THE START

The start is what stops most people.

Quote by Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his career, Shula is the NFL’s winningest head coach at 347 career victories and 328 regular season victories. 

REFLECTION:

  • What stops you from starting?
  • How can you overcome your resistance to start?
  • Get going!

THE PRESENT

If you are depressed, you are living in the past.  If you are anxious, you are living in the future.  If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

Quote by Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu, also known as Laozi and Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.  (source: Wikipedia)

REFLECTION:

  • Are you depressed?
  • Are you anxious?
  • Are you at peace?
  • How can you live more in the present?

The Pessimist; The Optimist; The Realist

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Quote by William Arthur Ward

William Arthur Ward was an American motivational writer. More than 100 articles, poems and meditations written by Ward were published in such magazines as Reader’s Digest, The Phi Delta Kappan, Science of Mind, and various Christian publications.

REFLECTION:

  • Do you view yourself as a pessimist, optimist or realist?
  • Do you need to adjust any sails?