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Daily Inspiration · 2019
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Daily Inspiration: "...You are likely feeling overcapacitated!"
“The scope of your project might be so overwhelming that you are likely feeling overcapacitated!” I love it when people make up new words that carry a wonderful potential meaning!…
Daily inspiration: "It's not about what you know...."
“It’s not about what you know - it’s about what you do with it!” Knowledge is wonderful - but initiative is even better! Knowledge with a purpose is the idea that you should start…
Daily Inspiration: "When the village is raising an idiot..."
“Look, if the village is raising an idiot, it’s probably a good idea to leave town!” Apparently windmills cause cancer. Oh, and the earth is flat, man didn’t walk on the moon, JFK…
Daily inspiration: "Insurmountable opportunities.....can be beat!"
“Those ‘insurmountable opportunities’ that block your way can always be beat!” My youngest son turns 24 today. How did this happen? Both my sons are remarkable young men, and both…
Daily Inspiration: "You can’t procrastinate your way to the future!"
“You can’t procrastinate your way to the future!” Don’t wait until tomorrow what you should be doing today, because it is going to be here earlier than you think! With that line…
Daily Inspiration: "Leap into the unknown....."
“Leap into the unknown. Ccourage will cushion your landing!” It’s always most difficult to take that first step: but after that, you’ve got momentum on your side! Big, bold…
Daily Inspiration: "Creative Optimism!"
“The art of life is found in painting creative optimism!” I was in Miami last week for a keynote, and while walking along the boardwalk in South Beach, I saw a sign on a new condo…
Daily Inspiration: "There's always time for a redo!"
“If tomorrow starts today, there’s still time to get a redo of what you did yesterday!” Your past need not define your future - there’s always an opportunity for reinvention! Or…
Daily Inspiration: "Failure? It’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy!"
“Failure? It’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy!” If you are on the tee box, looking at river, pond or hazard to cross, and you think about the trouble you are in, guess what…
Daily Inspiration: "Don't just think innovation, think transformation!"
“Don’t just think innovation: think transformation!” On stage yesterday in San Diego for the KalmarOttawa North American Dealer meeting. Thank you Erica for the great photo! What…
Daily Inspiration: Are You Fred, or George?
“Are you Fred or George? Wilma or Jane?” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Your answer probably matters. Are you stuck in the past when the future is hurtling at us with staggering speed?…
Daily Inspiration: “When the unexpected becomes insufferable - you need not suffer in silence!”
“When the unexpected becomes insufferable - you need not suffer in silence!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Sometimes people wake up to a new reality, and the seven stages of grief kick…
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