Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Be Stopped

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -- Ayn Rand

Make your own decisions and mistakes. That’s how you get strong.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Love or Understanding?

"Women are made to be loved, not understood." -- Oscar Wilde

When a woman is loved she lets go of being understood. But both are important.

Coffee Thoughts \ Know Where You're Going

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." -- Lewis Carroll

When you're young, you need time to meander through life, to allow your intuition to tell you where to experience your self.

Coffee Thoughts \ Your Eyes and Mouth Reveal You

"One's eyes are what one is; one's mouth is what one becomes." -- John Galsworthy

What you say is how others judge you. Think before you speak.

Coffee Thoughts \ The Art of War

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." -- Sun Tzu Tzy

Knowing how to avoid conflict requires more intelligence that knowing how to pick a fight.

Coffee Thoughts \ Creativity & Mistakes

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." -- Scott Adams

When you create without worry your creations lead you to greater ideas.

Coffee Thoughts \ Encouragement is Important

"Correction does much, but encouragement does more." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Everyone needs to feel accepted to learn.

Coffee Thoughts \ Your Heart Holds the Answers

"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart." -- Rumi

Within you is all the answers you're seeking. Start listening to yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ The Truth is the Light

"We can easily forgive a child that's afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." -- Plato

When you're afraid of the truth you're afraid of the light.

Coffee Thoughts \ A Complete Effort

"Our reward is in the effort and not in the result. A complete effort is a complete victory." -- Mahatma Gandhi

If you give your all, you will have no regrets.

Coffee Thoughts \ Wisdom, Honor or Gain?

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain." -- Plato

Do you know which one you are? Make sure you're not deceiving yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Committed & Flexible

"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." -- Tony Robbins

There are many roads that lead to Rome, why take the most difficult one. If you see a better way change directions.

Coffee Thoughts \ High Energy Is Important

"The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results." -- Tony Robbins

Energy gives you clarity and frees your mind to be creative. Take care of your body and you'll have an advantage.

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Where The Action Is

"You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is." -- Ben Stein

Put yourself in the game. It doesn't matter what position you have, just be a part of the process. When opportunity knocks, you'll be ready to answer.

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Persistent

"If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate you are bound to wake up somebody." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Don't give up just because no one heard you the first time. Life is about timing. If you keep knocking the door will open.

Coffee Thoughts \ Certainty vs. Doubt

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell

You have doubt because you're a seeker and you want the truth. Trust your gut. You don't need others to agree with you to be right.