Catalyst Quotes

“It Is Up to Me”

“Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today:  you can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.   I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it.  I choose to learn from it.   Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life.   I choose the positive side of life.

Life is all about choices.   When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice.   You choose how you react to situations.   You choose how people will affect your mood.   You choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood.   The bottom line: it’s your choice how you live life.       (Jerry, a friend of Harvey Mackay, ‘Bottom line: your choice how to live’ by Harvey Mackay)

“Marcia Martin said, “‘What I point out to people is that it’s silly to be afraid that you’re not going to get what you want if you ask.   Because you are already not getting what you want … without asking, you already have failed, you already have nothing.   What are you afraid of?’

The next step is to ask yourself, ‘If I ask for this thing, what is the best that could happen?’   Wow!   Think about it!   You could actually get what you ask for—perhaps even more.”        (The Aladdin Factor, Jack Canfield & Mark V. Hanson)

“Perhaps the ten most important two-letter words ever put together:    If it is to be, it is up to me.”      (Unknown Author)

“It’s Fun To Do the Impossible”

“You’re good, but you’re going to be great.  You’re the best, but you’re going to get better.   Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember:  those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views.  Challenges come along, inevitably; how you respond to them determines who you are deep down inside – and everything you’re going to be.   Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually.  The very best you can do is all that is asked of you.  Realize that you are capable of working miracles of your own making.  Remember that opportunities have a reason for knocking on your door, and the right ones are there for the taking.  You don’t always have to win, but you do need to know what it takes to be a winner.  It’s up to you to find the key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling life.  Understand that increased difficulty brings you nearer to the truth of how to survive it – and get beyond it.  Cross your bridges.  Meet your challenges.  Reach out for your dreams, and bring them closer and closer to your heart.   Get rid of the “if only’s,” and get on with whatever you need to do to get things right.   Go after what you want in life, with all the blessings of all the people who care about you.   And find out what making your wishes come true really feels like.”     (Unknown)

“If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”    (Thomas A. Edison)

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”    (Walt Disney)

Whenever you are faced with a challenge or you believe that something is impossible, think of the words above and you will rise above your challenges.    ~  GMUniverse

THINK and Make It Happen!

It’s early in the morning and you are just arriving at work.   You get to your office or your workstation and you begin thinking, “How in the heck am I supposed to feel good, be motivated and do a good job when it seems that everything around me is going bad?   There are too many changes going on in the company, there are issues at home, the economy is topsy-turvy, and there are some things that I just don’t understand!”   With all those thoughts in your head, your mind begins spinning and you feel woozy, and then all of a sudden …

  (Background music begins … harp playing … a dream-like state begins)

… you find yourself sitting on a chair in the middle of a large room.  You see a line of people coming towards you.  You can’t move.  As a key floats down to you, you hear a booming voice that says, “Do not worry; you already have the keys to your success.”   Then, one by one, each person in line comes to you, gives you a key and says:

“Change your thoughts and you change the world.   How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself – so always think positively.”     (Norman Vincent Peale)

“Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.”     (Niccolo Machiavelli)

“There are no secrets to success.   It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”     (Colin Powell)

“Trust is enormously powerful in a corporation.   The only way I know how to create that kind of trust is by laying out your values and then walking the talk.  You’ve got to do what you say you’ll do, consistently, over time.”     (Jack Welch)

“We have a ‘strategic’ plan.   It’s called doing things.”     (Herb Kelleher)

“Essentially there are two actions in life  –  performance and excuses.   Make a decision as to which you will accept for yourself.”     (Stephen Brown)

“In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently that anything we say or do.”     (Stephen Covey)

And then poof! ….   All of a sudden, you begin to wake up, your mind becomes clearer and you look around your work area and realize it was all a dream.   Or was it?   “But it made sense,” you say.   “I’ve heard those sayings before but I never paid too much attention to them.   Could those statements be some of the keys to success?” 

It’s now become clear to you that, in order to be successful and create a positive and fun environment at work, (and at home), it all begins with you – the way you perceive events or issues, and the image you project to your employees, your costumers, your friends and your family.   As you go back to work, you can’t help but start singing James Brown’s song, “I Feel Good!”

Now, what can YOU do to “think and make it happen?”      ~  GMUniverse