Weekender February 5, 2002
Volume 4, Issue 5
Creativity
Quote: If you want to be creative, don't try to
do something new. Doing something new means
not doing what's been done before, and
that's a negative impulse. Negative impulses
are frustrating. There the opposite of
creativity, and they never yield good ideas
-- not even in business or technology.
Eva Zeisel (1906- ) is a ceramic artist.
Source: "Unit of 1", Fast Company, April 2000
Thought
Quote: Man is made or unmade by himself. In the
armory of thought he forges the weapons
by which he destroys himself. He also
fashions the tools with which he builds
for himself heavenly mansions of joy and
strength and peace.
James Allen (1864 - 1912) was an inspirational writer
Source: As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen
UK
Character
Quote: I've felt that the only way to survive was
with dignity, pride and courage.
Eric Clapton (1945 - ) British rock musician,
singer, and songwriter.
Source: The Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Quotations
compiled by J. M. Cohen
UK
Perspective
Quote: Let today embrace the past with remembrance
and the future with longing.
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American
philosopher, artist, and writer.
Source: A Grateful Heart: Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beatles
compiled by M.J. Ryan
UK
Success
Quote: Only those who dare to fail greatly can
ever achieve greatly.
Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) was an American
politician who served as US Attorney General and
was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
Source: Words for All Occasions
by Glenn van Ekeren
UK
Bonus Reading on Success
by Jan Tincher
Do you wish you felt more confident? Imagine stepping into the room for your big job interview. Are you confident? How about when you make your cold calls? Or when you meet people who challenge you? What happens when you are with authority figures? Wouldn't it be great to have more confidence during all of those times? Well, you can when you build your own power spot! Here's how you do it: Stand up and look at the floor in front of you. Imagine a bright red circle about 24" in diameter right in front of your feet. Now . . . remember a time you were very successful. TIP: If you can't actually remember a time, then imagine or pretend you remember a time. Feel, see, breathe that success . . . and imagine how it feels to be even more successful. Feel, see, breathe THAT success. Now . . . think of a time you were very confident. Feel, see, breathe that confidence . . . and imagine how it feels to be even more confident. Feel, see, breathe THAT confidence. Now . . . think of a time you were very happy. Feel, see, breathe that happiness . . . and imagine how it feels to be even happier. Feel, see, breathe THAT happiness. Now . . . think of each of those three times simultaneously. When you are feeling completely successful, completely confident, completely happy, step into that circle. Feel those feelings again, and enhance them. Now . . . step out of that circle, leaving the feelings there. Now . . . step to the side of that circle and recreate those feelings again. Now . . . step into the circle. Feel those feelings. Now . . . step out of the circle and leave the feelings there. Now . . . sit down and relax. Now . . . stand up and step into the circle. Feel those feelings coming into your body, starting with your feet and working their way up? Doesn't that feel successful? Don't you feel extremely happy? If not, then start all over again and do it until you do. Congratulations! You've just built your own Power Spot! Now . . . imagine standing in your Power Spot just BEFORE you step into the room for your big job interview, just BEFORE you make your cold calls, just BEFORE you get together with people who challenge you, just BEFORE you deal with things that give you stress, just BEFORE you get into feeling depressed, just BEFORE you meet with an authority figure, just BEFORE you go to the grocery store to buy sensible groceries. Feel your Power! Pass it on. Another article you might like is Walk Your Talk.
Thanks for reading!
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