My definition of success: Having the ability to choose any day a Sunday!

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I’ve always been fascinated by quotations all my life and I’ve wondered how and what makes a quotation get’s into the psyche of our daily life. I find it to the the greatest honour a man can ever have when his thoughts resonate through all sorts of barriers; be it physical, non physical, tangible or intangible. It is the ultimate wisdom passed down through generations and over time. A legacy left behind in it’s purest form of knowledge; pure, unapologetic, open to judgements, exist, real and highly personal.

This is my humble attempt in this endeavor:

1. Excellence is found in our search of perfection.

2. Knowing that we will never be perfect and yet choosing to embark on a journey towards perfection makes us noble.

3. The clarity of one’s status of ownership is critical. Misreading it and acting upon assumed position of ownership lead to suffering to all concerned.

Coaching is has been a huge part of my own personal growth. In my life I have been blessed with coaches that not only made huge personal difference to my life but also are inspirational; to name a few: Ken Ito, Mark Hempstead, Douglas Alex Chee, Gim Kim, Dr Malek, Farhanah Bamadhaj, Sifu Yushaak, Deanne Prymek and Patricia Hirsh.

Below are some of my favorite quotes by Vince Lombardi; a coach in the same league as John C. Maxwell and a Ken Carter.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
Vince Lombardi

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi

Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn’t do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.
Vince Lombardi

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
Vince Lombardi

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Vince Lombardi

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
Vince Lombardi

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vince Lombardi

We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
Vince Lombardi

Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.
Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi

This man has been someone I have studied since I was 15 years old. A great soul that was never comfortable with such a title and far from perfect yet he tries and keep on trying.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
-Mahatma Gandhi-

My Tribute to a genius that has impacted me since 1985. My first computer was a Baby Mac.

If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.
-Steve Jobs-

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
-Steve Jobs-

My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
-Steve Jobs-

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
-Steve Jobs-

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions” -Oliver Wendell Holmes-

“If the past cannot teach the present & the father cannot teach the son, then history need not have to go on, and the world has wasted a great deal of time” -Russell Hoban-

“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily” -Thomas Szasza-

“Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions” -Jacob Broworski-

“I don’t pretend to have all the answers. But the question is certainly worth thinking about” -Arthur C. Clark-

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answer” -Voltaire-

“Learning is creation, not consumption” -Dave Meier-