I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.Quote by Warren BuffetWarren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.REFLECTION:What 7-foot bars have been trying to jump over?Is there a 1-foot bar you can step over?Look around... take a different step.
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.Quote by Thomas MertonThomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion.REFLECTION:Do you measure your self worth by the standards others have set?When you achieve a goal, what is it that you feel inside you?Do you feel disappointed if others don't honor, idolize you and your accomplishmentsDo you do things for the love of doing them or for the acclaim of others?
"Perfect or we're not going"When does this rule apply? It doesn't apply to anyone we've ever hired. It doesn't apply to anything we've ever purchased. It doesn't apply to any project we've sponsored. Or anyone we've ever voted for, dated or befriended either. In fact, it's a great excuse for the things we're afraid to do, or where our inclination is to say no anyway. If you're hoping for inaction, look for perfect.Blog posting by Seth GodinREFLECTION:Is the need for it to be "perfect" preventing you from taking action on something?How can you take a step toward something you want to do accepting possible (probable) imperfection?Release the need for it to be perfect!