“I talked to a calzone for fifteen minutes last night before I realised it was just an introverted pizza. I wish all my acquaintances were so tasty.” – Jarod Kintz All humans need some form of connection with other...
“The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.” – Wilson Mizener It’s a long-held belief that an 8-hour sleep each night is the target everyone should aim for to ensure that the body’s batteries...
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela Back in the 90s, Chumbawamba sang, “I get knocked down, but I get up again…”...
“Becoming is better than being.” Carol Dweck In 2007, psychologist Carol Dweck published ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success’ after decades of research on the topic. Through her findings, the terms ‘fixed’ and ‘growth’ mindset came into popular use,...
“Inner game is what enables you to act. Nothing less, nothing more.” – Tim Gallwey Back in the 1970s, tennis coach Tim Gallwey published his first book, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side...
“As long as you believe it is impossible, you will actually never find out if it is possible or not.” – John Seymour Imagine being the person you want to be, not the person you believe yourself to be...
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” – Robert the Bruce Legend has it that Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, rallied his troops to fight again in 1314 with cries of, “If at first you don’t...
“The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist sees the hole.” – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde’s quip about doughnuts and holes is just one of many relating to optimism and pessimism. Seeing a glass half full or half empty is...
“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson There’s a great quote by essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is...
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison It’s often said that opportunity knocks only once. If this really is the case, then you’d better be ready to...
