Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. Some make every minute count, while others fritter it away. The finiteness of our personal time creates a unique type of claustrophobia where time, rather than space, closes in.
Archive for June, 2008
Parable of the Jar
Posted in Business, Clancy's Quotes, tagged Derek Jeter, Leonard Bernstein, Lord Chesterfield, mayonnaise jar, priority, Stephen Covey, time, time anxiety, time management on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
FORGIVENESS
Posted in Clancy's Quotes, Faith, tagged Alexander Graham Bell, Bible, Dolores Huerta, forgive, George Sand, Joan Lunden, Laurence J. Peter, Lawana Blackwell, Mason Cooley, Norman Cousins, offense, regret, Sidney J. Harris, sin, trespass, What would Jesus do on June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Most of us harbor regrets, large or small, important or insignificant. Regrets include both things we wish we had done and things we wish we had not. These “things” come in different forms: thoughts, words, and deeds. In all cases, these regrets are mistakes we wish we could undo.
The mistakes I regret most are [...]
VoIP Top 10
Posted in Business, tagged 3-way calling, benefits, digital phone, digital phone adapter, features, Find Me, land line, Michael Powell, mobile convergence, telecommunications, Top 10, virtual number, voicemail, VoIP on June 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Significant savings and an abundance of new features are driving a mass migration toward VoIP. Tens of thousands of people per day are choosing VoIP over land lines. When they do, they get new capabilities that either were not available or cost extra with old time phone service.
Friends are Priceless!
Posted in Clancy's Quotes, tagged Aristotle, C.S. Lewis, character, Cicero, confide, Dale Carnegie, Dr. Phil, Edgar Watson Howe, Emily Dickinson, family, Francois de La Rochefoucauld, friend, friendship, Jay Leno, legacy, love, Martin Luther King Jr., people, person, protect, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rebecca West, relationship, Seneca, six degrees of separation, Solon on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Relationships are the fabric of life, each with a unique color, style, and texture. Friendships are the most valuable of all relationships. Here are quotes that identify the benefits of friendship, and that speak of how to choose, value and respect our friends.
Phony Excuses
Posted in Clancy's Quotes, tagged Aldous Huxley, Ambrose Bierce, Andre Maronian, Art Turock, Benjamin Franklin, blame, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Doug Brown, Edward R. Murrow, Eric Hoffer, Erica Jong, excuse, father, fear, Florence Nightingale, Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Gabriel Meurier, George Washington Carver, phony, Publilius Syrus, quit, reason, responsibility, weak on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is the difference between a reason and an excuse? A reason is objective, rational, and generally truthful – an excuse is subjective, emotional, and usually deceptive. A reason can transform into an excuse when its purpose is to shift blame, to reassign responsibility, and/or to justify giving up.
Time vs. Timing
Posted in Business, tagged Annie Dillard, Benjamin Franklin, change, choice, excuse, fear, life, Napoleon Hill, priority, time, timing, value of time on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our time IS our life. So, when we waste time, we are wasting life. There is nothing else like time – time is the only resource of its kind.
HUMOR
Posted in Clancy's Quotes, tagged amuse, blooper, Carol Burnett, entertain, fun, funny, Grabel's Law, Groucho Marx, Henny Youngman, Homer Simpson, humor, instruct, joke, laugh, LOL, Mark Twain, Mary Hirsch, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Peter Ustinov, ROFL, Scott Adams, smile, teach on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Humor is a matter of personal taste. What is funny to me may not be funny to you. Therefore, any attempt to make a top ten list is futile. Even so, I thought this issue of Clancy’s Quotes would be incomplete if it didn’t include some humor that made me LOL.
Significance vs. Success
Posted in Clancy's Quotes, tagged compassion, Golden Rule, Grenville Kleiser, Henry David Thoreau, legacy, meaning, Oprah Winfrey, purpose, responsibility, servant, service, significance, significant, success, value, What would Jesus do on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To me, significance means living an unselfish life that puts others ahead of self. The result is a legacy defined by the number of lives impacted, rather than the size of a bank account.
The Pequat Brothers
- Back to the story -- After George announced “his” ideas to the gang, Tim worked 1-on-1 behind the scenes to shore up support.---4 days ago
- Enjoyed Steve Browne's presentation this morning at the HR Exchange entitled "Get Out of Your Silo." Great Advice!---4 days ago
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