"Winning is not everything -- but making the effort to win is."
~Vince Lombardi

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
Love one another and you will be happy. It's as
simple and as difficult as that.
--Michael Leunig
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability
to discover ability in others is the true test.
--Elbert Hubbard
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
--Jim Ryun

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
The Creator has not given you a longing to do
that which you have no ability to do.
--Orison Swett Marden
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity,
no matter how impressive their other talents.
--Andrew Carnegie

"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value."
~Albert Einstein

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
The most important thing a father can do for
his children is to love their mother.
--Theodore M. Hesburgh
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows;
it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
--Booker T. Washington
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself.
Whatever has to be done, it's
always your choice.
--Wayne Dyer

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
--Frank A. Clark
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
They are able because they think they are able.
--Virgil
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither
does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
--Zig Ziglar

The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without it, the car will not run."
~Marcy Blochowiak
No Glass Ceilin

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
All the technology in the world will never replace our need for one another.
Love will always be vital to our survival and well being.
--Mr. Positive, Aka; David Boufford
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually.
One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
--Rita Mae Brown
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION
It is better to sleep on things beforehand
than to lie awake about them afterward.
--Baltasar Gracian

"The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them."
~Harold S. Green
Even Eagles Need a Push


Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

-- Oprah Winfrey

A STORY TO PONDER

In August 1999, my wife, Minnietta, and I vacationed with some friends who live in a remote part of Alaska near Denali Park. One day they took us to visit their neighbor, Jeff King, who lives a few miles away. Jeff is a sled-dog racer who has won the 1,000-mile Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, three times (1993, 1996 and 1998). It was a joy to experience Jeff's love and passion for his seventy huskies and his admiration for their maturity, strength, and courage.

Jeff told us that when he starts the Iditarod race, he starts with sixteen dogs and rotates the lead dog frequently to give all the dogs a chance to lead since every one of them wants to be the lead dog. Eventually, he finds the dog that is the real leader because it is a dog that is energetic and persistent in leading, and that dog becomes the leader of the pack. It is chosen as the leader because it leads; it is able to motivate the other dogs to follow by its own energy and enthusiasm.

Jeff told us that in 1996, the lead dog was a two-and-a-half-year old female named Jenna. That was very unusual since there were only two females in the pack. She was so young, and she was smaller than all the male dogs. But Jeff said with emotion, "She was our leader; when a blizzard came, she didn't give up. She kept barking and running even when the snow was over her head and inspired us all to keep going. Even at her young age, she has the mental maturity of a leader." When Jeff was congratulated for winning the 1998 Iditarod, he lifted up his lead dog and said, "Here is the leader who won the race for us."

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS

The most important thing a father can do for
his children is to love their mother.
--Theodore M. Hesburgh
LEADERSHIP & SUCCESS

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows;
it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
--Booker T. Washington
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself.
Whatever has to be done, it's
always your choice.
--Wayne Dyer