Today I’m looking at ‘goal setting’…

"A goal properly set is halfway reached." – Abraham Lincoln

"The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the

more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious,

will direct us along the path to its fulfillment." – Earl

Nightingale"

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you

set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought,

you are stuck with something below your true talent and

potential." – Steve Garvey

"Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the

morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day.

Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best

out of life." – Harvey Mackay

I’m just off to reset mine so I can go and fill up my mega

thirsty 4 x 4!

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Today we’ll have a look at ‘criticism’ – I always try to

refrain from being critical when my wife is doing something

I don’t want to do! Here’s a cartoon that was born out of a

recent decorating project – along with a few of my favourite

quotes…

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of

praise. ~ Mary Kay Ash

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain.. and most fools

do.~ Dale Carnegie

Don’t let anyone say you can’t do it. ~ John Ilhan

And my favourite…Never criticize your spouse’s faults; if it

weren’t for them, your mate might have found someone better

than you! ~ Jay Trachman

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If you’re going to make the incredible effort to be born, then why not live your life to the MAX. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Why do it half shod? Why only let the throttle out half way? Put your foot flat to the floor, spin the wheels, burn some rubber and let loose with a ‘Yahoo’ as you tear up the road in your supercharged hot rod of a life that is yours to live. Too many of us try to play it safe and at the end of the road we find ourselves trapped in self-imposed security. But you know and I know that there’s only one life to live, so let’s LIVE it.

Words © Peter Sinclair 2003

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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

- Elbert Hubbard

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Sid Gatt helps to get the message across of distancing yourself from

negative people….

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