naysayers.........................

 

When it comes to you and your dreams, the naysayers have no idea what they are talking about.  And if they haven't done the things you are trying to do, the question you need to ask yourself is: Why should I ever listen to them?

     The answer is, you shouldn't. You should ignore them. Or better yet, hear what they have to say and then use it as motivation. . . .

     You have a choice with the naysayers you face on the road to achieving your goals.  You can ignore them or you can use them, you just can't ever believe them.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

Granny's Rule.......................

 Granny’s Rule, to be specific, is the requirement that children eat their carrots before they get dessert. And the business version requires that executives force themselves daily to first do their unpleasant and necessary tasks before rewarding themselves by proceeding to their pleasant tasks. 

-Charlie Munger

our finest moments................

 

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.

-M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

Motivation..........................

 ..........................................in a crazy world.

refueling......................

 Of all the factors that have been studied, the strongest known force in daily motivation is a sense of progress.  You can't always find motivation by staring harder at the thing that isn't working.  Sometimes you can build momentum by taking a detour to a new destination.  A detour is a route off your main road that you take to refuel.

-Adam Grant, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things