Keith E. Kennedy, who helped grow the Carlsbad Village Faire into the event it is today, died last month at the age of 90.
Those of you who have read my columns in the past know that I like to share inspirational and aspirational quotes to help you navigate business and life. This month, I'd like to share with you quotes that were compiled by someone else.
Many of you may have known Keith Kennedy, community volunteer extraordinare, who died last month at age 90. At his funeral, his family shared that he was, like myself, a collector of quotes. In his home, among the carefully organized receipts and lists, and medals, pins, plaques and awards that testified to a lifetime of service to our country and the community of Carlsbad, his family found dozens of clippings and quotes.
Here are some of Keith Kennedy's favorite quotes.
• The greatest single cause of a poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love.
• People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.
• If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.
• If you love someone you will always believe in him.
• Never tire of loyalty and kindness. Hold these virtues tightly. Write them deep within your heart.
• The successful person is the one who has integrity and is consistent.
• A man is known by his actions.
• A good man is guided by his honesty.
• Use a negative word on someone else and you'll feel some influence of the poison yourself.
• When you throw dirt at people you're not doing a thing but losing ground.
• Rare indeed is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scale.
• Whatever picture you paint in your own mind, the mind goes to work complete.
• 90 percent of the way you feel is determined by how you want to feel and how you expect to feel.
• Motivation follows the action.
• Where you go from here is entirely up to you.
• Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
• It is not what happens to you that determines how far you go in life; it's how you respond to what happens to you.
• The great truths in life are the simple ones.
Those of you who have read my columns in the past know that I like to share inspirational and aspirational quotes to help you navigate business and life. This month, I'd like to share with you quotes that were compiled by someone else.
Many of you may have known Keith Kennedy, community volunteer extraordinare, who died last month at age 90. At his funeral, his family shared that he was, like myself, a collector of quotes. In his home, among the carefully organized receipts and lists, and medals, pins, plaques and awards that testified to a lifetime of service to our country and the community of Carlsbad, his family found dozens of clippings and quotes.
Here are some of Keith Kennedy's favorite quotes.
• The greatest single cause of a poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love.
• People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.
• If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.
• If you love someone you will always believe in him.
• Never tire of loyalty and kindness. Hold these virtues tightly. Write them deep within your heart.
• The successful person is the one who has integrity and is consistent.
• A man is known by his actions.
• A good man is guided by his honesty.
• Use a negative word on someone else and you'll feel some influence of the poison yourself.
• When you throw dirt at people you're not doing a thing but losing ground.
• Rare indeed is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scale.
• Whatever picture you paint in your own mind, the mind goes to work complete.
• 90 percent of the way you feel is determined by how you want to feel and how you expect to feel.
• Motivation follows the action.
• Where you go from here is entirely up to you.
• Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
• It is not what happens to you that determines how far you go in life; it's how you respond to what happens to you.
• The great truths in life are the simple ones.