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Quote of the Week - April 7, 2014

4/4/2014

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"I refuse to die an un-lived life." - Les Brown

This week we had the pleasure of having a few lessons from Les Brown for our Principles of Leadership class.  So many nuggets that this man gave us and this week's quote (coming out to you early too), is a prime example as to how valuable his message is for us.

Taking on this attitude that you don't want to live a life that is un-lived, that you want to think about every day on how to live more of life - is a huge difference maker.  It is so easy to live a life of going day to day, just getting by, thinking that you are doing  better than most people, and the list of cliches goes on and on and on.

It takes a conscious effort to know that you don't want to die, not having really lived.  Too many people I think are like me - where we wait too long until we start taking this idea on.  It's something that Les and my students have helped me see that I need to focus on this more and more.  Looking at each day differently than before, especially with the important people in our lives -that's a great place to start.  This is also causing me to look ahead a little more too.  At least this way I have an idea where I'm going.  Along with I know what type of person I need to become in order for me to make that happen.  I've heard it many times before that the best investment we can all make is investing in ourselves.  That is what I'm looking to do.

So as many schools take a break - it's a great time of year (if you can find a few moments) to sit back and relax along with spending some time to think about how things are going in your life.  Shake off the winter chills and hopefully Spring will warm us up a little bit. As always, love the comments and ideas that come from you, they really help me a lot.
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Quote of the Week - August 5, 2013

8/5/2013

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"Life is way too short to spend another day at war with yourself." - unknown

This quote stuck out to me big time - I really think anyone of us could put their name after this one as being the author.  It's been a rough week.  A number of friends have lost someone this past week it seems and it also included finding out that one of my high school classmates passed away too.

So when I saw this quote, two things came into my mind really quick.  The first was how so true the first part is: Life is way too short!  That statement, the older I get, really is one of the all-time true statements.  I think a huge key is for people to realize it early on in life so that things can be different in their lives.  It's a wisdom thing I think and as we all know, wisdom comes with age and experience.  So maybe it's not meant to be learned or understood at a young age??  But I think it should and I also think it's possible too.  I know plenty of young people who do indeed seem to have this understood.

The second part that jumped out to me and once again - it either punched me real quick in the nose or at least slapped me across the face and got my attention was being at war with myself.  This, more than any other problem probably that I have (and there are many it seems), is one that I know I've spent too much time on in my lifetime.  There are so many great leadership & life teachers that mention this statement - we have to overcome ourselves before great things can happen.  We must get out of our own way to go anywhere.  Oh, how true it is.

As always, I love learning from others and their thoughts, ideas, and experiences.  What lesson do you draw out of this statement?  Have you ever thought about this fact?  August is a great time to re-focus on things as summer winds down.  Let me and others know what you think.
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Quote of the Week - February 4, 2013

2/4/2013

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  "There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living" - Nelson Mandela

I guess many times in life it takes something that needs to happen to wake you up and help you focus in asking yourself, "how's my life going?"  (The old, doing your homework connection)  The current events going on around the state of Michigan and our country for that matter with education, has me thinking, a lot about my current profession as a high school teacher.  I know I enjoy teaching and I am passionate about helping young people, but I am wondering about what else is out there for me?  Being in my mid-40's might have a little something to do with it too. 

At this point in my life I guess I am thinking about doing other things with my life.  My two kids are getting older and there will be more time soon in my life to focus on my wife and myself more than I have been able to do in the past.  Maybe I am also to look ahead for the next 10 to 15 years and see some other opportunities that I didn't have before.  I'd like to think that I'm not ready to leave teaching, but I do wonder about what else I can do in education.  This quote has me thinking about if I am just settling for things; and it connects with the reality that there is not a lot of time left in my working life if I do indeed want to explore what else is out there.

Like I said, sometimes it takes an outside factor or person or a group of people to help you along with this self-reflection of your life.  I always tell my students about finding something they are passionate about in life and going after that.  This statement can serve not only middle age people like myself, but I think it can ignite a great and wonderful life for teens that look for connections earlier in their lives than most adults did with theirs.  What thoughts do you have about this?  Have you found something passionate to connect yourself to in your life?  I'm always interested in learning from others as teachers need to become a student  again in so many instances. We need to realize that class is always in session throughout our lives.
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Quote of the Week - December 10, 2012

12/10/2012

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“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” - Maria Robinson

I think all of us at one time or another dwell on our past, for both good and not so good reasons.  I've come to realize that my past is something to learn from, get better for today and for my future from those experiences.  I heard a great thought a few days ago about the past.  It's always been said that the past is the past and that we can't go back and change anything, so it's best to move on.  This person also went on to say that our past got us to where we are today.  That's the point that stuck out to me as something to dwell on and connect with. My past, as yours too, has gotten us to where we are today.  Good, bad and indifferent; that is something that we need to accept.

Something else to think about as the quote above suggests.  The things we think about and end up doing today, will not only become our past of tomorrow; but it will lead us to our future as well.  I'm trying very hard to spend time thinking about my past and how it's gotten to me where I am today.  There are changes I'm also trying to make today from where my past has gotten me to, since I know that I have the power and control to change things today and in my future.  Here is what I think is the missing piece to think about with the quote above.  The changes that we make today, don't just affect us.   They affect the people that we care about too.  Looking back, if I knew this little nugget in high school; wow.. the changes I could have made back then to lead me to a different future.  But the important factor is I didn't know and still wound up here in my future.  Looking around where I am today, it's still pretty good.  I'm in a good place and I'm working to make it and my future better.  

Now, if you are in high school now - you need to stop and ponder this a little bit.  Do your "homework" on this thought for sure, in other words spend a few minutes thinking about learning from  your past, don't get down about it and let it keep you from doing great things today and in your future.  It really doesn't matter what age you are, the younger the better for you I guess.  Take a couple of things to work on.  Things to get better at and keep moving forward towards your goals and dreams.  There is no age limit on this fact.  No matter when you start throughout your lifetime, you can make a new ending for sure.

This teacher loves to learn from others.  Do you have any ideas or thoughts on this quote that others can learn from,especially me?  Leave me your thoughts and ideas as I'm always interested in reading what you have to say.
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Quote of the Week - December 3, 2012

12/6/2012

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"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan." - Jim Rohn


This is one of those things that I think most of us don't think about too often.  Maybe it's better put another way - maybe we do think about it, but we don't do anything about it.  The thinking of it and not doing anything is a major problem that we cause for ourselves. (a lot of personal experience in this area for me).

As we get older, it get's easier and easier to let the circumstances and other outside factors dictate what we do with our lives. We get to a point where we just go a long and focus on taking care of our family, paying bills, trying not to go into too much debt; or if we do, we spend many yeas focusing on getting out of it.  We keep working at our jobs that have kind of taken over our lives and we sometimes get stuck there thinking that we have too many things riding on our jobs to make a change.  It's too scary to make a change in trying to design our own life and go after the things that would make us happy, just because we are too hesitant to risk the status quo of our lives.  So most of us that hesitate like this do indeed fall into someone else's plans - our job, the government, creditors, etc.

The sooner we are able to go after our own life design, the better our lives will be.  When we don't control our own lives and give up that control to outside factors, that leads to an unsatisfactory life.  Along with a very expensive unsatisfactory one where I'm not just talking about money.  What do you think are some other areas that get "expensive" in our lives if we give up control to outside factors?  I'm always very interested to hear your thoughts and opinions because usually not only do your thoughts help me - they can help others too.
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