Live Each Day

Remember that somewhere beyond the walls of your job, you have a life. No matter how neutral you feel here and now, you play a vibrant role in a fascinating world. Find other sites to browse. Talk about different things with the people that you see every day. You might even unlock parts of their lives that they never chose to reveal before this. Only through daring and exploration can you begin to make a difference. There's also the matter of self-fulfillment. Do something that's just for you, whether it's constructive or recreational.

Beauty Tips by Audrey Hepburn

The following was written by Audrey Hepburn, who was asked to share beauty tips.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

 Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find them at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

Quote for Today

The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

--Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed

Quote for Today

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming.

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Quote for Today

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Excellence is a daily endeavor

What can you do today that will make the most difference tomorrow? What can you do today that will improve your performance over yesterday?

What can you do today that will have the biggest positive impact on the most people? What can you do today that is above and beyond what's expected of you?

What can you do today that will help you grow? What new things can you learn? What can you do to apply the lessons you've already learned?

Excellence comes not from platitudes and good intentions, but rather from days and moments lived with the sincere and committed effort to be your best.

-- Ralph Marston

Quote for Today

Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.

- James Harvey Robinson

Is it really so bad?

Is there anything you need to do, but don't really want to do? Is there something that could bring success and accomplishment, but you just can't bring yourself to do it?

Why not? Is it really so bad? Or have you just become so accustomed to avoiding it, that you've created a block against it? Habits and attitudes perpetuate themselves. And often we find it necessary to break free.

Chances are, whatever you're avoiding, you've probably done many other things that are just as risky or unpleasant or difficult. It's not the thing itself that's stopping you -- it's you. In fact, some of the actions you take to avoid it, are probably just as uncomfortable as doing it in the first place.

Whatever needs to be done -- do it! Break free of your own limiting attitude. You can handle whatever challenges come your way. Stop holding yourself back, and learn to enjoy the actions that lead to success.

Quote for Today

There is no sensual pleasure in the world comparable to the delight and satisfaction that a good man takes in doing good.
- Tillotson

Thought for the Day

Your dreams are your best guide to the future.

Quote for Today

Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches. - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life.

Quote for Today

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.
- Benjamin Franklin

Free your expectations

What do you expect of yourself? What do you expect of others? In most cases, what you get is very close to what you expect. You'll rarely earn more than you expect to earn. And you'll rarely earn less. Other people will usually deal with you the way you expect them to.

To improve your results, first improve your expectations. When you truly expect to earn more money, you naturally find a way to do so. When you respect others enough to expect the best of them, they'll come through with a stellar performance.

Base your expectations not on what has happened in the past. Rather, let your expectations be guided by what you desire for the future. Set your expectations free of the artificial limits imposed by previous disappointments. You have every reason to expect the very best for the future. When you do, you will most certainly find a way to make it happen.

-- Ralph Marston

Get prepared

There are plenty of great opportunities in this world, and new opportunities come along every day. Making the most of those opportunities requires preparation. Success is not dependent so much on access to opportunity as it is on the amount of preparation that has preceded the opportunity.

Preparation is not usually very exciting. In the short term it can be tedious and uninspiring. Yet is pays off in big ways. When you are prepared, you can make the most of the good times. When you are prepared, you can thrive even in the difficult times.

Tomorrow will come. Are you doing anything today to prepare for it? As the months and years pass by, and they surely will, the preparation you do right now will bring much added value to your life. Do you ever wish you could be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time? With enough preparation, you can surely and reliably put yourself exactly there.

-- Ralph Marston

Quote for Today

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - We must step up the stairs.
- Vance Havner

Choose your consequences

The answers you find will come from the questions you ask. The things you accomplish will result from the efforts you mount. The places you go will depend on the journeys you undertake. The rewards you enjoy
flow from the risks you are willing to accept.

When you control the causes, the effects will be to your liking. What you get from any experience or situation depends primarily on what you put into it. Those who are wise, have made the effort to learn. Those who are wealthy, have made the effort to earn.

Output depends on input. Input depends on you. What you are giving will determine how you are living. You can get whatever you desire by taking the steps that will cause it to happen. Everything you do has a consequence. Use that reality to your advantage. Choose your ideal consequences by carefully choosing your actions.
-- Ralph Marston

Quote for Today

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance
- Oscar Wilde

Value and grow

The things you value are what become valuable in your life. You give value, you create value by your attention, your efforts, your commitment.

Value your work and it becomes more valuable. Value your home and it becomes more valuable. Value your life, your family, your faith, your body, your mind -- and they all become more valuable. Value your ideas and they become more valuable. Value your time and it becomes more valuable. Value your money and it becomes more valuable.

Value is not determined by a price tag. The value of anything is the value you give it. What do you value? What do you want to grow and become abundant in your life? Give yourself to those things that you value and they will certainly flourish.

-- Ralph Marston

Quote for Today

In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.
- Andy Warhol

Obtaining value

For anything worth having, anything of value, there is a price to pay. If there were no price, there would be no value. The price is not arbitrarily imposed on the thing of value. The price is in fact a big part of what gives it the value.

If diamonds were scattered around on the ground everywhere, they would be worth no more than pieces of gravel. The rarity of diamonds, and the resulting price that must be paid to obtain them, are what make them so valuable.

Trying to obtain something of value without paying the price will only lead to frustration and disappointment. Much of the misery in the world today is the result of such misguided quests.

For anything of value, be willing to pay the price. Be grateful and enthusiastic about paying the price. Because without the price to pay, there is nothing of value.

-- Ralph Marston

Quote for Today

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses
of action you should take - choose the bolder.
- W.J. Slim

Quote for Today

If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path.
- Mary Webb

Quote for Today

Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it.
- William Durant, founder of General Motors

Quote for Today

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of other; it is in yourself alone.
- Orison Swett Marden

Quote for the Day

"The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude." Charles Swindoll