As Napolean Hill said, thoughts are things. And whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve. Why are quotes so popular? Because they teach an entire lesson in just a few short words.
Ain’t nobody got time for that
Phil Dunfee “I’ve got to fix that stair”. Don’t be reminded when you break your ankle. Put it on your to do list and be reminded every day or every day until you fix it. Those long-term to-do’s can nag at you and wear you down until you finally move them to the priority list.
Green Day: my mother says to get a job, but she don’t like the one she’s got.
To me, the saddest line in any song is in Jimmy Buffet’s He Went to Paris: “and 20 more years slipped away.”
There are similar themes in other songs. For instance, in Waylon Jennings’ Amanda: “look in the mirror in total surprise at the hear on my shoulders and the age in my eyes.”
What’s the bottleneck? Give Brian Tracy credit. Maybe use the term roadblock or traffic jam.
If you want something done, give it to a busy person. -Benjamin Franklin
“Never put yourself in a position where you can look back and say “’If only I had a chance to do it over again.’” -Coach Terry Vestal
“You’re connecting dots. Sometimes they’re not connectable.” -Pete Delkus
What you do with your days is what you do with your life. -John Street
Life is just a brief flash of light between two eternity of darkness from Bill Miller
Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
“If you’re bored then you’re boring.”
I’m not as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was
This killing time is killing me
I’ll throw it in the gutter and go buy another – NWA
“All of your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose Love or Hate… I choose Love.” -Johnny Cash
“People should clock in when they leave home, not when they get to work. The commute is not free time.” -Lisa Simpson
