Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

"Have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance?... I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests, or projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach, and a bye word down to future age."

Why typical self-talk does not help you. Listen to the end to change the way you talk to yourself forever.

"Encourage yourself in the second person, for your mind receives advice better from a trusted companion than from the self."

"No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home."

"You haven't failed until you have stopped loving them."

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."

"Authentic leaders love, teach, protect, and empower at home AND within the communities they serve."

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."

• Capture the experience.

Embodied Cognition Theory - You laugh - We laugh

At its core- leadership is expressed through observable behaviors that create ripples that others can carry forward over time.

Leadership is like love... it doesn't just happen with a title or with one event. It is a series of acts of service that become one's character.

Commit yourself to the daily practice of an act of service.

"Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present."

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow."

What choices will I make today that my future will say, "Thank you!"

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."

"If you want to be successful, you must be willing to do the things others won't do."

"Let your efforts to become your best self be your defining moments—not your mediocre ones."

Success is the peace of mind that comes from the self-assurance of knowing you are doing the very best you can do to become the very best you are capable of becoming.