Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The only gift is a portion of thyself.” If you have children you will know this to be very true. The box a gift came in is as much a gift as the box itself and…
Arthur C. Clarke, “The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.” How many times a year do you push through to the impossible? This is a great quote by the…
Chinese Proverb, “Talk does not cook rice.” There is only one way to cook rice. Put water in a pot and boil it. It is the same for everything.
Someone once said, “You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.” The NZ’er who just won the World Plowing Champs would have to agree with this quote. He had to get out there, set his blades…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.” There is no one like…
Leon J. Suenes said, “Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” Have you ever seen someone unhappy to be doing what they are passionate about? Highly unlikely even when…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Every artist was first an amateur.” There are many types of artist. Not just the painter or the sculpter or the designer. There is the lawnmower man, the sandwich maker, and the rubbish man. All of…
Edward Bulwer Lytton said, “To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says, “Leave no stone unturned.”” If you haven’t found what you love to do yet take Lytton’s advice…
There is a Philipino saying, “Life is like a wheel, sometimes you’re at the top, sometimes you’re at the bottom.” Thinking about life like a wheel paints an interesting picture. A old wooden wheel off a cart popped into my…
Bill Tyler wrote, “Whether you are an individual, a sports team, or an organization of any kind, there is truly only one way to grow, and that is to stretch.” Stretching yourself is taking small or large risks that like…
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