In my never-ending search for stories that provide advice and motivation, I found a 1998 book by Lawrence Ragan communications "The Winner's Circle" so I plucked a couple of gems to share them with you in this column.
The following was originally published in the Wall Street Journal and reprinted in "Chicken Soup for the Soul." It was sent to the Journal by United Technologies Corporation, and should serve as a reminder to managers to always be willing to take chances.
You've failed many times, although you may not remember.
You fell down the first time you tried to walk.
You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you?
Did you hit the ball the first time you swung the bat?
English novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published 564 books.
Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times but he hit 714 home runs
Don't worry about failure.Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
These quotes say it the best.
• Size doesn't matter. If you ever think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito.
• The best reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
• Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Remember H.G. Wells once said, "What on earth would a man do with himself if something did not stand in his way?"
The following was originally published in the Wall Street Journal and reprinted in "Chicken Soup for the Soul." It was sent to the Journal by United Technologies Corporation, and should serve as a reminder to managers to always be willing to take chances.
You've failed many times, although you may not remember.
You fell down the first time you tried to walk.
You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you?
Did you hit the ball the first time you swung the bat?
English novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published 564 books.
Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times but he hit 714 home runs
Don't worry about failure.Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
These quotes say it the best.
• Size doesn't matter. If you ever think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito.
• The best reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
• Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Remember H.G. Wells once said, "What on earth would a man do with himself if something did not stand in his way?"