You can't cross the sea...

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
- Rabindranath Tagore

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.
- Larry King

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
- Dale Carnegie

My basic principle is...

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are cheap; you make them because they're right.
- Theodore Hesburgh

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
- Roy Disney

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
- Dale Carnegie

There are only two thoughts...

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
- Napoleon Bonaparte

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
- Mike Krzyzewski

There are only two thoughts; what you want to create and what you want to eliminate. Make your choice wisely.
- Neil Thornton & Angela Carter, Dale Carnegie Business Coaches

A cloudy day is...

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
- Ann Frank

High expectations are the key to everything.
- Sam Walton

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
- William Arthur Ward

For a change...

I am always doing that which I can not do in order that I may learn how to do it.
-Pablo Picasso

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain

For a change, try Execution rather than Excuses.
-Troy Treleaven, Managing Partner, Dale Carnegie Business Group

On a long journey...

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.
-Buddha

There is a reality beyond your viewpoint that is clear and distinct. See the world as it is, not as you wish it were or "should" be. Instead of trying to sell others on your view, try listening to what others see to get a clearer picture of the reality you are observing. Your actions from this strategy will be specific, focused, and will accelerate your advancement towards your desired objectives.
-Dave Mather, Corporate Specialist

How old would you be...

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
-Satchel Paige

If you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?
-Jeffrey J. Mayer

Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.
-Mark Twain

The world is not about you...

The world is not about you. It is about the impact you have on others. The sooner you learn this lesson, the quicker success will come.
-Neil Thornton, Dale Carnegie Business Coach, Niagara, Ontario

You are the way you are, because that is the way you made up your mind to be.
-John Maxwell

It's not your aptitude but your attitude that will determine your altitude.
-Jesse Jackson

You have it...

Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures - in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer & pilot

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
-Muhammad Ali

You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
-Dale Carnegie

He who has health...

Good friends are good for your health.
- Irwin Sarason

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
- Dale Carnegie

He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.
- Arabian Proverb

People who ask confidently...

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.
-Jack Canfield

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
-Dale Carnegie

You must play boldly to win.

Life is not so much a matter of 'finding' ourselves as it is a matter of making ourselves.
- Alan McGinnis

The ultimate leader is one who is willing to develop people to the point that they eventually surpass him or her in knowledge and ability.
- Fred A. Manske, Jr.

You must play boldly to win.
- Arnold Palmer

If you want to win friends...

We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi

Communication is to a relationship what breathing is to living.
- Virginia Satir

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
- Dale Carnegie

Tips on Coaching Employees

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

Leaders must be determined to focus on their goal and to coach their employees to do the same.

Here are some tips on coaching employees to persevere in the attainment of their goals:

• Build rapport with your employees so that you have a good relationship from the start
• Begin with praise and honest appreciation
• Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly
• Reassure employees and give the other person a fine reputation to live up to

Iron rusts from disuse...

Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
- Leonardo Da Vinci

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.
- Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey, Author

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie

Happiness doesn't depend on...

No one can be great, or good, or happy except through the inward efforts of themselves.
- Frederick W. Robertson

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
- Frank Tibolt

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
-Dale Carnegie

To climb steep hills...

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!
- Barbara Hoffman

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.
- William Shakespeare

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
- Dale Carnegie

If you do not like people generally...

No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
- Napoleon Hill

Keep going, gather good people around you to do what you can't and focus on your gift.
- Anne Beiller, CEO, Auntie Anne's Inc.

If you do not like people generally, there is one simple way of cultivating the characteristic; just look for good traits. You'll be sure to find some.
- Dale Carnegie

Kind words...

Follow your own path, no matter what people say.
- Karl Marx, Philosopher

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
- Mother Teresa

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
- Napoleon Hill

Giving Positive Feedback

“Praise and attention may easily have a profound effect on an individual's entire life.”
- Dale Carnegie

Good professional behavior deserves to receive attention as much as bad behavior does. Both cases provide an opportunity for your company to foster progression. It is unfortunate that people often only take advantage of the latter scenario to better their company. Appealing to one's pride is actually much easier than trying to lead someone to change. People want to be recognized for the good work they've done. Positive feedback and appreciation will foster not only the personal bonds had between you and your coworkers, but between those people and the very work they are there to do. It is then made nearly inevitable that the worker's progressive measures will not only continue, but likely increase in their rate of implementation.

Remember to:

• Offer encouragement
• Reassure people in their progress
• Provide a feeling of victory
• Be enthusiastic
• Be grateful for all effort being put forth.

If you can`t sleep...

It is expressly at those times when we feel needy that we will benefit the most from giving.
- Ruth Ross

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.
- Jonathan Swift

If you can`t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It`s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
- Dale Carnegie