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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label John D. Rockefeller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John D. Rockefeller. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Go For The Great


Life is lived in the living.
Set aside convention, caution,
and arbitrary "rules" about how
life is supposed to be lived.
Choose! Explore! Adventure!
Live life to the fullest.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
- John D. Rockefeller

Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch
which I have got a hold of for the moment,
and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible
before handing it on to future generations.
- George Bernard Shaw

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
- The Buddha

Further reading: Life as an Adventure

All That I May Be

Discover New Worlds

Fear of the Unknown
      

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Choose! Explore! Adventure!


Life is lived in the living.
Set aside convention, caution,
and arbitrary "rules" about how
life is supposed to be lived.
Choose! Explore! Adventure!
Live life to the fullest.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch
which I have got a hold of for the moment,
and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible
before handing it on to future generations.
- George Bernard Shaw

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
- John D. Rockefeller

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
- The Buddha


Further reading: All That I May Be

Fear of the Unknown

Life as an Adventure

Discover New Worlds
      

Monday, May 23, 2016

Be Passionate


Nothing is as important as passion.
No matter what you want to do with your life,
be passionate.
- Jon Bon Jovi

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
- John D. Rockefeller

A man can succeed at almost anything
for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
- Charles M. Schwab

Life is action and passion;
it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of the time,
at peril of being judged not to have lived.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Life is unlimited - it expands with the generosity, compassion,
inventiveness, and service that you contribute.
-Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: This Life is Not a Rehearsal

Curious - Adventurous

Think Big, Act Big

Welcome the Unknown
    

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Welcome the Unknown


The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
- Joseph Campbell

We all have a fear of the unknown.
What one does with that fear makes all the difference in the world.
- Lillian Russell

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
- John D. Rockefeller

Mostly, it is human to dislike surprises -
often with great intensity.
Be open to new ways;
sometimes newness just knocks on your door;
welcome it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Ask yourself: How is fear (fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of the unknown, etc.) holding you back in life?

Further reading: Fear of the Unknown

Appreciate the Unexpected

The Power of Courage

Enthusiasm and Passion

Creating Opportunities

An Uncertain World

Thursday, March 15, 2012

A Great Life

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D. Rockefeller 

 The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves. - Bob Proctor 

 To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. - Kofi Annan 

 Further reading: How to Choose Your Life Purpose 


Monday, December 6, 2010

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D. Rockefeller


Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
- John D. Rockefeller

Always do what you are afraid to do.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
- Joseph Campbell

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.
- Eddie Rickenbacker


Is your life "good enough" but not GREAT? What choices can you make TODAY to begin to make your life great?
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