Archive for March, 2010
45 Lessons Of Life! (Part 2 – Lessons 16-30.)
Posted by: | CommentsHere are Lessons 16 thru 30 Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19.. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special. (Haven’t I been saying this for years – Elle)
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple. (Can relate to this one – Elle)
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words – ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
45 Lessons Of Life! (Part 1 – Lessons 1-15!)
Posted by: | CommentsI was going through my old emails today and came across something I thought I would share with you. These 45 lessons of life are pearls of wisdom and should be taken to heart, used, passed on and shared because they are so true. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do (I keep things to inspire me too you know)
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step…..
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone…
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
Check in tomorrow for Lessons 16 thru 30.
Always Do Your Best – motivational quotes!
Posted by: | CommentsI always strive to do my best on any cartoon project I take on. And to remind me of this I have the below cartoon tacked onto my computer where I can see it all day long….
And while on the subject, here’s a few motivational quotes that I dug out…
“God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now” African-American Proverb
“Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.”
“When you reach the top, keep climbing.”
“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end”
Abraham Lincoln
Demand the best from yourself, because others will demand the best from you… Successful people don’t simply give a project hard work. They give it their best work. Win Borden
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey
WORK! Motivational Quote!
Posted by: | Comments“You are never going to get it all done – you just won’t. Rather, you will find order and peace in your workday if you accept it, and then do one more thing. Implement a system that consistently shows you what’s most critical at any moment, what to do after the critical, and where to find everything else when you need to. That system is not hard – it’s quite simple to set up.”
Michael Linenberger
State Of Mediocrity!
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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Artur Ward
“A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.” Mary Kay Ash
Only the mediocre are always at their best. Jean Giraudoux
Success Is Easy? Forget It – You Have to Work HARD!
Posted by: | Comments“If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful.”
Michelangelo
1475-1564, Painter, Sculptor and Architect
CARTOON MOTIVATOR – The 5 P’s!
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Here’s a few of my favourite planning quotes….
50 Things You Didn’t Know About Me – Part 2 No.11-20
Posted by: | Comments11. Napoleon Hill’s Think And Grow Rich was the first ever self improvement book I ever read. And God am I grateful for finding this!
12. I listen to inspiring mp3’s on my iPod while I’m out walking my dog.
13. I work alone – so for company listen to the local radio station Peak FM while I’m working – then change to motivational videos like ‘The Secret’ when I need a gee up. I have loads of self-development books but I now prefer listening instead of reading.
14. I read inspiring quotes and draw quick cartoons to illustrate them. I post them all over the place – on post it notes my computer screen so I can refer to them often.
15. Go to bed every night with a good self-development book and destroy by them by highlighting paragraphs that appeal to me. They’re covered in highlights and cartoon sketches!
16. I wake up in the morning and immediately re-read my goal sheet to set my day off in the right direction.
17. I did a FIRE WALK at a Tony Robbins workshop years ago – it gave me a great sense of belief in myself that I could do anything I put my mind to.
18. I’m currently toying around with either buying a new iPod or going for the latest iPhone.(I’m a Mac – not a PC!)
19. I’ve recently started attending once a month wine tasting evenings – trying to get away from my ‘beer-man’ image.(Although I still enjoy a beer after a work out.)
20. I’m reading up on blogging and have subscribed to a couple of online courses. So hopefully this blog will improve over the coming months!
Correct Your Mistake Instantly! Motivational Quote.
Posted by: | Comments“It is important to acknowledge a mistake instantly, correct it, and learn from it. That literally turns a failure into a success. Success is on the far side of failure.”
T.J. Watson
1874-1956, Founder if IBM
50 Things You Didn’t Know about Me! (Part 1)
Posted by: | Comments50 Things You Didn’t Know about Me! (Numbers 1-10)
- I work all hours drawing motivational cartoons – because I absolutely love what I do! (Verging on a workaholic!)
- I love to keep fit, even at 55 I still play 5-a-side football/soccer once a week and squash 2-3 times a week.
- I have a black Labrador ‘Jet’ that I walk three times a day – he gives me a break from working!
- I’ve drawn a doggy cartoon strip ‘SCRAGGS’ for 15 years – or 105 doggy ones!
- I’m always interested in doing private commissions and corporate ones Well to be honest I’m always interested in any commission, like I said I love what I do.
- I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to draw cartoons for a living.
- I have a wife of nearly 25 years and two daughters Samantha(20) and Steffanie(17)
- I turned freelance back in 1982 – all my friends said I wouldn’t make it as a cartoonist and that I should get a REAL job! (Well I proved them all wrong with shear determination and perseverance – and here I am today to tell the tale.)
- I drive a five year old BMW X3 – had it from new.
- I live in a six bedroom house – four years ago it was a four bed one but I extended over the garage and built two extra rooms to house my cartoon studio.(Used to have a studio in the town centre Chesterfield – but the rent rates and everything else kept going up and up. Stay tuned! More to follow over the next week.
