Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘This defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.’ — Peter F Drucker #thoughtfortoday #entrepreneur #change #exploit #opportunity The number of entrepreneurial clients I work with has risen steadily during the lockdown. Whether coaching or counselling, a recurring theme is…

Thought for today: ‘In fact one thing that I have noticed… is that all of these conspiracy theories depend on the perpetrators being endlessly clever. I think you’ll find the facts also work if you assume everyone is endlessly stupid.’ — Brian E Moore #thoughtfortoday #conspiracy #endlessly #clever #stupid Some of the conspiracy theories I…

Thought for today: ‘Whisky may not cure the common cold, but it fails more agreeably than most other things.’ — Scottish Proverb #thoughtfortoday #whisky #commoncold #failing #agreeably Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. How to combine a proverb, my ancestry and a friday fun quote? This proverb, I believe, solves the problem. My…

Thought for today: ‘Rain does not fall on one roof alone.’ — South African Proverb #thoughtfortoday #rain #roof #youarenotalone #itsnotjustyou Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. A little later than usual today because I have had a very good planning meeting with my partner. Then a very good clinical supervision session with my…

Thought for today: ‘Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.’ — Japanese Proverb #thoughtfortoday #darkness #lighthouse #light #dark Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. I make no secret of my love of Japan and its culture. This proverb is illuminating! Whilst a lighthouse guides ships and warns of danger by its light,…

Thought for today: ‘The same sun that melts the wax hardens the clay’ — Nigerian Proverb #thoughtfortoday #powerofthesun #meltwax #hardenclay #perspective Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. I found this in an article on Nigerian proverbs, many of which I found interesting. This proverb explains that a situation which seems bad may also…

Thought for today: ‘Is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann’ ‘It is a long road that has no turning.’ — Irish Proverb #thoughtfortoday #longroad #noturning #variety #spiceoflife Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. National proverbs are interesting. Some are the same across nations. Some have the same meaning expressed in different ways.…

Thought for today: ‘A fo ben, bid bont.’ ‘He who would be a leader, let him be a bridge.’ — Welsh Proverb #thoughtfortoday #leader #leadership #bridge Continuing my seven day journey through national proverbs. I am reasonably confident that this IS a Welsh proverb. It seems topical and relevant to say be a bridge not…

Thought for today: ‘Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.’ — Swedish Proverb? #thoughtfortoday #worry #shadow #anxiety This quote is almost always cited as a Swedish proverb. My own research suggests it is not, that it is just one of those insightful sayings. I found quite a few doing some research so I’ll…

Thought for today: ‘None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don’t know how to make use of the old ones.’ — Marie Von Ebner-Escenbach #thoughtfortoday #experience #learning #lifelessons Recalling the Terry Pratchett quote about “…wisdom comes from experience and experience comes from a lack of wisdom”. We are in a rush…