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