Monday, July 30, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Less Is More


It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. -- Bruce Lee
We all get caught up in acquiring things and before long they own our time and energy. The key to life is less, but what you have is essential. 

Friday, July 27, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Character Is Important



“A man with no enemies is a man with no character.” Paul Newman
If you never stand up for your truth you won’t have enemies but you also won’t have character or be a person that will add his truth to the world. 

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Create Opportunity


To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. -- Bruce Lee
Don’t wait for things to happen, create opportunity by getting out of your safe place and stirring things up. Go for what you want; take action. 

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Put Your Ideas Into Action


"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - -Unknown
It’s a wonderful reminder that without action nothing happens. You can be a genius, but if your ideas stay in your head, nothing will come of them

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Triumph Over Fear



I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. --
Don’t give in to fear; don’t let it be your leader. Take a step with faith and you’ll gain confidence and reduce your anxiety.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Become Yourself



 “I never change, I simply become more myself.” Joyce Carol Oates
It sounds simple, but being oneself is not an easy task. The world is full of people who will try and mold you to their thoughts and ideas. 

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Let Fear Stop You



“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
When you let fear lead, you protect yourself instead of taking a risk. Overcoming fear can be fun when you do it for a dream.  

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Silence is Golden



"Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. -- —Publilius Syrus
When you listen others think you have more to say than you do. Less is more. 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Do What's In Your Heart



Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” Eleanor Roosevelt
People are rarely satisfied, even when you give them what they want.  So do what’s right for you, then at least someone is happy. 

Monday, July 9, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Learn to Listen


“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens” Jimi Hendrix
I do believe that very few people know how to listen. Everyone is trying to be heard. Hear yourself and learn from others. 

Friday, July 6, 2012

Cofffee Thoughts \ Act Like A Winner



If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. --Zig Ziglar
When act as a winner others treat you as one, and you attract opportunities that wouldn’t be there. 

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Become What You Desire



If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. Zig Ziglar
This is true about everything in life – become what you desire: you want love, give it; you desire abundance be generous. 

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Glory



Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it. -- Mahatma Gandhi
When you concentrate only on the end result, you remove the joy from your life, for your focus is on a moment in the future. Enjoy the challenge and the struggle. 

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Priorities




Action expresses priorities. -- Mahatma Gandhi
The choices you make today will indicate your priorities.  Will you choose to work for what you truly want, or will you choose to escape and have a good time. 

Monday, July 2, 2012

Coffee Thoughts \ Failure & Enthusiasm


Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.-- Winston Churchill
That’s how we get smart, not through our successes but through what doesn’t work. It leaves an indelible impression and it connects us to the details.