!!! A ‘To’ Z Of Motivation !!!

A void negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

B elieve in yourself.

C onsider things from every angle.

D on’t give up and don’t give in.

E njoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.

F amily and friends are hidden treasures; enjoy their riches.

G ive more than you planned to.

H ang on to your dreams.

I gnore those who try to discourage you.

J ust do it.

K eep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.

L ove yourself first and most.

M ake it happen.

N ever lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.

O pen your eyes and see things as they really are.

P ractice makes perfect.

Q uitters never win and winners never quit.

R ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.

S top procrastinating.

T ake control of your own destiny.

U nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.

V isualize it.

W ant it more than anything.

X cellerate your efforts.

Y ou are unique of all God’s creations, nothing can replace YOU.

Z ero in on your target and go for it!

Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree’s life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:

Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don’t judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches
and better times are sure to come some time or later

Warm wishes for a blessed life….

!~@Priceless!@~

A husband wakes up with a huge hangover the night after a business function. He forces himself to open his eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! The husband sits up in bed and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror and notices a note on the table:

Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go shopping Love you!

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating.

The husband asks: Son . . . what happened last night??

Son: Well, you came home after 3 am , drunk and out of your mind. You broke the coffee table, puked in the hallway and got that black eye when you ran into the door.?

The husband asks: Huh?! So, why is everything in such perfect order, so clean, I have a rose and breakfast is on the table waiting for me??

His son replies: Oh, THAT? Mom dragged you to the bedroom and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, Leave me alone, bitch! I’m married!??

Broken table–$200

Hot breakfast–$5

Red rose bud–$3

Two aspirins–$.25

Saying the right thing, at the right time . . . PRICELESS!

Negative**people !!!!!!!!!!

Remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing, and cares less, tries to make your life miserable with negativity.

A woman was at her hairdresser’s getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded: “Rome? Why would anyone want to go there? It’s crowded and dirty. You’re crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?”

We’re taking Continental Airlines,” was the reply. “We got a great rate!”
“Continental?” exclaimed the hairdresser. “That’s a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly and they’re always late. So, where are you staying in Rome?”

“We’ll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome’s Tiber River called Teste.”
“Don’t go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks it’s gonna be something special and exclusive, but it’s really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they’re overpriced. So, whatcha’ doing when you get there?”

“We’re going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope.”
“That’s rich,” laughed the hairdresser. “You and a million other people trying to see him. He’ll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You’re going to need it.”

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hair-dresser asked her about her trip to Rome.

“It was wonderful,” explained the woman, “not only were we on time in one of Continentals brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They’d just finished a $5 million remodeling job and now it’s a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner’s suite at no extra charge!”

“Well,” muttered the hairdresser, “that’s all well and good, but I know you didn’t get to see the Pope.”
“Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Guard tapped me on the shoulder and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I’d be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me.”

“Oh really! What’d he say?” the miffed hairdresser said, feeling smaller by the minute - “Where’d you get that crappy hairdo?”

Some Advertisements

Advertisement in hospital waiting room:

Smoking helps you lose weight… one lung at a time!

 

Advertisement in a Long Island shop:

Guitar, for sale – cheap, no strings attached.

 

Seen on a bulletin board:

Success is relative. More the success, more the relatives.

 

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

 

My grandfather is eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. He drinks straight out of the bottle.

 

Sign in a bar:

Those of you who are drinking to forget, please pay in advance.

 

Sign in a driving school:

If your wife wants to learn to drive, don’t stand in her way.

 

Behind every great man, there is a surprised woman.

 

The reason men lie is because women ask so many questions.

 

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.

 

Sign at a barber’s saloon In Detroit:

We need your heads to run our business.

 

A traffic slogan:

Don’t let your kids drive if they are not old enough or else they will never be.

 

Sign in a restaurant:

All drinking water in this establishment has been personally passed by the manager.

 

 Sign on a famous beauty parlour window:

Don’t whistle at the girls going out from here. She may be your grandmother!

~And there on the couch i sat……..

Two weeks ago was my forty-fifth birthday, and I wasn’t feeling Too hot that morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife Would be pleasant and say ?Happy Birthday ,? And would probably have a present for me.

She didn’t even say ?Good Morning ,? Let alone any ?Happy Birthday.?

I thought, ?Well, that’s wives for you. Maybe the children will remember .? The children came in to breakfast and didn’t say a word.

When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary, Janet , said, Good morning boss, Happy Birthday.? So I felt a little better; someone had remembered.

I worked until noon. Then Janet knocked on my door and said,You know, it’s such a beautiful day outside and it’s your birthday, let’s go to lunch, just you and me.? I said, ?By George, that’s the best thing I’ve heard all day. Let’s go.? We went to lunch. We didn’t go where we normally go; We went out into the country to a little private place.

We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said,You know, it’s such a beautiful day. We don’t need to go back to the office, do we?? I said, ?No, I guess not.? She said, ?Let’s go to my apartment.?
After arriving at her apartment she said, ? Boss, if you don’t mind, I think I’ll go into the bedroom and slip into something more comfortable. ? Sure,? I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and,

In about six minutes, she came out carrying a big birthday cake, Followed by my wife, children and dozens of our friends. All were singing ? Happy Birthday?

And there on the couch I sat… NAKED.

Impact of Job Change

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped few centimeters from a shop window.

For a second everything went quiet in the cab, and then the driver said: “Look mate, don’t ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!”.

The passenger apologized and said, “I didn’t realize that a little tap would scare you so much.” The driver replied, “Sorry, it’s not really your fault.

Today is my first day as a cab driver – I’ve been driving a van carrying dead Bodies for the last 25 years…

Someone Owes U?

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.

Before she says a word, Bob says, ‘I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel
‘After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands n-a-k-e-d in front of Bob After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, ‘Who was that?’ ‘It was Bob the next door neighbour,’ she replies

‘Great!’ the husband says, ‘did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?’

Moral of the story
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Big John!

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus,  and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops – a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, “Big John doesn’t pay!” and sat down at the back.

Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally, he didn’t argue with Big John, but he wasn’t happy about it.

The next day the same thing happened – Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the next.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.

By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong; what’s more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, “Big John doesn’t pay!”

The driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed,

“And why not? “

With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, “Big John has a bus pass .”

Management Lesson: “Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.”

Let The Boss Say First

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.

The Genie says, ‘I’ll give each of you just one wish’.

Me first! Me first!’ says the admin clerk. ‘I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.’ Puff! She’s gone.

‘Me next! Me next!’ says the sales rep. ‘I want to be in Hawaii ,relaxing on the beach with my personal mass-euse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.’  Puff! He’s gone.

‘OK, you’re up,’ the Genie says to the manager. The manager says,

‘I want those two back in the office after lunch.’

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.