Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Archive for January, 2011
Do
Posted: 20th January 2011 by mcbaine in MotivationTags: apply, do, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, knowing, willing
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Ready
Posted: 19th January 2011 by mcbaine in MotivationTags: become, give up, ready, remember, W. E. B. Du Bois
The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become. – W.E.B. Du Bois
Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe (If the wind will not serve, take to the oars) – Latin Proverb
Hope
Posted: 14th January 2011 by mcbaine in MotivationTags: beyond, find, hope, St. Clement of Alexandra
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes. – St. Clement of Alexandra
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. – Seneca
The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for your whole life. And the most important thing is – it must be something you cannot possibly do. – Henry Moore
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. – Mark Twain
Getting everything
Posted: 7th January 2011 by mcbaine in MotivationTags: endure, Mike Tyson, persevere
As long as we persevere and endure, we can get everything we want. – Mike Tyson
Here’s a short article from StrongLifts about tracking your fitness: Why you need to track everything. Its a bit of a plug for the SL site to get you to use their logbook Web application, but the article has some value regardless.
Direction
Posted: 6th January 2011 by mcbaine in MotivationTags: direction, moving, Oliver Wendell Holmes, standing
“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
