Thoughts For Today

From the simple dollar blog:

Robert Yates on work and credit
Some of the most amazing things I’ve ever done in my life were ones where no one really cared about who received the compliments or rewards later. So many things in life really come down to people positioning themselves for credit.

It is amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit. – Robert Yates

The best coworker I ever had truly didn’t care whose name appeared on documents or anything else.

Winston Churchill on carrying forth
This one has really inspired me a lot lately.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

The thing that really matters, above all else, is that you keep trying. You keep moving forward, trying to get better at what you do, and making effort to produce something worthwhile.

Benjamin Disraeli on hope and preparation
There is never a reason not to prepare for bad things, even when things are going well.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope the best. – Benjamin Disraeli

Never, ever allow yourself to be blinded by the light.

Henry Adams on teaching
Although this is a great teaching quote, I think it applies to a lot of things.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. – Henry Adams

Whenever you do something that has an impact on someone else’s life, there’s a snowball effect that you never see.

The Tao Te Ching on desire
If you want something, your perspective on things is distorted by your own desire.

The secret waits for eyes unclouded by longing.

The less desire you have, the easier it is to see situations for what they really are.