Month: September 2020

Thought for today: ‘People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.’ — George Carlin #thoughtfortoday #poeple #thinkaboutyou #dontcare Something for a sunny Sunday. The locus of evaluation, Carl Rogers said: ‘In most statements which make or imply a value judgment, the…

Thought for today: “Someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability. And to help repair tears in her society, to make things a little better through the use of whatever ability she has. To do something, as my colleague David Souter would say, outside myself.…

Thought for today: ‘Every man is sociable until a cow invades his garden’ — Irish Proverb #thoughtfortoday #sociable #cow #garden I like to post a lighter quote on a Friday. This one is for my friend Kevin in Cork. Something for you to think about and interpret on a Friday afternoon.

Thought for today: ‘Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings.’ — John Updike #thoughtfortoday #moment #time #thief “How time flies,” said my client. “I was going to use the summer to do…” For those of a certain age the words “fritter and waste the hours in an…

Thought for today: ‘Just saying yes because you can’t bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.’ — Seth Godin #thoughtfortoday #justsayno #getworkdone #sethgodin It can be the hardest thing to do – saying “no”. We override our inner feeling telling us something is wrong. We end…

Thought for today: ‘In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.’ — John Churton Collins #thoughtfortoday #prosperity #adversity #friends I have had some periods of adversity and I certainly learned who my friends were. Adversity can be a harsh spotlight on our relationships. Yesterday I learned of the death of a…

Thought for today: ‘I’ve learned that if you want people to join in any kind of conservation effort, you have to help them to care with their hearts, not just their heads.’ — Jane Goodall #thoughtfortoday #conservation #hearts #minds I was pondering two reports this weekend. What we are doing to the planet as a…

Thought for today: “How do you do it?” said night. “How do you wake and shine?” “I keep it simple,” said light. “One day at a time.” — Lemn Sissay #thoughtfortoday #night #light #simple As is often the case, I found this online. And as is also often the case it was unattributed, just quoted.…

Thought for today: ‘Because if you’re prepared and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.’ — Mark Cuban #thoughtfortoday #prepared #risk #thereisaway #figureitout Often a client’s fear of something far exceeds the actual something. There…

Thought for today:   ‘I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.’   — Douglas Adams   #thoughtfortoday #deadlines #flyby #douglasadams   Friday, still a favourite day, even with the blurring & blending of lockdown.   A time for a less serious quote.   This one is relevant, having…