Tag Archives: Success

Thought For the Day: Success Is Found In What You Do For Others

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

“All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” — Danny … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Envy Does Not Create Wealth; Freedom and Character Do

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

“Envy doesn’t create wealth. Freedom and character does. How about we focus less on punishing those who succeed and more on helping those who are not realizing their potential?” —Star Parker        

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Thought For the Day: Success Means To Keep On Going With Enthusiasm

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”  – Winston Churchill Keep the inner fire burning regardless of how many times you need to keep working on accomplishing your goals.  That’s the secret to success.  Failure … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Almost Everything Worthwhile Takes Time

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

“We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?” —John Page (1776) shortly after the Declaration of Independence was signed, … Continue reading →

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Thought of the Day: Have The Courage To Continue

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill There is some question as to if Winston Churchill ever said this.  If he didn’t, it’s quite like something he … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Parents Should Not Make Life Too Easy On Children

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

“Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (28 Aug 1749-1832) Encouragement is one thing. We should help our … Continue reading →

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World Lion Day 2017

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Today is the day to celebrate the king of the jungle.  Sadly, due to poachers and encroachment, there are at best approximately 20,000 lions left in this world of ours.  The goal of this memorialization is to increase awareness of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Strive To Be of Value

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –Albert Einstein

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Thought For the Day: Do Good Anyway

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

“The Paradoxical Commandments People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Neutrality and Respect Depend on Adequate Power

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

“The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.”  – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers No. 11 To read Federalist Papers No. 11 … Continue reading →

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