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