

Anna Quindlen
American writer

Thursday, January 14, 2010

MESSAGE #1001 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL

When
I was young,
I admired
clever people.
Now that
I am old,
I admire
thoughtful people.

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)
American rabbi
& leading Jewish theologian

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

MESSAGE #1000 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BARBRA STREISAND

Thank God
there were
a couple of people
in my life
who said,
“Go on,
go on -
you can do it!”

Barbra Streisand
singer,
actress,
film maker

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

MESSAGE #999 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT

It’s a
tough racket.
It can be
pretty heartbreaking,
and
you really have to,
deep down,
have a toughness
to yourself,
or
you’re not going
to be able
to survive
in the theater.

Edward Albee
American playwright

Monday, January 11, 2010

MESSAGE #998 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING

A single
thankful thought
towards heaven
is
the most perfect
of all
prayers.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1881)
German writer & philosopher

Sunday, January 10, 2010

MESSAGE #997 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT MEISTER ECKHART

If
the only prayer
you
ever say
in
your life
is
“Thank you,”
it
will be
enough.

Meister Eckhart (1260-1327)
German theologian,
philosopher,
& mystic

Saturday, January 9, 2010

MESSAGE #996 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT WOODY ALLEN

The talent
for
being happy
is
appreciating
and
liking
what you
have,
instead of
what you
don’t have.

Woody Allen
filmmaker,
comedian,
& writer

Friday, January 8, 2010

MESSAGE #995 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LIONEL HAMPTON

Gratitude
is
when
memory
is stored
in the
heart
and not
in the
mind.

Lionel Hampton (1908-2002)
jazz musician

Thursday, January 7, 2010

MESSAGE #994 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LOUIS L’AMOUR

There
will come
a time
when
you believe
everything
is
finished.
That
will be
the
beginning.

Louis L’Amour (1908-1988)
American author
of western novels

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

MESSAGE #993 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT BRUCE BARTON

The big rewards
come to
those
who travel
the second,
undemanded
mile.

Bruce Barton (1886-1967)
author, advertising executive,
& politician

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

MESSAGE #992 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT JULIE ANDREWS

Perseverance is
failing
19 times
and
succeeding
the 20th!

Julie Andrews
entertainer

Thanks, Sue Brooks

Monday, January 4, 2010

MESSAGE #991 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR

I try
to do
the right thing
at the right time.
They may just be
little things,
but usually
they make
the difference
between
winning and losing.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
highest scorer
in the history of
pro basketball

Sunday, January 3, 2010

MESSAGE #990 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT LUCILLE BALL

One of the things
I learned
the hard way
was that
it doesn’t pay
to get discouraged.
Keeping busy
and
making optimism
a way of life
can restore
your faith
in yourself.

Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
entertainer

Saturday, January 2, 2010

MESSAGE #989 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT KAREN LAMB

A year from
now
you may wish
you had started
today.

Karen Lamb
former First Lady
of Milwaukee

Friday, January 1, 2010

MESSAGE #988 - HOW TO BE THE NEXT OPRAH

Turn
your wounds
into
wisdom.

Oprah Winfrey
TV talk show host
and producer