Motivation for Your Week May 31, 2010

WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week May 31, 2010

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QUOTE of the WEEK:

"One part at a time, one day at a time, we can accomplish any goal we set for ourselves."

Karen Casey

 

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STORY FOR YOUR WEEK

A Little Bit Every Day

By Catherine Pulsifer

 

Recently I had a conversation with a person who has a long-term goal that will take a few years to achieve. The individual seemed overwhelmed with the size of the goal and was getting discouraged. Their focus was on all the things they need to do to reach the goal and their comment to me was, "I just can't do it". It reminded me of the story of the clock that had been running and running:

 

This clock had sat on the mantle for years. And it ran and ran.

 

One day, the clock began to think about how many times it had to tick during the year. It counted up the seconds - it would have to tick 31,536,000 times a year.

 

The clock seemed overwhelmed - "I can't do it, that is just too much." So the clock stopped ticking.

 

Then somebody reminded the clock that it didn't have to tick the 31,536,000 seconds all at one time, but rather one tick at a time.

 

The clock then realized this was okay and started ticking again!

 

When we set our goals, it is good to visualize the end results. But, getting to our goal is doing a little bit every day; not doing it all at once. So the next time you find yourself overwhelmed by your goal, remember the clock and the number of ticks - do a little bit every day and over time you will reach your goal. Believe me, reaching your goal is worth it!

    

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.

Steve Garvey

 

The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

Benjamin Mays

 

In achieving your goals, you may run into roadblocks. Don't let that stop you, go around, over, or under. If you are committed to your goal you will find a way.

Catherine Pulsifer

 

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbour he is making for, no wind is the right wind.

Seneca

 

Do it now. You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.

 Author Unknown

 

In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.

 Arnold H. Glasgow

 

More quotes:

http://www.wow4u.com/achievinggoals/index.html - Quotes about Achieving Goals

http://www.wow4u.com/goals/index.html - Quotes on Goals

 

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Have a great week,

Catherine Pulsifer

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wowmotivation@gmail.com

 

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Motivation for Your Week May 24, 2010

WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week May 24, 2010

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QUOTE of the WEEK:

"Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family."

Barbara Bush

 

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STORY FOR YOUR WEEK

Your Keepers

By Author Unknown

 

I grew up in the fifties with practical parents- a Mother, God love her, who washed aluminium foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it. A Father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.

 

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a housedress, lawn mower in one hand, dishtowel in the other.

 

It was the time for fixing things - a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, reheating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful; waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

 

But then my Mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.

 

Sometimes, what we care about most goes away... never to return.

 

So, while we have it, it's best we love it, and care for it; fix it when it's broken, and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage, old radios, and old cars, children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents, and grandparents.

 

There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special, so keep them close!

 

    

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

MAY  2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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 QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

Before someone's tomorrow has been taken away, cherish those you love, appreciate them today.

Michelle C. Ustaszeski

 

One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

 

Never take anything for granted.

Benjamin Disraeli

 

I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

Elbert Hubbard

 

Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.

Margaret Cousins

 

Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's hand and squeeze it... while there is still time.

Dale Dauten

 

We do not care of what we have, but we cry when it is lost.

Russian Proverb

 

More quotes:

http://www.wow4u.com/appreciation/index.html            Appreciation Quotes

http://www.wow4u.com/toptenappreciation/index.html    Top Ten Quotes about Appreciation

http://www.wow4u.com/wordsappreciation/index.html    Words of Appreciation

 

 

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Have a great week,

Catherine Pulsifer

Inspirational Words of Wisdom

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wowmotivation@gmail.com

 

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Motivation for Your Week May 17, 2010

WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week May 17, 2010

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 QUOTE of the WEEK:

"The man who does not give up can move mountains."

Ernest Hello

 

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STORY FOR YOUR WEEK

A Mountain Of Dirt

By Byron Pulsifer, ©2010 

 

 

It's always a great idea to keep the front lawn looking tidy and to repair any problems. With this thought in mind, we had delivered a dump truck full of topsoil in order to fill in two large holes created when two old tree stumps were removed.

 

The big, big mound of earth sat there dumped 200 feet away from these holes waiting for me to begin the process. What had started out as a great idea soon soured when I realized that this big, big mound of earth was not going to move itself and seemed overwhelming. All I could see, as I stood beside it with my shovel and wheelbarrow, was a dump truck full of topsoil; a mound of earth that looked more like a mini-mountain than a pile of earth that would be a simple Saturday afternoon chore. Oh my goodness, why did I ever think that this hole filling, lawn repair project, was something I would be able to tackle?

 

After staring at this pile of topsoil for ten minutes wondering whether I should hire someone to do what I just couldn't see myself doing, an old Chinese proverb came to mind, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."  The translation of this proverb to the task at hand immediately became obvious. I needed to take one shovel at a time until a wheelbarrow was full, and then keep filling one wheelbarrow at a time and dumping it until one hole was full then simply repeating the process until both holes were finished.

 

You see, what I had to remind myself was that what might at first appear as an overwhelming task, or something I couldn't see myself doing, would be resolved by simply taking one step at a time, or one action at a time, over and over again.

 

Projects, problems, or one's own need to learn a new job or career skill has the same application.  Every difficult goal that, at first, may be viewed as an insurmountable obstacle can be resolved when you implement a strategy that requires only one-step at a time. Each action taken moves you forward, continuous progress is seen, and the final goal is closer and closer until it is accomplished. 

 

    

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

MAY  2010 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."

John Quincy Adams

 

"My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well."

Yanni

 

"The word impossible is not in my dictionary."

Napolean Bonaparte

 

"By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation."

Edmund Burke

 

"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities:

It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak."

Thomas Carlyle

 

"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears."

Gillian Anderson

 

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

Dale Carnegie

 

More quotes:

http://www.wow4u.com/toptenperseverance/index.html - Top Ten Quotes about Perseverance

http://www.wow4u.com/quotesonperseverance/index.html - Quotes on Perseverance

http://www.wow4u.com/perseverance/index.html - Perseverance Quotes

 

 

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Have a great week,

Catherine Pulsifer

Inspirational Words of Wisdom

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wowmotivation@gmail.com

 

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