From the Quote of the Week Files; December 31, 2012

Happy New Year everybody!!  Welcome to the last Quote of the Week for 2012!!! This week's quote is a number!  
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"525,600"

Jonathan Larson; Seasons of Love; RENT
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Why a number or why that number?  That number is from the song Seasons of Love and was featured in the musical Rent. Since we are passing through the end of 2012 and tomorrow we begin 2013, it seems appropriate to reflect upon how we measure a year.

The song is a great reminder of how a year contains 525,600 minutes, and that at the end of a year all we have are our  memories with family, friends and loved ones.  And each of those minutes is an opportunity. An opportunity to move towards something; achieve a goal; to love; to help or just to be there. 

So as we approach year's end, I am thinking about where I made the most of those 525,600 minutes and when I squandered them away (unfortunately, way too many minutes). I am also thinking about the New Year ahead and planning on moving forward and taking advantage of most, if not all, of the 525,600 minutes!  In fact, 525,600 may be my word for 2013!

So Happy New Year Quote of the Week Members!!!  Let us ALL seize each minute!!! 
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The start of the song...

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
How do we measure……measure a year?
In daylights—in sunsets, in midnights—in cups of coffee,
In inches—in miles, in laughter—in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
How do we measure a year in the life?

Seasons of Love; Jonathan Larson
(See the complete song by clicking on the You Tube link below)
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Wishing you a most beautiful year wherever this may find you!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7LRuusFqo

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From the Quote of the Week Files; Christmas Eve

"This Holiday Season...

Mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust. 
Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Offer encouragement. 
Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Find the time. Forgive an enemy. 
Listen. Apologize if you are wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands 
on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate. Be kind; be gentle. Laugh a little. 
Laugh a little more. Deserve confidence. Take up arms against malice. Decry complacency.
Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. 
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again.
Speak it still once again."

And remember...

"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree." 

Sunshine Magazine
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Wishing you a most beautiful Christmas Season. May peace, love and prosperity follow you always.
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From the Quote of the Week Files, December 17, 2012

Happy Monday Everybody!   Welcome to the Quote of the Week! 
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“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”

Anne Frank
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A Very Recent Quote of the Week Classic (May 10, 2012)

"You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July'
Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through"

Katy Perry; "Firework" Happy Monday!!!!  
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I introduced that quote/song as a Silly Song with a BIG meaning.  But after stumbling across this video, it is apparent that this song is more than just a song especially for a young lady named Jodi DiPiazza .  Enjoy this rendition!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QX-xToQI34I
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!
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From the Quote of the Week Files; December 10, 2012

"An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him."

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”

“Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
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All the above quotes are by Zig Ziglar, a motivation speaker and leader who recently died at the age of 86.
I was an avid listener and reader to his teachings and they never failed to challenge my perspective as well as put a smile on my face!  In fact, I still use some of his adages in my own facilitation/consulting practice.
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Here are a few more of his insightful quotes…

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”

“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”

“There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.”

“If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”

“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

I’m devoting this column to his memory by sharing a few of his insightful quotes:

“I’ll see you at the Top!” (I like this one! ;-) )
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 3, 2012

Pour yourself a cup of ambition as you sit back and read the Quote of the Week!
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“I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.”

C. JoyBell C.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (something on the lighter side)...

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!