So Don't Quit Today

This wonderful, timely yet eternal quote is courtesy of Mary Morrissey.  See her complete post here: http://marymorrisseyblog.com/mary-morrissey/dont-give-up-by-mary-morrissey/.

And thanks to Mary, that was just another God wink (a heavenly confirmation) for me to continue on my creative path.  To sally forth.  To stand firm.

To never give up.

Take Action

Two daily newsletters that I get have merged to become this post.  The gist of both is this:

Take action.

The first one I received from Mary Morrissey.  She speaks of going twenty-one days without complaining.  To take corrective action as you see fit instead.  Here's the link for this one:  http://marymorrisseyblog.com/mary-morrissey/complaint-free-by-mary-morrissey/,

The second one I received from the Nightingale-Conant people.  The article was entitled "Communicate Effectively — Keep It Simple; Make It Clear" and written by Zig Ziglar.  Here's the link to it: http://www.nightingale.com/Newsletters/513.aspx?promo=INLA513N#continue.

I'm pulling out one complete paragraph from within the above-referenced Zig Ziglar article on communication, which follows.

Sometimes we communicate without saying even one word.  When Benjamin Franklin lived in Philadelphia, he recognized the need for street lights, but things were different in those days, and city governments did not have budgets to light streets.  Franklin took action and erected a beautiful post in front of his home with a lantern on top.  At dusk he lit the lantern but said nothing to anyone about it.  After three or four nights, a neighbor followed suit, then another.  Soon the whole street was lighted, and it spread across town.  Franklin’s example sent a simple but effective message and demonstrated again that example is the best teacher.

I love that excerpt.  It shows the power of one.  Of the individual.  Each of us counts, singularly and as part of a group.

Couple these two insights with a quote by Dr. Philip E. Humbert which I found this week at his website http://www.philiphumbert.com:  "Being busy is not the same as being productive" and I just had to share them all.

Make this and every day count.  Take action.

A Few Websites to Share

I like to read inspirational snippets first thing to start my day off right.  With my schedule I need fast, quick, to-the-point.  So while I have subscribed to others, the very length of them had me unsubscribing.

Here are a few that I would like to pass along to you.

For spiritual-based guidance, check out http://www.marymorrissey.com/.  She offers Life Coach services too, but her daily inspirations are free.

There is a longer recurring email that I’ve kept.  It’s overall great.  See for yourself at http://www.philiphumbert.com/.  Sign up for his free daily doses of TIPS for Extraordinary Living.

For authors, I’ve already mentioned the (monthly?) e-zine of http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/ in a previous blog.  Still worth noting again. 

And lastly, someone to help you in reaching manifold goals.  I met a lovely lady named Sharon Schierling the other day who offers multiple services.  If you need travel arrangements, organizational skills and small business assistance, contact her at one of her websites at http://www.refinedperspectives.com/.