Tag: World Literature

How to Cook Bacon Perfectly Like a Chef

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via How to Cook Bacon Perfectly Like a Chef.

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How many observe Christ’s birthday!

“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” Benjamin Franklin via Tumblr

“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” Benjamin Franklin via Tumblr

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The only person you are destined to become…

simple-reminders:

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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via Tumblr

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A Poem For Those Finding It Tough To Trust

notsalmon via A Poem For Those Finding It Tough To Trust.

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A poem and reminder for life’s stormy times…

notsalmon via A poem and reminder for life’s stormy times….

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Using Weaknesses to Better Understand Others (and Ourselves)

“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Get more here: Using Weaknesses to Better Understand Others (and Ourselves) | Tiny Buddha.

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Twenty years from now…

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain via Quote of the Day.

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Rumors of my demise…

…are greatly exaggerated as Mark Twain once said…

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On the Majority

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“Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” via Mark Twain.

 

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The value of experiments…

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment:  that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.  He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings.  In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.  Now put a foundation under them.” ~ Henry David Thoreau via The value of experiments………….

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On Being Yourself…

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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On Simplifying…

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

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On questions…

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz

via What Would YOUR Top 1% Do?.

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Your Essential Guide to Beer

If you agree with me and Benjamin Franklin that “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”, click the image to go to the source…

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It’s not enough to be busy…

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” ~Henry David Thoreau

via Tiny Wisdom: Creating Time for Fun | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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Edwards’s Resolutions in Seven Categories

Rev. Jonathan Edwards, a leader of the Great A...
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Jonathan Parnell shares this:

Back in 1723 Jonathan Edwards chartered a list of resolutions for his life. 70 of them. And he read them once a week.

Matt Perman writes:

[Edwards] shows us that a well lived life doesn’t just happen; it requires intentionality. And intentionality manifests itself in certain “mechanisms” that help us maintain our intentionality. Edwards’ resolutions are one example of such a “mechanism.”

So Edwards is a good example not just of a life that is lived well, but also of the “practical side” of how to actually build that intentionality into our lives, rather than just letting it remain a vague wish that never takes deep root and makes a real difference.

Refusing to be vague, Matt has organizedJonathan Edwards’s resolutions into seven specific categories. This approach is a fresh way to help us apply their wisdom where we live. The categories include:

  • Overall Life Mission
  • Good Works
  • Time Management
  • Relationships
  • Suffering
  • Character
  • Spiritual Life

The New Year is upon us. Read through Edwards’s resolutions. Print them out. Consider adopting them as your own for a Christ-exalting, God-entranced vision of all things.

Source: Edwards’s Resolutions in Seven Categories – Desiring God

How will you guide your thinking as you prepare for a new year? Better days don’t just come from singing a song…

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Quashing the Self-Improvement Urge

Leo Babauta

Leo Babauta has some interesting thoughts on his blog this morning…

One of the driving forces of my life for many years was the need to improve myself. It’s one of the driving forces for people who read my work as well.

It’s an incredibly pervasive urge: we are always trying to improve, and if we’re not, that’s something we should improve.

It’s everywhere. Where does this urge come from? It’s embedded in our culture — in the U.S. from Benjamin Franklin to the early entrepreneurial titans, everyone is trying to better themselves. It goes deeper, to ancient Western ideals of the perfect well-rounded person. But it flourished in the 20th century, from Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill to Stephen Covey. And now it’s in full bloom, with blogs. And yes, I’m part of this movement.

So what’s the problem? You could say it’s great that people are constantly trying to improve themselves, but where does it end? When is anyone ever content with who they are? We are taught that we are not good enough yet, that we must improve, and so … we always feel a little inadequate.

Source: » Quashing the Self-Improvement Urge :zenhabits

Go to the source if you’re interested in the rest of his perspective…

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Nothing can bring you peace…

““Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson from his “Self Reliance” Essay, Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, poet” Source: Today’s Quotes: Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You

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Live!

“Death tugs at my ear and says: “Live, I am coming.”

– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Holmes was an American physician and professor who also achieved fame as a writer.

via thedailylove.com
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If it’s true that the first hour is the ‘rudder of the day’ than the next few weeks are the ‘rudder of the year’. If you lead an organization like I do, here are 4.5 books that will give you all the insight you need to chart a course for the year…

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Here they are in their recommended order of reading:

  1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. There’s a reason why this book is one of the most popular of all time. Read or reread it!
  2. Getting Things Done. Another book that has become so popular that people have forgotten why.
  3. Awesomely Simple. This one is new, but powerful enough to be a ‘must read’ recommendation for me. John Spence defines what a ‘book’ should be in the new millennium by hosting a website with bonus materials for readers. He’s also active in social media and eagerly engages readers…
  4. Your Best Year Yet! Enough said.
  5. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. What? Yes, read it. Franklin’s systematic approach to building new habits is outlined here.

Now for the how. Yes, I’m even going to tell you how to read them. Read them via Kindle. “What”, you say? “I’m not going to buy a Kindle just to read these books!” “Well”, I say, “you don’t have to”. Kindle software runs on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry and via web browser. It synchronizes wirelessly between devices creating a virtual library of all the books you download allowing you to access them anywhere at any time. So, if I’m reading a book on my Sprint Evo and highlight a section that I want to go back to later, when I get to my computer and synchronize my books, the same selection will be highlighted, along with any notes I’ve made, on my PC. Did I mention that most Kindle books are around $10 as well? The total in the title is the sum of all the Kindle books I recommended and you can click on any title in the slider to order it immediately…

This video will help you get the picture…

Now as much as I love all things Google, Kindle content is cheaper than the new Google Books by about 50% in my informal testing and although the Android reader for Google Books is more full featured, imho, Kindle software is a more compelling offering at the moment. btw, if you’d prefer to listen, there’s always Audible — another service from Amazon.com! Again, no special device is required because there’s Audible software available for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry and web browser. Instead of listening to talk radio, now you can get smart while you’re driving around!

According to Einstein, doing the same things and expecting different results is the very definition of insanity. These books, combined with new ways of consuming their wisdom, will help you get from where you’re at to where you want to be as a business leader in 2011. Really!

All the best to you in 2011!

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