NEW BOOK: TREASURE: PERSONAL GUIDE TO AN INSPIRED LIFE
656.
“With fame, I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon.”
Never allow yourself to be lackadaisical in success but always and continuously seek to become a person of great value that you can always impact positively on the lives of others.
657.
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
A similar remark by Ralph Waldo Emerson goes thus, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” For the comfort of those it seems they have failed several times and are yet to achieve anything really worthwhile, perhaps it is worth mentioning that the Wright brothers, who invented the Airplane, failed several times. Thomas Alva Edison, as it was recorded failed over a thousand times. The result of these failure experiences by these great characters and many others like them: life-sustaining inventions. Stay focused and you will eventually win!
658.
“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”
A merry heart does good, like medicine. Doing good with the right intentions will give you a sense inner of fulfillment to have had the privilege to genuinely contribute in a meaningful way to others
659.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
660.
“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable receiving.”
Truly, the lasting benefits of the sense of inner fulfillment that comes from anonymous giving or selfless contribution cannot be overemphasized. Ever considered the inner sense of joy that you feel each night before you close your eyes to sleep and you mentally reflect through your day and how you had successfully brought a moment of joy to someone else. This feeling is elating to say the least and almost indescribable. John Bunyan rightly observed, “You have not lived today until you’ve done something for someone who cannot repay you.”
661.
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
Continuous and Never-ending Improvement (CANI) should be the philosophy of anyone who desires to become more daily. Think about the mustard seed, which is about the smallest of seeds, when planted in the soil, this small seed grows daily and in a few years becomes a giant tree. In the same vein, through a sincere dedication to Continuous and Never-ending Improvement, we too can grow and become a giant, in our chosen fields, in the near future. Never stop learning, since life never stops teaching!
662.
“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
Most people never get to let themselves accept responsibility for the things happening around them. Possibly due to the following reasons:
However, the real truth that we tend to forget is that most of the evils that happen around us create ripple effects that will eventually directly or indirectly affect us, when we look the other way.
Martin Luther King Jnr. admonished, “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
663.
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
664.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, is all about their mindset.
If you foster an image of defeat and failure then that will become your experience but if you develop an image of victory, success, good health, abundance, joy, peace and happiness, then nothing on earth will hold those things from you!
665.
“You want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
People change and things become obsolete. Tie happiness to goals and with each achievement set another goal. Whether it be a goal in repairing a broken relationship or building a company or in reading a book, the benefits of tying happiness to goals cannot be fathomed. It's fulfilling to say the least!
666.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
667.
Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
668.
First they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win.
669.
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
670.
If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.
671.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
672.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.
673.
I don't have a message. My message is my life.
674.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it...always.
675.
I will give you a talisman…
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
676.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world... as in being able to remake ourselves.
677.
"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."
678.
Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.
679.
It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
680.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
681.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
682.
Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large.
683.
If you don't ask, you don't get.
684.
“PAIN IS TEMPORARY. IT MAY LAST A MINUTE OR AN HOUR OR A DAY OR A YEAR. BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL SUBSIDE AND SOMETHING ELSE WILL TAKE ITS PLACE.
IF I QUIT, HOWEVER, IT LASTS FOREVER. THAT SURRENDER, EVEN THE SMALLEST ACT OF GIVING UP STAYS WITH ME. SO WHEN I FEEL LIKE QUITTING, I ASK MYSELF, WHICH WOULD I RATHER LIVE?” – LANCE ARMSTRONG
685.
“HELLO, I PROMISED TO TELL YOU ONE OF MY PERSONAL CREED…!
THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU MUST STAND ALONE. YOU MUST FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH WITHIN YOURSELF TO FOLLOW YOUR OWN DREAMS. YOU MUST BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES. YOU MUST BE CAPABLE OF CHANGING AND REARRANGING YOUR PRIORITIES SO THAT YOUR FINAL GOAL CAN BE ACHIEVED. SOMETIMES FAMILIARITIES AND COMFORT NEED TO BE CHALLENGED. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU MUST TAKE FEW EXTRA CHANCES AND CREATE YOUR
OWN REALITIES
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO AT LEAST TRY TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER. BE CONFIDENT ENOUGH THAT YOU WONT SETTLE FOR A COMPROMISE JUST TO GET BY. APPRECIATE YOURSELF BY ALLOWING YOURSELF THE OPPORTNITIES TO GROW, DEVELOP AND FIND TOUR TURE SENSE OF PURPOSE IN THIS LIFE. DON’T STAND IN SOMEONE ELSE’S SHADOW WHEN IT’S YOUR SUNLIGHT THAT SHOULD LEAD THE WAY.”
686.
I BELIEVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS HAPPENING TO ME TO TODAY!
I BELIEVE IN THE PERSON I WANT TO BECOME!
I AM CAPABLE, I AM STRONG.
I BELIEVE IN GOD AND I BELIEVE IN MYSELF
I AM TURNING MY DREAMS INTO MY PLANS AND
MY PLANS INTO MY REALITY!
687.
ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR MIND, YOU CAN PUT THINGS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!
NEVER LOSE YOUR MIND!
688.
NOTHING JUST HAPPENS!
MY LIFE IS NOT CHATOCIALLY COMFUSED OR DISRUPTLY COMPOSED BUT
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY OCHESTRATED BY A GOD WHO IS A CONDUCTOR ORVER THE AFFAIRS AND EVENTS IN MY LIFE!
WHETHER THINGS GO GOOD OR BAD FROM DAY TO DAY, MY STEPS ARE ORDERED BY
THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! AMEN!
689.
UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS A HOUSE, THE BUILDERS’ WORK IS USELESS. UNLESS THE LORD PROTECTS A CITY, SENTRIES DO NO GOOD. – PSALMS 127:1
690.
LORD HOW YOU HAVE HELPED ME BEFORE! YOU TOOK ME SAFELY FROM MY MOTHER’S WOMB AND BROUGHT ME THROUGH THE YEARS OF INFANCY.
I HAVE DEPENDED ON YOU SINCE BIRTH; YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY GOD. DON’T
LEAVE ME NOW, FOR TROUBLE IS NEAR AND NO ONE ELSE CAN POSSIBLY HELP. – PSALMS 22:9
691.
ANYTHING YOU STRIVE TO KEEP
YOU WILL LOSE!
COMMIT ALL TO GOD!!!
692.
TOUGH TIMES DON’T LAST!
TOUGH PEOPLE LAST!!!
693.
IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH THINKING ABOUT A THING, YOU’LL NEVER GET IT DONE. MAKE AT LEAST ONE DEFINITE MOVE DAILY TOWARD YOUR GOAL. #BELIEVE
694.
YOU CAN’T MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY BY BRINGING MISERY TO OTHER PEOPLE!
695.
YOU CAN LOSE A LOT OF MONEY CHASING AFTER WOMEN. BUT YOU WILL NEVER LOSE WOMEN CHASING MONEY!
696.
ARE YOU LIVING OR ARE YOU EXISTING?!
697.
MONEY DOES NOT CHANGE YOU! IT CHANGES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU!
698.
WHENEVER YOU HAVE INSPIRED THOUGHTS, YOU HAVE TO TRUST IT, YOU HAVE TO ACT ON IT! #THESECRET
699.
HELP ME TO PREFER OBEDIENCE TO MAKING MONEY – PSALMS 119:36
700.
NEVER GIVE UP! GREAT THINGS TAKE TIME!
701.
“YOU ACHIEVE SUCCESS WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING THAT’S YOUR REAL PASSION. SOMETHING THAT FASCINATES YOU NOT SOMETHING JUST FOR MONEY, FAME OR TO SHOW SOMEONE YOU CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING” – ARLETA LEWANDOWSKA
702.
“ONE MAN CANNOT MOVE A MOUNTAIN, INSTEAD THAT MAN CAN MOVE A STONE AND EVENTUALLY THE MOUNTAIN WILL BE GONE” – ANONYMOUS
703.
“THERE IS NOTHING NOBLE IN BEING SUPERIOR TO YOUR FELLOW MAN; TRUE NOBILITY IS BEING SUPERIOR TO YOUR FORMER SELF.” – ERNEST HEMINGWAY
704.
“THE SOONER YOU REALIZE LIFE IS NO COMPETITION THE BETTER. DON’T IMPRESS, JUST BE YOU!” – DR. LOPEZ
705.
NO, I DON’T NEED YOUR SACRIFICES OF FLESH AND BLOOD SAYS THE LORD. WHAT I WANT FROM YOU IS YOUR TRUE THANKS. I WANT YOU TO TRUST ME IN YOUR TIMES OF TROUBLE, SO I CAN RESCUE YOU, AND YOU CAN GIVE ME GLORY. – PSALMS 50:13-15
706.
YES LORD, HELP US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES, FOR MAN’S HELP IS USELESS. WITH GOD’S HELP WE SHALL DO MIGHTY THINGS, FOR HE WILL TRAMPLE DOWN OUR FOES. AMEN! - PSALMS 60:11-12
707.
“SHEER PERSISTENCE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AN FAILURE” – DONALD TRUMP
708.
“I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. PEOPLE CHANGE SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN TO LET GO. THINGS GO WRONG SO THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEM WHEN THEY’RE RIGHT. YOU BELIEVE LIES SO YOU EVENTUALLY LEARN TO TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF. AND SOMETIMES, GOOD THINGS FALL APART SO BETTER THINGS CAN FALL TOGETHER” – MARILYN MONROE
709.
TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS AND RECOGNIZE HOW FEW THEY ARE; HELP US TO SPEND THEM AS WE SHOULD. – PSALMS: 90:12
710.
HE WILL KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE ALL THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM, WHOSE THOUGHTS TURN OFTEN TO THE LORD. TRUST IN THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY ALWAYS, FOR IN THE LORD JEHOVAH IS YOUR EVERLASTING STRENGTH – ISAIAH 26: 3-4
711.
THEY CRIED OUT TO GOD TO HELP THEM AND HE DID FOR THEY TRUSTED IN HIM. – 1 CHRONICLES 5:20
712.
THE LORD SAYS: CURSED IS THE WHO MAN WHO PUTS HIS TRUST IN MORTAL MAN AND TURNS HIS HEART AWAY FROM GOD. – JEREMIAH 17:5
713.
AS A REWARD FOR TRUSTING ME, I WILL PRESERVE YOUR LIFE AND KEEP YOU SAFE. – JEREMIAH 39:18
714.
LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED. YOU ARE TRUSTING GOD, NOW TRUST IN ME. – JOHN 14:1
715.
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD? NEXT YEAR, JUST AS I TOLD YOU, I WILL CERTAINLY SEE TO IT THAT SARAH HAS A SON. – GENESIS 18:14
716.
“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” – Martin Luther King Jnr.
Oftentimes we tend to turn a blind eye to the needs of the people around us, possibly with the reason that we are preoccupied with our own problems and challenges.
Perhaps one thing we need to bear in mind with regards to selfless giving and selfless contribution is that when we reach out to help and support other people, we are setting into motion by virtue of that selfless act, a processional effect that tends to make the person we had helped want to go ahead and help other people.
A famous Nigerian radio personality, the late Chaz B, at the start of his radio show admonishes thus: “If each one can reach one and if each one can teach one, what a much more beautiful world we would have. So show love just because.”
717.
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die” – Buddha
The impact of staying hurt on our soul is so gruesome and devastating that if only we realized the extent of damage we do to ourselves, we will never think twice about freeing ourselves of the cumbersome hurtful pains of the disappointments, we experience from others.
This is often rooted in our rigid rules of what needs to happen before we can get ourselves to feel good.
When we let anger to fester, we are literally imprisoning ourselves from experiencing the abundance of freedom we would otherwise be enjoying while the other person we are angry about is busy enjoying life.
I encourage you to make a decision to forgive freely, because by forgiving freely, we setting ourselves free to enjoy life’s abundance!
718.
“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”
As it is said, “Iron sharpens iron.” You need to be mindful of associating with the naysayers. Those whose sole purpose is corrode you of whatever morale you have left to achieve your goals.
Create and develop relationships with those who help nurture your can-do attitude levels.
These are the dreamers, the doers, the believers, the thinkers and the truly great.
We sometimes go through times when we say, “Things aren’t working out like we want.”
In such situations, you want to have the all-important relationships that will help you in those seemingly ‘dark times’, in order for you to rise again to new levels.
719.
“When you become fearless. Life becomes limitless.”
Nothing paralyzes more than fear! Fear of the unknown has resulted to too many unrealized dreams and dashed goals.
Tom Petty rightly observed, “Most of the things you fear will never happen” so why live your life many years ahead of you, while you sabotage your capacity to enjoy the miracles that presently abound.
720.
“If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King Jnr.
Nothing great was ever achieved by folding the arms, sitting at a place and giving our limited time to worrying about how unfair events and circumstances have been to us.
Worry only keeps you busy doing nothing. So ditch worrying, use whatever that is available to you, where you are and start doing something. Keep moving forward, for it is only in moving forward that you can discover new lands of opportunities.
721.
“When someone tells me ‘No’, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it. It simply means I can’t do it with them. Albert Einstein made a similar remark when he said, “I’m thankful to all those who said no, for it is because of them that I am doing it myself.”
Perhaps it is time we start approaching every ‘No’ that we encounter through a vantage point. Instead of seeing ‘No’ as the end of the road, we can begin seeing it as an opportunity to expand ourselves, dig deeper to find the resources it is that you seek, be it human, financial, or any other kind of material resources it is that you seek. This is because in a literal sense, you have the capacity to do anything and this will only begin to happen once you come to a full understanding of this fact.
722.
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” – Mark Twain
When was the last time you read a book, or a substantial magazine article? Do your daily reading habits center around tweets, Facebook updates?
If you’re one of countless people who don’t make a habit of reading regularly, you might be missing out: reading has a significant number of benefits.
REGULARLY enjoying a good book can make us more satisfied, improve self-esteem and help with sleep problems.
723.
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. – Bryant Mcgill
724.
Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion. – Simon Sinek
725.
You hired them for their strengths. Why focus on their weaknesses?
726.
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, it is to create something that does…
727.
I am thankful for the difficult people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I don’t want to be.
728.
You cannot learn to be an entrepreneur by reading a book. You can only find out by giving it a try. – Alan Sugar
729.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
730.
One day people that didn’t believe in you will tell everyone how they met you. – Johnny Deep.
731.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you. – Jim Rohn
732.
Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them – Carlos Ruis Zafon
733.
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. Eleanor Roosevelt
734.
Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded.
735.
If it is to be, it is up to me.
736.
Your thoughts, words and deeds are painting the world around you. – Jewel Diamond Taylor
737.
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you – John Bunyan
738.
I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy. – Kahil Gibran
739.
We can do no great things – only small things with great love. – Mother Teresa
740.
If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.
741.
Your greatest opportunity for success lies right under your feet, your acres of diamonds. – Russel Conwell
742.
Life… Has knocked me down a few times, it showed me things I never wanted to see, I experienced many sadness and failures… But one thing for sure, I ALWAYS GET UP!
743.
As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. – The Buddha
744.
If you want to feel good; do good.
745.
Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try – Jack Canfield.
746.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. – Alexander Graham Bell
747.
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. – Mother Teresa.
748.
You! Yes, You.. The one reading this. You are beautiful, talented, amazing, and simply the best at being you. Never forget that!
749.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. – Eleanor Roosevelt
750.
Whenever you do not understand what’s happening in your life, just close your eyes, take a deep breath and say: “God I know it is your plan. Just help me through it.”
751.
Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must but take that step.
752.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men and men are great only if they are determined to be so. – Charles De Gaulle
753.
The best effect of fine person is felt after we have left their presence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
754.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
755.
When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters – one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. – John F. Kennedy
756.
Tenacity: The secret sauce to getting through hard times.
757.
The person that you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so you better try to make yourself as interesting as possible. – Unknown
758.
We don’t grow when things are easy: We grow when we face challenges.
759.
I think, therefore I am. – Rene Descartes
760.
Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless – each of us with his or her right upon the earth; Each of us allow’d the eternal purports of the earth; Each of us here as divinely as any is here – Walt Whitman
761.
His supreme agony was the disappearance of certainty, and he flet himself uprooted… Oh! What a frightful thing! The man projectile no longer knowing his road. And recoiling. – Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
762.
Inner happiness is the fuel of success.
763.
You’ve got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself. – Iyanla Vanzant
764.
Blaming is a way to hide from yourself.
765.
Hold the vision, Trust the process – Unknown