Category Archives: Reflection 365

Final Quote for my reflection 365 project

Final quote – “People often tell me that motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them that bathing doesn’t either. That’s why I recommend it daily.” (Zig Ziglar) On December 31st I completed my Reflection 365 project. My goal was to … Continue reading

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December 31 – Repetition is a great teacher

December 31. “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.” (Zig Ziglar) When I am learning to do something new, I almost never get it right the first time. In fact, … Continue reading

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December 30 – What is really free?

December 30. “Remember the ‘free’ cheese is in a mousetrap.” (Anonymous) There is a saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and then there is another that says that the best things in life are free. … Continue reading

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December 29 – The need for persistence

December 29. “Persistence is what makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.” (Robert Half) As this year is winding down, I have been giving a lot of thought to what I have accomplished this year, and … Continue reading

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December 28 – Other peoples’ happiness as the measure of my success

December 28. “A good criterion for measuring your success in life is the number of people you have made happy.” (Robert L. Lumsden) I tend to be very hard on myself. I am usually my own worst critic. So, when … Continue reading

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December 27 – Kindness and being surrounded by kind people

December 27. “The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.” (Anita Roddick) There are some people who just have magnetic personalities. Their charisma is so strong that they draw people to them. There are some people … Continue reading

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December 26 – Having the courage to follow my dreams

December 26. “Courage is the decision to place your dreams above your fears.” (Anonymous) This year I have written about courage several times. For me, courage is the notion of acting in spite of ones fears. I most commonly think … Continue reading

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December 25 – A thousand points of light

December 25. “We may not be able to do any great things, but if each of us will do something, however small it may be, a good deal will be accomplished.” (D. L. Moody) In the late 1980s, George H.W. … Continue reading

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December 24 – The struggle between timeliness and quality.

December 24. “People forget how fast you did a job – but they remember how well you did it.” (Howard W. Newton) Oh, if only this were true. In the fast paced world in which we live, deadlines become paramount … Continue reading

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December 23 – Have I gotten the most out of my abilities?

December 23. “Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.” (Zig Ziglar) Today’s quote is one that can either be a reaffirming acknowledgement that I am doing all that I can in life, or a slap in … Continue reading

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