2013 Today I Learned Quotes

January 2013

How you do anything is how you do everything….
World class entrepreneurs tend to be minimalists. It looks like I need to make a few changes in my life…..
Once again to not look ahead without looking up.
We can’t help everyone, but we can help someone. Who are you going to help today????
The best predictor of the future is the past
We should never mistake activity for achievement.
The person who does things that count do not usually stop to count them.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Complaining, grumbling and fear are contagious, but so are joy, gratefulness and hope. Your choice!
Not let my decisions be decided by my fears.
We should invest/serve the relationship itself rather than serving each other.
God gave you 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one yet to appreciate someone you love?
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
To be truly loving, we may need to give someone what they need the most and deserve the least, regardless of the personal expense to us.
We should not sweat the petty stuff and not pet the sweaty stuff. Ewe……….
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Judge each day not by the harvest I reap, but by the seeds I plant.
It is better to be trusted and respected than to be popular.
A smart person knows what to say and a wise person knows weather or not to say it.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise.
Even the highest tower began from the ground.
“Character” is much easier kept than recovered.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
We do not always get what we want when we want it, but we do get what we need when we need it.
We should wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.

July 2013

We should forget what hurt us, but never forget what it taught us. What did you learn today, please share….
Life becomes easier when we learn to accept the apologies we never get.
The most important people in our lives will be the friends who loved us when we were not very lovable.
Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.
From Anthony Robbins that if we do what we did in the beginning of a relationship, there would not be an end.
Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them…..
Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools and accepted by idiots.
We should not rush anything. When the time is right, it will happen.
How fragile life can be.
How beautifully imperfect I am!!!!!!!
From Ralph Waldo Emerson “Your actions speak so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” via Christine Welch
From Darren Hardy that life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
We should all laugh when we can, apologize when we shouldn’t and let go of the things we cannot change.
Idolatry is to look to something or someone to get what only God can give.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results! ~ Jack Dixon
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse, by John Mason
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
To not tell God I have a big problem, but to tell my problem I have a big God!
Iif you spend too long with the one who treats you like an option, you’ll miss finding the one who treats you like a priority.
God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called.
Out of our vulnerabilities will come our strength.
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyways.

February 2013

Abundance can be attracted or repelled.
Both successful and unsuccessful people don’t like to do difficult and scary things. Successful people just do it anyways.
Money does not buy happiness, but neither does poverty.
To not let what I have to say get in the way of what my audience wants to hear.
Having a book will give one credibility.
Success and prosperity are created in the mind first.
I need to be more dedicated to my mission than my distractions.
We don’t have to be great to get started, but we have to get started to be GREAT!
Knowledge is the new currency….
I should never tell a story without a point and that I should never make a point without a story.
Sometimes God redeems us from our struggles and other times He redeems us through our struggles.
Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.
Life does not give you what you want; it gives you who you are.
If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not you’ll find an excuse.
The true purpose of a goal is not the outcome itself; it is who you become during the journey.
We are immeasurably influenced by the people around us. One cannot run with chickens and then soar with the eagles.
Success is something you attract by the person you become
Too much learning and not enough doing will turn us into a over motivated under achiever.
The best predictor of the future is the past.
We must expand or we will be expendable.

August 2013

From Mark Baltusis that not everyone can be a leader. Some are given authority and are not meant to be leaders.
From Simin Frazer that in order to follow and reach your dreams, you have to be courageous! Thx Simin!!!!
From Albino S. Moreno Jr. that most leaders are respected, but only a few are remembered and missed.
From Sam Napolitano that communicating, sharing & planning a vision of a successful strategy builds enthusiasm & drive to win together!
From Kelly Leckbee that even though you forgive yourself…others may not. You just have to be okay with that.
From Brene Brown that when you feel judged for asking for help, you are by default judging others who you offer help.
Leadership is about intentional influence. What did you learn today?
Good leaders need to celebrate other’s successes even when those successes overshadow their own.
Good leaders empower their team and are respected.
From General Colin Powell that “Leadership is about followership”. What did you learn today?
From Bill Hybels that “Status quo is always a dangerous place to be”.
From Craig Groeschel that, “Don’t just delegate tasks to the next generation. If you delegate tasks, you create followers. Instead delegate authority to create leaders.”
From John Ortberg that “Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.”
From Jim Collins that “An organization is not truly great if it can’t be great without you.”
From Nancy Wells that you can lean on friends, but have to trust in your own inner strength to pick yourself back up.
From Bryan Whisenhunt that even though you are a parent..your kids can still teach you things!
From Kelly Leckbee that you should always go straight to the horse’s mouth. Thanks Kelly!
Mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.
In youth we learn, in age we understand. What did you learn today. Please share with us….
Hope is the only thing stronger than fear!

March 2013

Have an Attitude of Gratitude.
The best vitamin for making friends is: B1
We prove our worth with our actions, not with our mouths.
Worry looks around, sorry looks back, but Faith looks up.
What lies behind and before us is tiny compared to what lies within us.
Being challenged in life is inevitable, but being defeated is optional.
The best exercise for your heart is to lift someone up.
Success comes before work only in the dictionary.
A half-truth is a whole lie.
The only condition for loving is to love without condition.
Aging is inevitable, maturing is optional.
Kindness is rubbing out another’s weakness instead of rubbing them in.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
The smallest act of kindness is greater than the biggest and best intentions.
If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.
Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
“Wages make you a living, but profits will make you a fortune”. Who’s quote is this?
“If you help enough people get what they want, you can have everything you want”. Who’s quote is this?
We are the only problem we will ever have and we are the only solution.
“Formal education gets you a job, but self-education makes you rich”. Who’s quote is this?
The only ones who succeed are those progressively realizing a worthy ideal.

September 2013

God sometimes takes us into troubled waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us.
We should not think too much because we may create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.
No matter how you feel you still need to get up, dress up, show up and never give up!!!
Vision is a picture of the future that ignites passion in others.
From JJ Virgin to remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination. I love her!
From Jeffrey Gitomer ‏that when you say things about yourself it’s bragging; when someone else says it about you it’s proof.
From Gary Spickerman that it’s not about showing up with what you have, but sharing with many what you have.
From Sue Conrad that life is what happens when you’re busy making plans.
I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
NO ONE can love me more than God does!!!
We are loved more than we will ever know by someone who died to know us. Romans 5:8
One small crack does not mean you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and did not fall apart.
If you’ve never lost your mind, you’ve never followed your heart. What has your heart taught you?
Forgiveness doesn’t excuse behavior. It only prevents behavior from destroying your heart.
I was born to be AWESOME, not perfect! You Too!!!!!!!!!!!
From John Lennon that there is nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be. What did you learned today?
From Anthony Robbins that if we do what we did in the beginning of a relationship, there won’t be an end.
Every child is gifted. They just un wrap their packages at different times.
People who shine from within don’t need a spotlight. What have you learned lately???

April 2013

Everyone has the power to change their material or financial status by first changing the nature of their beliefs.
Not to pray for more of this world’s goods and greater blessings but to be worthy of that which I already have.
We are motivated by and respond mostly to the impulses of fear and faith.
Most real failures are due to limitations we set up in our own minds.
We are never quite so near success as when that which we call failure has overtaken us.
Being engaged is much better than just going through the motions.
Clutter is just postponed decisions.
Organized people do with they have to do and disorganized people do what they have to do when they feel like it.
Done is better than perfect.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West
“If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure don’t deserve me at my best.” ― Marilyn Monroe
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”― Dr. Seuss
Our biggest fear should not be that of failure but of succeeding at things that don’t really matter.
From Daymond John that the only thing that costs more than an education, is ignorance.
A smart person knows what to say and a wise person knows whether or not to say it.
Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge, while others just gargle.
Life is 10% of what you make it and 90% of how you take it.

October 2013

If you have time to complain about something then you have time to do something about it.
You can never be overdressed or over educated.
You should never let the things you want make you forget the things that you have.
Our strength comes from Whose we are, not who we are.
The BEST accessory a woman can have is her smile.
Just because someone desires you, does not mean that they value you.
Nothing we confess could make Jesus love us less.
The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything we’ve ever wished for…
If it looks like a duck, and it talks like a duck, and it walks like a duck then it is a duck. Bye bye duck!
I can destroy my enemies by making them my friends.
The less you reveal, the more people can wonder.
Fake people have an image to get to maintain and real people just don’t care.
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. What did you learn today?
Your past has given you the strength and wisdom you have today so celebrate it.
To not waste words on people who deserve our silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.
Enjoy Today!
Life has many ways of testing us. Either by having nothing happened at all or by having everything happen all at once.
What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how life is supposed to be.
The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.
Someday we will meet someone who makes us happy, makes us feel beautiful and stands by us even when we don’t deserve it.
We should never hold on to anything tighter than we are holding onto God.
It’s better to break your own heart by leaving then to enable that person to break your heart every day you’re with them
It may be only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.

May 2013

I should not worry about those who talk behind me back. They are behind me for a reason.
Someone you haven’t even met yet is wondering what it would be like to know someone like you.
Sometimes you win and then sometimes you learn.
We tend to become most like the people we spend the most time with. Choose them carefully!!
Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.
From my friend Josh Hinds that each day is a new canvas upon which you can paint the portrait of the life you wish to live.
The Bible is meant to be bread for everyday use not cake for special occasions.
What we do every day matters more than what we do once in a while.
The World Class operates from objective reality.
The trademark of successful people is that they don’t let excuses deter them.
These last few weeks I learned how much I used to take my health for granted.
Success is not always what you see…

November 2013

Everyone sees what you appear to be but few experience who you really are.
You cannot manage time, but you can manage how you use the time given to you.
If you believe in yourself you know what you want, you’re going to make it happen.
From Doug Festus that the three hardest things to say are I love you, I’m sorry and please help me.
Being able to realize when your worst day was really your best day will bring you freedom!
Both successful & unsuccessful people don’t want to do difficult & scary things. Successful people just do it anyways.
We attract people by the qualities we display and we keep them by the qualities we possess.
How to say no without explaining myself.
The key to failure I trying to please everyone. What did you learn today?
From Cheryl DuLong that A lot of problems in the world would disappear if we talk to each other instead of about each other.
From Marson Maynor-If we want to achieve anything in this world we have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like us
From Marson Maynor that; The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today!
From Simon Sinek that visionaries aren’t always the ones w/the ideas. They R the ones who can clearly communicate their ideas to others.
We sometimes focus on the letter of the law and miss Its Spirit.
Jesus does not love us because we are good. We are good BECAUSE he loves us!
Every trial we face is allowed by God for our ultimate good.
From Bob Burg that only when you can subdue your own emotions are you in a position of true strength and true influence.
From Christine Welch that: “Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil – it has no point.”
Sharing is caring.
Sometimes it is not the mountain that wears you out, it is the pebble in your shoe.

June 2013

There are some people you cannot help because they are just not willing to help themselves.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to triumph over it. Blessings to you and your family Nelson Mandela
To be a warrior, not a worrier.
To be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20
Thursday 20th June Today I learned that failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up.
I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
It is never too late to become what we might have been.
We should not do something permanently stupid just because we are temporarily upset.
From Christine Welch that “Sometimes you have to do what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everyone else”.
From Renee Sly that Love is friendship on fire! LOVE IT!!!!
You don’t need someone to complete you; you just need someone to accept you completely.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
It may not be easy but it will be worth it.
How can I simplify my life so I can more easily listen to the voice of God? (Psalm 46:10)
When we let go of what we are, we become what we might be.
Happiness is where we find it but rarely where we seek it.
He who has the why to live can bear almost any how.
Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

December 2013

Every time you find humor in a difficult situation, you win!
I will never be good enough for some people, but that is their problem.
The devil knows your name but calls you by your sin; God knows your sin and calls you by your name.
To pray more and worry less.
Nothing but to appreciate and enjoy my family and friends today. Merry Christmas Friends!!
No one heals themselves by wounding another. What did you learn today?
When something goes wrong in your life, just yell “Plot Twist” and move on.
A lack of boundaries invites a lack of respect.
As Christians, we don’t get a detour around pain. We get a guided tour through it.
When we can’t see gods hand in our life, trust his heart.
From LaShawnda Sheldon-Flowers that one of the things that can keep you from tomorrow is yesterday.
Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.
From Chuck Schultz that problems are only questions that have not yet been answered.
From Katie Surjan that if you don’t step forward, you will always be in the same place.
From Katie Surjan that if you don’t go after what you want, you will never have it.
From Katie Surjan that if you don’t ask, the answer will always be NO!
From Karen McNabb that if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door..
If you still talk about it you still care about it.
It hurt because it mattered!!!!!
We aren’t called to be like other Christians, we are called to be like Christ!

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