Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Thought for the Day - Tell Better Stories
"Our stories may or may not conform to the real world. They may or may not inspire us to take hope-filled action to better our lives. They may or may nor take us where we ultimately want to go. But since our destiny follows our stories, it's imperative that we do everything in our power to get our stories right." -- Jim Loeher
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thought for the Day - You Got To Believe
"What if we've had it backwards all this time and it was really supposed to say, "You've got to believe it ... to see it."
-- Most Powerful Life
It starts with a a vision or a belief. Disneyland was just an idea that Disney saw in his mind vividly way before it became a reality. Many years ago I created a vision poster of the life I wanted and at the time I had no clue how I was going to achieve any of it. I was working in the Post Office in New York on the graveyard shift. I had been there 5 too many years. So I believed in a different future in California in the film industry and most of what I put on that poster came in to being. So first dream it, believe it, have faith, take massive action and you will be surprised at what shows up in your life.
-- John Duffy
-- Most Powerful Life
It starts with a a vision or a belief. Disneyland was just an idea that Disney saw in his mind vividly way before it became a reality. Many years ago I created a vision poster of the life I wanted and at the time I had no clue how I was going to achieve any of it. I was working in the Post Office in New York on the graveyard shift. I had been there 5 too many years. So I believed in a different future in California in the film industry and most of what I put on that poster came in to being. So first dream it, believe it, have faith, take massive action and you will be surprised at what shows up in your life.
-- John Duffy
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thought for the Day - Let Go of the Past
"The biggest threat to your future, is the past you won't let go of."
-- Stephen Pierce
It's like the story of a dog that was sitting on a front porch, howling in misery. A stranger approached and asked the owner why the dog was howling. The owner replied that the dog was sitting on a nail.
“Why doesn’t he get off the nail?” asked the stranger.
The owner replied, “I guess it doesn’t hurt enough.”
-- Unknown
Let go of your past, don't deny it learn the lessons from it and move on and create a bright future.
-- John Duffy
-- Stephen Pierce
It's like the story of a dog that was sitting on a front porch, howling in misery. A stranger approached and asked the owner why the dog was howling. The owner replied that the dog was sitting on a nail.
“Why doesn’t he get off the nail?” asked the stranger.
The owner replied, “I guess it doesn’t hurt enough.”
-- Unknown
Let go of your past, don't deny it learn the lessons from it and move on and create a bright future.
-- John Duffy
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thought for the Day - Life Stories Are Powerful Therapeutic Tools
Oliver Sachs (in “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat”) said that he felt that the ‘telling of life stories is perhaps one of the most powerful therapeutic tools available to man.’ (That’s not a direct quote, that’s a remembered quote.
-- Mark Travis
The stories we tell ourselves and the stories we tell others can either empower or disempower you. How you view your life and the stories you make up to make sense of that life can be therapeutic and can help you change your life for the better. Tell better stories to yourself and others. Tell stories where you are the protagonist/hero and are on a hero's journey through life.
-- John Duffy
-- Mark Travis
The stories we tell ourselves and the stories we tell others can either empower or disempower you. How you view your life and the stories you make up to make sense of that life can be therapeutic and can help you change your life for the better. Tell better stories to yourself and others. Tell stories where you are the protagonist/hero and are on a hero's journey through life.
-- John Duffy
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thought for the Day - Give Yourself Reasons Why You Can
"Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can."
-- Unknown
Finding enough powerful reasons to accomplish and achieve something is the path to success. Always find reasons why you can do something not why you can't and the quality of your live will change.
-- John Duffy
-- Unknown
Finding enough powerful reasons to accomplish and achieve something is the path to success. Always find reasons why you can do something not why you can't and the quality of your live will change.
-- John Duffy
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thought for the Day - Create Special Moments
“We do not remember days; we remember moments.”
— Cesare Pavese
"Create a special moment today."
-- Success Magazine
I'm a big believer in creating special moments or magic moments for family, friends and for myself. Life is a collection of these moments we remember. So make it a happen to create special / magic moments in your life.
-- John Duffy
— Cesare Pavese
"Create a special moment today."
-- Success Magazine
I'm a big believer in creating special moments or magic moments for family, friends and for myself. Life is a collection of these moments we remember. So make it a happen to create special / magic moments in your life.
-- John Duffy
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thought for the Day - Leader Leads by Example
"A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not."
-- Author Unknown
Our actions always speak louder than our words. We should embrace being a leader and lead from the front and through our example.
-- John Duffy
-- Author Unknown
Our actions always speak louder than our words. We should embrace being a leader and lead from the front and through our example.
-- John Duffy
Monday, August 22, 2011
Thought for the Day - Character + Commitment + Discipline = Results
"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through."
-- Zig Ziglar
CCD. Yes Character, Commitment and Discipline. Nuff said.
-- John Duffy
-- Zig Ziglar
CCD. Yes Character, Commitment and Discipline. Nuff said.
-- John Duffy
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thought for the Day - Be Coachable
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.”
-- Unknown
In so many field of life it is obvious the role and value of a coach so why not in your life. We all need someone to raise the bar, demand more of us and challenge us to be the best we can be. I have had a few coaches in my life and expect to have more. I've come a long way and I have a long way to go.
-- John Duffy
-- Unknown
In so many field of life it is obvious the role and value of a coach so why not in your life. We all need someone to raise the bar, demand more of us and challenge us to be the best we can be. I have had a few coaches in my life and expect to have more. I've come a long way and I have a long way to go.
-- John Duffy
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thought for the Day - Life is a Miracle
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
--Albert Einstein
Starting with the miracle of life there are so many aspects of life we can appreciate and take as miracles. Whether they are or not is up to you to decide but I prefer to look at life with awe and gratitude. I prefer to not see life as mundane and ho-hum. So I'll stick with seeing the miracles in life.
-- John Duffy
--Albert Einstein
Starting with the miracle of life there are so many aspects of life we can appreciate and take as miracles. Whether they are or not is up to you to decide but I prefer to look at life with awe and gratitude. I prefer to not see life as mundane and ho-hum. So I'll stick with seeing the miracles in life.
-- John Duffy
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Thought for the Day - You Gotta Work
"You can be successful in this business by working half the day. Any 12 hours you choose." -
-Kenneth Cole
You have to work smart but you have to work. Success comes to those that put in the work.
--John Duffy
-Kenneth Cole
You have to work smart but you have to work. Success comes to those that put in the work.
--John Duffy
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Thought for the Day - Be a Master of Change
“Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.”
--Brian Tracy
Life is changing faster than ever in every field. Flexibility is key to surviving and thriving. Don't resist the changes but embrace them and strive to be on the cutting edge.
--John Duffy
--Brian Tracy
Life is changing faster than ever in every field. Flexibility is key to surviving and thriving. Don't resist the changes but embrace them and strive to be on the cutting edge.
--John Duffy
Monday, August 15, 2011
Thought for the Day - When One Door Closes
“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
— Alexander Graham Bell
I couldn't agree more. My life has been one of going through new doors and discovering the opportunities that were in front of me. I am who I am today because I kept searching and exploring for a better way, a better life and I found a lot of what I was looking for but I keep looking for more. So when doors close in your life look for another open door and opportunity, be flexible and open and who knows where life will take you....
-- John Duffy
— Alexander Graham Bell
I couldn't agree more. My life has been one of going through new doors and discovering the opportunities that were in front of me. I am who I am today because I kept searching and exploring for a better way, a better life and I found a lot of what I was looking for but I keep looking for more. So when doors close in your life look for another open door and opportunity, be flexible and open and who knows where life will take you....
-- John Duffy
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thought for the Day - Make Course Corrections
“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
— Napoleon Hill
Sometimes failure can be your best friend. I have made many course corrections in my life and anticipate making many more. Even when you fall on your face you have made some forward progress. So get up, fess up and make adjustments and step forward again and repeat this process as many times as necessary until you arrive at your destination...
-- John Duffy
— Napoleon Hill
Sometimes failure can be your best friend. I have made many course corrections in my life and anticipate making many more. Even when you fall on your face you have made some forward progress. So get up, fess up and make adjustments and step forward again and repeat this process as many times as necessary until you arrive at your destination...
-- John Duffy
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