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Thought for the week – 6

November 13th, 2006 Linda Mattacks

“This is the true joy in life:

The being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”


George Bernard Shaw

Hmm. He’s not pulling any punches, is he?

So: Is the sum of your life to be that of a splendid torch burning brightly as it’s handed on or more like a candle that, once lit, glowed briefly and sputtered before being extinguished for ever?

Deep and meaningful stuff – we’ll go into light-hearted mode next week!

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Thought for the week – 5

November 6th, 2006 Linda Mattacks

“Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.”

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”

“In all planing you make a list and you set priorities.”

“One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day.”

(Alan Lakein)

There are other quotes from this guy, all along the lines of planning, setting goals, committing them to paper and making lists of activities that will get you where you want to be.

No prizes for guessing that he’s a “world-leading expert” on personal time management – it worked for Bill Clinton…

None of this is new but all of the leading (wealthy!) motivational speakers/ trainers/ coaches include it in their repertoire so maybe we need to take a little time out this week and revisit our priorities…

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