Smilingual Thoughts 2/5/2023 FINISH
There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. Defeat doesn’t finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits. One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks. To finish first you must…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 2/4/23 REDIRECT
Reclaim your brain. Focus on what’s right, not what’s wrong. Develop an eye to magnify the good. Lose the critical spirit & redirect your energy into positive determination. It’s so hard when you have to and so easy when you want to. Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. You are…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 2/3/2023 INCHES
If football is a game of inches, so is career success. In the competitive world, you seldom win by a landslide. “A champion is someone who goes so far they can’t go another inch—and then they go that inch.” Nothing good happens fast. Winning in business or in personal life is all about inches: going small d…[Read more]

Smilinual Thoughts 2/1/23 CHANGE & GROWTH
Living without crutches. There comes a time when you must stand alone. Stand up and walk out of your history. The gift of goodbye is knowing when to let go of the wrong ones to let the right ones in. Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged. Without these small tests and bumps, life would…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/30/2023 CREATE YOU
It isn’t the load that breaks us down; it’s the way we carry it. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. Stop looking at life…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/29/2023 MOTIVATION
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. A man who wants something will find a way; a man who does not will find an excuse. There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/27/23 AGAIN AND AGAIN
As a single footstep will not make a path on the Earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. Secret of living a life of…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/26/2023 DOUBTS
Everything that could go wrong, doesn’t. Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truth. When odds are one in a million, be that one. Once you say you are going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life. Let your performance do the thinking. We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/23/2023 BUILD CASTLES
Don’t follow your dreams; chase them. Changes often start as single, simple thoughts. Think big and discover how to make your dreams real. If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be. What we see depends mainly on what we look for. Build castles in the air then put foundations under…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/22/23 BLOOM
Bloom where you are planted; even amidst weeds. Be your best right where you are. The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort & convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge & controversy. Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/21/2023 PRAISE LOUDLY
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far. When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high. Then what flatterers say, try to make true. Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push by others complimentary words. Having said, he only…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/19/2023 CONFIDENCE
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong. It’s not about having all the answers, but being open to all the questions. The world is so fast that there are days when the person who says it can’t be done is interrupted by the…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/18/2023 CURIOUS
Be insistently curious. Test the bounds of reality. Once you get the answer, ask other questions. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why. Goal of education is to replace an empty mind with an open mind. Don’t tell people how to do things,tell them what to do and let them surprise you w/their…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/17/2023 MOMENTS COUNT
There is more to life than increasing its speed. The whole of life is but a moment of time. Make each moment count. For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves. Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion.…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/16/2023 FINISH
There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. Defeat doesn’t finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits. One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks. SMILE ~ To finish first…[Read more]

Smilingual Thoughts 1/12/23 EXCLAMATION MARK
Embrace His Grace. Everything you need is within reach. Open your eyes and don’t miss out on ideas, opportunities, people placed in your life to help you reach your destiny. The answer may be right in front of you. It may look small and ordinary, but our Creator can make you bigger than you are. He can…[Read more]