When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you’ll find a way to get it.

When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you’ll find a way to get it.

You Will Only Go As Far As You Think You Can Go!

You Will Only Go As Far As You Think You Can Go!

Michelangelo and the Flaw Stone

We admire perfection and it is always inspirational to see everything is perfect in life.

Often quick to reject thing which has flaw, we don’t realize that, in working around the flaws, some of the world’s most perfect masterpieces were created.

A massive, solid piece of Carrara marble lying unused in a field for 40 years.

The marble had been abandoned and forgotten.

A large gash scarred its side.

Today, that same piece of marble is visited by millions of people all over the world.

The abandoned and scarred stone was transformed into one of the world’s greatest masterpieces.

In 1501, Michelangelo Buonarroti won a commission from the Florentine elders to work on the flawed block of marble.

Other sculptors assumed the block would break under the strain of the huge gouge in its side.

Yet Michelangelo was able to see behind the ruined surface something that no one else could see.

With chisel and mallet, he worked around the flaw.

Weeks, months and years passed, as the master hammered and sculpted the scarred stone.

Finally, there emerged from under his skillful hands the figure of a man which was said to be so perfect that it lacked only life itself.

After 4 years of painstaking carving, Michelangelo was able to release the beautiful image of “David” from flawed marble.

In doing so, the transformed the block rejected by others into the most striking sculpture in Florence.

David’s eyes are watchful…the veins in his hands and arms reveal his strength…a stone rests in his right hand, his body, seems a reservoir of energy, standing poised for action.

When asked how he accomplished such an incredible transformation, Michelangelo said that David was already in the piece of marble…he merely removed everything that wasn’t David, including the flaw.

In the same way that Michelangelo saw David in a block of stone, then, chiseled away the flaw and the excess until David appeared, envision yourself, your life as you wish it to that image.

In doing so, you will discover that inside every person, even the scarred ones, there is a masterpiece waiting to be brought to life.

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Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to...

"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."

~ Niccolo Machiavelli

Learn to help people with more than just their jobs; help them with their lives.

Learn to help people

with more than

just their jobs;

help them with their lives.

You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to an hour.

You don’t get paid

for the hour.

You get paid for the value you bring to an hour.

Inspire Someone's Dream!

A caring mum would like to stimulate inspiration of her little son’s dream on piano.

She brought her son to attend a concert by the great Paderewski.

Feeling bored waiting at his seat, the little boy left and wandered away.

Seeing a door marked “No Admittance”, he promptly entered.

He found himself on a stage with a grand piano in the center.

His attention was drawn to the beautiful grand piano with its glistering white ivory keys.

Suddenly the curtains parted and a sportlight lit on the piano.

Sitting on the piano stool and reaching for the ivory keys, the little boy started playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

The Audience’s amusement turned to curiosity when the world famous pianist entered the stage.

He quickly walked to the piano and whispered in the boy’s ear:

“Don’t quit.”

“Keep playing.”

“You are not alone.”

Paderewski sat down beside the little boy and put his arm around the boy.

The great pianist began playing a counter medley as he whispered more words of encouragement to the little boy.

The audience was so fascinated that they couldn’t recall what else the great master played.

It only takes just a few moments to inspire someone’s dream – especially someone who looks up to you for encouragement.

The next time you see someone reaching for their dreams, come alongside with them and whisper in their ears:

“Don’t quit.”

“Keep playing.”

“You are not alone.”

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Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Without a sense of urgency,

desire loses its value.

It is not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what happens that makes the difference in how our lives turn out...

It is not what happens

to us, it is what we

choose to do about

what happens that

makes the difference in

how our lives turn out.

Part of success is preparation on purpose

Part of success is preparation on purpose.

The rich invest their money and spend what's left; the average spend their money and invest what's left.

The rich invest their money

and spend what’s left;

the average spend their money

and invest what’s left.

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch

The few who do

are the envy

of the many

who only watch.

If you share a good idea long enough, it will eventually fall on good people

If you share a good idea long enough,

it will eventually fall on good people.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary

If you are not willing to risk the unusual,

you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Champion Never Quit

If you would like to learn and look for inspiration on Persistence and Perseverance, one of the greatest example is Abraham Lincoln, someone who never quit.

"Before success in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do."
~ Napoleon Hill

Due to Abraham Lincoln’s never quit spirit, he became the greatest president in the history of United States…

Abraham Lincoln came from a very poor family.

In 1816, Abraham Lincoln and family were forced out of home.

He had to work extremely hard to support the family.

Thereafter, he failed his business twice and went bankrupt.

From 1832 to 1858, in a period of 26 years, he was defeated 9 times for legislature, Senate of United States and Congress.

Abraham Lincoln could have quit many times after trying for such a long period of time but he didn’t.

Finally, in 1860, he was elected the President of United States.

Abraham Lincoln was a champion because he never gave up.

A Champion is not one who never fails but one never quit…


“The path was worn and slippery,

my foot slipped from under me,

knocking the other out of the way,

but I recovered and said to myself:

It is a slip and not a fall” ~ Abraham Lincoln

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Intelligence Without Ambition Is A Bird Without Wings

"Intelligence without ambition

is a bird without wings."
~ Salvador Dalí

"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world...

"To effectively communicate,

we must realize that we
are all different

in the way

we perceive the world,

and use this understanding

as a guide to

our communication with others."
~ Anthony Robbins

I control my thoughts, so I ensure what I think and feed in my mind is positive and good...

I control my thoughts,

so I ensure what I think

and feed in my mind

is positive and good.

My thoughts do not control me.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

"It's not that

I'm so smart,

it's just that I stay

with problems longer."

~ Albert Einstein

10 Tips For A Better Life

10 Tips For A Better Life...

1. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to ___ today.'

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

4. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

5. Make peace with your past, so, it won't spoil the present.

6. Forgive everyone for everything.

7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

8. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. The best is yet to come.

9. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

10. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: "I am thankful for _____. Today I accomplished _____. "