The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new. | |
― Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia | |
If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. | |
― Thomas J. Watson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Defeated: So Far (Anyway) |
2021 | Elections Have Consequences |
It’s Cold Way Down There | |
2020 | Fearless Security |
2019 | I Prefer A Neat Single Malt |
2018 | Seeking Finer Fruits |
2017 | Something That Is Absolute |
2016 | Animate And Encourage |
Out Of Time | |
2015 | In Time |
2014 | Robust Interconnectivity |
2013 | What Have We Here? |
2012 | Tributaries And Eddies |
An Honest Politician | |
2011 | Penultimate |
Posts Tagged ‘Success’
Decrease Your Limits To Increase Your Rates
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, Failure, Fear, Limits, Philosophy, Quotes, Success, Thomas J. Watson on January 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Real Price
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dedication, Devotion, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hard Work, Philosophy, Price, Quotes, Success on July 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I know the price of success — dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. | |
— Frank Lloyd Wright | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Truthfully |
Average It Up | |
2020 | Demonstrably Proven To Yield No Benefits |
But When You Must, Stand | |
2019 | Paint-By-Numbers |
2018 | #45: Still Trying To |
Oh, Well… | |
2017 | Two Views Of The Starting Line |
2016 | Never Had It, Never Will (Donald Trump) |
2015 | 20/20 |
2014 | All Of My Best Ideas Come While Walking… |
2013 | Learn To Learn |
2012 | I Remind You |
2011 | Respect And Prestige |
2010 | Living Legends (Willie Nelson) and the Gettysburg Address |
Get Up
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anonymous, Falling Down, Glory, Nelson Mandela, Persistence, Philosophy, Quotes, Rising Up, Success on July 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Success is getting up one more time than you fall down. | |
— Anonymous | |
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. | |
— Nelson Mandela | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Get Vaccinated AND Wear A Mask |
Since She Left | |
2020 | Didn’t I Just Post Yesterday? |
2019 | A Long Slog |
2018 | There Is No God But God |
To The Uncommitted Reader | |
2017 | Not Yet That Well-Organized |
2016 | Probably Whatever Was Sought Yesterday |
2015 | What We Choose To Divide Us |
2014 | Peace With Honor |
2013 | Dangerous Systems |
2012 | Useful Science |
2011 | Say It, But Please Don’t Make Me Listen |
So Why Not Try?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Philosophy, Pleasure, Quotes, Success, Walter Bagehot on June 11, 2022| 2 Comments »
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. | |
— Walter Bagehot | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | One Likely Consequence |
Just A Carousel | |
2020 | Know Love |
2019 | Spoiler Alert |
2018 | Tic-Toc |
2017 | Explaining Working Class Support For Donald |
2016 | Not In My Experience |
2015 | Effort |
2014 | Honest Wants |
2013 | Faith, n. |
2012 | Surprise Me |
2011 | Confused With Truth |
Laying A Sound Foundation
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Fame, Foundation, Goodness, Herbert N. Casson, Philosophy, Quotes, Respect, Success on June 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a sound foundation for success and he will have a worthwhile life. | |
— Herbert N. Casson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Little… |
Bringing Back Memories | |
Think Global – Act Local | |
2020 | Was #IncompenentDonald Born To Be A Diplomat? |
2019 | Have You Planted Lately? |
2018 | Something / Nothing |
2017 | Kindness |
2016 | Dealing With It |
2015 | Too Many Choices! |
2014 | Vini, Vidi, Vici |
2013 | Heroes |
Education, n. | |
2012 | Who I Want To Be |
2011 | Mythic Forgetfulness |
Just Chill Dude…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Attitude, Failure, Frank Zappa, Philosophy, Quotes, Success, The Real Frank Zappa Book on June 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Failure is nothing to get upset about. It’s a fairly normal condition; an inevitability in ninety-nine percent of all human undertakings. Success is rare — that’s why people get so cranked up about it. | |
— Frank Zappa | |
From his book: “The Real Frank Zappa Book“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Don’t Let The Violent Take It From Us |
Scratch Me | |
2020 | Or Frightens Us |
2019 | The Best Gifts |
2018 | Sweep!!! |
We Must Be Living In TRULY Historic Times | |
2017 | The Best? |
2016 | Timely Opinions On “The Donald” |
Even Allowing For Coincidence | |
2015 | First Things First |
2014 | Without The Other |
2013 | Earn This |
Seeking A View | |
2012 | Stumblin’ Along My Way |
We’re Proud Of You, Jr! | |
Union Card | |
Two Philosophies | |
2011 | Simply Unpredictable |
What You Know
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Success on March 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without. | |
― Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | What You Know |
2021 | Some Doctors Are Better Than Others |
Lessons | |
2020 | A Liar As President Corrupts Us |
2019 | Is It Dark And Quiet For You? |
2018 | Undeniable Requirement |
2017 | Orange Corrosion |
2016 | Both Particle And Wave |
2015 | Deep In Debt |
2014 | The Difference |
2013 | My Heart Is Described |
2012 | Keen To Be Alone |
2011 | The Ideal Business… |
2010 | 55 |
Become Daily
Posted in Career, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Excellence, Philosophy, Quotes, Ripples, Robin S. Sharma, Success, Tsunami on November 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Daily ripples of excellence over time become a tsunami of success. | |
— Robin S. Sharma | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Become Daily |
Just Pickin’ | |
2020 | So, You Think You Know The Answer? |
The One You Come Running To | |
2019 | His Promises, OUR Hopes |
2018 | Where I Write |
2017 | At Last, An Honest Philosopher… |
2016 | Fake It ‘Til You Make It |
2015 | Hell Toupée |
2014 | Corrected And Amended |
2013 | Too Few |
2012 | Three Characters |
2011 | Universal Payment |
2010 | Privatizing the TSA? (An old – and long – post, but still relevant!!) |
I Never Could Keep A Secret
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Work, tagged Mark Twain, Philosophy, Quotes, Secrets, Success, Vacation, Vocation on April 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation. | |
— Mark Twain | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Facing The Truth |
2019 | How Much Is Your Education Worth? |
Is America Ready: Mayor Pete – 2020!! | |
2018 | Disruptive Definition |
2017 | A History Of Small Insights |
2016 | Be Uncommon |
2015 | Ooops! |
2014 | What Price Freedom? |
2013 | Remembering Val |
2012 | Good-bye, Val |
Survival Value | |
2011 | Traitors In Our Midst |
Life Ain’t Easy | |
How Many Times
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Failures, Judge, Leadership, Nelson Mandela, Philosophy, Quotes, Success on March 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. | |
— Nelson Mandela | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Putin’s War On Ukraine: Choosing Lies |
2021 | How Many Times |
I’m Breaking My Silence | |
2020 | When Looking Around |
2019 | Except Dying |
2018 | History Will Judge Him Favorably |
2017 | Are You Confused? |
2016 | The Golden Mean |
2015 | To Infinity And Beyond |
2014 | Taken Back |
2013 | Windows Or Doors |
2012 | All Rise |
2011 | Vote Weight |
Thousands
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Character, Encouragement, George Burton Adams, Kind Deed, Philosophy, Quotes, Self-Made Person, Success on January 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ person. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. | |
— George Burton Adams | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Choose Possible |
2021 | Thousands |
Where Did All The Blue Skies Go? | |
2020 | A Profound Source |
2019 | Sad Words |
2018 | Self-Sorted |
2017 | Right |
2016 | At Least One Step |
2015 | Month To Month Rental |
2014 | Professional Beliefs |
2013 | Books Are… |
2012 | True Distinguishing Marks |
2010 | Sub-300 |
Meet Unexpected Success
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Confidence, Dreams, Endeavors, Henry David Thoreau, Imagination, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Success, Time on December 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with the success unexpected in common hours. | |
— Henry David Thoreau | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Most Likely Beast |
Memories To Last A Lifetime | |
2020 | Meet Unexpected Success |
Sweet Love | |
2019 | Curing With Salt |
2018 | A Politician With Skills |
And / Or A Genuine Smile | |
2017 | A Lone, Brave Voice… |
2016 | Job Security |
2015 | For I Have Always Lived Violently |
2014 | We Stand !! (I Stand With George) |
Additional Requirements | |
2013 | In The Present Day |
2012 | Feeling It |
2011 | Stretching Science |
Still On The Obstacle Course?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Booker T. Washington, Philosophy, Quotes, Success on December 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. | |
— Booker T. Washington | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | My Fear Is She Loses This Bet |
Gotta Stay Hungry | |
2020 | Still On The Obstacle Course? |
Thunder | |
2019 | Expecting A December Correction |
2018 | Dominoes II (Update From Last Year’s Post) |
2017 | Dominoes |
2016 | Itchin’ |
2015 | In The Not So Distant Future |
2014 | Sources |
2013 | Three Essentials |
2012 | Just Looking |
2011 | Religious Lessons |
2010 | View From Under The Bus… (A mid-term report card on the Obama Administration. Long, but still worth reading for historical perspective.) |
#45: Or All-Consuming Greed
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, Ambition, Greed, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Philosophy, Quotes, Success on October 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. | |
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Looking Up |
Shiny | |
2020 | #45: Or All-Consuming Greed |
You Could Have Told Me Yourself | |
2019 | Not Personal |
2018 | Preference For Irrationality |
2017 | All At Once |
2016 | One Of My Vices |
2015 | The War Lord |
2014 | Orange October (II) – Giants Win NLDS Game 2 In 18 Innings (2 to 1)!! |
Acknowledging Doubt | |
2013 | Fulfilled Acceptance |
2012 | Error Is Tolerated Here (So Far) |
2011 | In Defense Of Pain |