She was not there to beat her competitions. She was there to perform what she does every day on practice- performing better than the day before. Yes, to perform better than the last world championships in Figure Skating. While other contestants were trying to beat her, she broke records, established a wide gap, by performing better than herself.

The Russian ballet dance Mikhail Baryshnikov, maybe the most perfect ballet dancer, explained it best,”I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”

I know that most people cannot understand that simple principle. It is difficult to believe that we are miseducated. Most of us were taught that we must have role models. Yes, someone whom we can emulate. Which others thought to mean “imitate”. So, they gave us heroes. But people chose their heroes: movie stars, athletes, politicians, and freaks. And they tend to imitate them, yes, everything about them, most especially their mistakes.

Because those who chose the perfect models usually get disappointed. This is why some children and parents cannot accept the fact that Tiger Woods is not perfect. Some said that they cannot forgive him. I thought that it has nothing to do with Tiger Woods or his many girlfriends. It has everything to do with them. Having no one to imitate, they do not know what to make of themselves anymore.

Parents who know that they are not perfect picked someone else for their children. They cursed him because they were wrong.

But understand. Your performance in life does not have to depend on someone else’s success or failure in life. Break your own records, not theirs. There are more rewards to life that bronze, silver, and gold. Choose yours and perform the best way you can to get that prize. As Paul of Tarsus advice, press on until you get hold of that prize. And you can do that by becoming more today than yesterday.

I like to end this entry by sharing with you a favorite poem from a favorite poet Rudyard Kipling. I invite you to recite the poem silently. And slowly. Feel the meaning of each line.

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;
If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build ‘em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on”;

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings – nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man my son!

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Business is really good now in the Philippines. Yes, I know, many will contest what I am saying. Truth is relative to most people anyway.  This is also true for me. And this is the reason why I say that business is really good.

At the start of this year, many of my friends in the training business said that seminars and workshops will be the first one suffer. This is because for many companies, the budget for training is the first to be sacrificed.  I agree. Many companies think of training as something that you do when you are doing well.  But smart executives understand that training is most needed in times of crises.  And I know that there are many smart executives in this country. So, either they find me or I find them. Unahan na lang.

There are many freelance trainers who are looking for business. There are many companies which are looking for less expensive, but very effective training providers in the Philippines. But they seldom meet. For some companies, the only training providers they know are those who advertise themselves big time. Or those training providers who spam them with announcement for new seminars. I wonder how many of your receive those spam announcements.

Again, business in the Philippines has been good to me. I typically get two to five inquiries everyday about the training programs that I conduct. Not every program proposed is realized, but the mere fact that I get inquiries simply means that there are people who are interested to get their people trained. So, yes, this year is good for me.

This is why I have decided to form my team of trainers and speakers.   A team whose purpose is help companies build organizational excellence, improve customer service, equipped their people, and of course increased revenues.  A team which values service, integrity, excellence, expertise, and fun, fun, fun!

Who are these people whom I want to get into my team?  There is no particular DNA or blood type really. But I am thinking of
•    The experienced professionals who desire to share their knowledge to the world.  They can be trainers and speakers who have been in the business for the last 15 years who still welcome opportunities to learn new techniques in training and speaking.  They who desire to make training effective and a whole lot of fun doing.
•    The company executives who because of their expertise have been training people in their respective fields. If they are willing to learn how to take boredom out of their lectures, they are welcome. If they are willing to prepare for their programs and make sure that they only give the best every time they speak and train, then they are welcome.
•    The new blood in the workplace who are willing to learn from the “experienced” and older guys like us. If they want to explore the beautiful world of speaking and training, learn how to sell their ideas and inspire people, then  they can join me.

Which programs do we offer?
• Leadership seminars
• Personal Development
• Teambuilding
• Mentoring
• Coaching Skills
• Customer Service
• Stress Management
• Time Management
• Presentation Skills
• Confidence Building
• Public Speaking
• Other people skills programs

What are you going to get? Let us start with the obvious.

1. Because you are with a team whose interests are the same with yours, you will achieve your goals faster. Do you like to learn new techniques? Do you want to learn the empowering principles followed by effective trainers and speakers? Do you like to make a difference in the lives of people?  Do you want to follow your passion?

2. Because we will push you to the front. There are many very good trainers who don’t get invited simply because they are not visible.  You may be remarkable. And if you are remarkable then the world needs to see you. We will help you become visible to those who need you.

3. Because you will earn more as you learn more.

Are you interested? Email me and let’s converse about your plans. Let us schedule this conversation. I prefer that we talk through skype:  jef.menguin

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I suggest also that you print out and place your favorite quotes in strategic locations where your team will see them. We need to be constantly reminded. You could also put some inspiring images and pictures with them too.

These quotes are also for Filipino teambuilding facilitators in the Philippines. Pick one team building quote, pause, and reflect. You will discover new meanings which can help your clients address their needs. Do you have doubts? Try it now.

Pick your quote below:

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I.’ They don’t think ‘I.’ They think ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit…. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done. — Peter Drucker

Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves. — Lao Tzu

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. — Aristotle

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. — George Patton

The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed. — Publius Syrus

To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose’s egg. — James Thomas

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place. — Philip Armour

A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. — Peter F. Drucker

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him….But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, “We did it ourselves. — Lao Tzu

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. — Mary D. Poole

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter F. Drucker

Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning. — Warren Bennis

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. — Walter Lippmann

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. — George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. — Elaine Agather

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. — Colin Powell

One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers. — James Humes

I don’t know what leadership is. You can’t touch it. You can’t feel it. It’s not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it. — Bob Ehrlich

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. — Walter Lippmann

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. — Frank Gaines

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. — Sam Walton

And yes, I will also welcome your contribution. Make this page richer by giving your own favorite teambuilding quotes.

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Dare to dream dreams. Do not be afraid. Do not deny yourself that opportunity to change your life and make a difference in the lives of people simply because you fear failure. The real failures in life are those who dare not dream. The real failures in life regret not those which they did, but those which they did not attempt to do.

You can reach the sky. You can make your stairway to heaven. Close your eyes and you will see. Listen to silence, hear the whispers of your heart. And you will understand that which you do not hear, that which you do not see, that which you do not feel, that which you do not taste.

I heard people say that I boasted too much about my dreams. I described things which were impossible to do. Some of them refused to listen, understand, and follow. Until someone appeared and show why dreamweaving is not a bad thing at all. So, I listened to those who say that “it can’t be done” because I respected them. But I listen more to my heart. When my heart says it can be done, then it must be done. Something is impossible until someone makes it possible. Something us unreachable until someone reach it. Mount Everest is not simply there. Hundreds, I do not know the exact number, may be thousands have already said, “I am here”.

I am here now. Not yet that high. Not yet that significant for those who has achieved so much in life. But who cares. For those who did not move because they feared failures, I am miles and miles away. I have not yet reached the top of mountain, but certainly, I am getting there. I am have not yet finished my song, but I intend to finish it sweet and strong…

This is my story. And I like to know that someone have tried to show my the difference between possible is impossible are two letters: I and M. Impossible means I’m possible. I am possible. I am possible. I am possible.

I can be the best that I can be. I can be the best that I am. I am the best Jef Menguin there is. There are so many Albert Einsteins in the world. And maybe there are many Jef Menguins too. But this Jef Menguin in this corner will continue to aspire and inspire.

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Most people are thermometers.  Their poor attitude about life do not help them decide for themselves. They go with the typical patterns of the animal kingdom- reactive. Provide them the stimulus and they will response. Not really unlike Pavlov’s dog. Thermometer people are reactive. Unless they check their attitude, they will distressed for the rest of their lives.

Few people are thermostat. They have positive view of life. They see the big pictures that they are not easily “stressed” by the small things in life. They are not Pavlov’s dogs. Give them a situation. They may act at once, but you will notice that their actions are deliberate. Their actions are thoughtful and not just instincts.  Typically thermostat people are peak performers. They are not afraid of stress. They see stress as necessary element to a happy and peaceful life.

Thermometers see tasks as problems. Thermostat people see them as challenges and opportunities. Both of them may experience the same level of stress. Thermometers react. Thermostat proact.

I invite you therefore to check your attitude when you are stressed. Those who do not pause, think, and pray are bound to regress to immature ways of handling stress. Many a home is destroyed because of poor attitude towards self, others, and life. Even the smallest challenge can be a very stressful situation for someone who is poor in attitude.

Renew your mind. Change your life today. Be happy for the rest of your life.

Jef Menguin

About: Jef Menguin facilitates stress management workshops in Metro Manila, Philippines. You may contact him through inspire@jefmenguin.com

Note: This entry is part of Jef Menguin’s project to write about 101 ways to cope with stress. Please feel free to share your thoughts below and share your stress management tips.

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I intend to enrich this page. So, when your favorite leadership quotation is not included here, I encourage you to share yours. You can email it to me, or simply include your quote in the comment form below.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I.’ They don’t think ‘I.’ They think ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit…. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done. — Peter Drucker

Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves. — Lao Tzu

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. — Aristotle

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. — George Patton

The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed. — Publius Syrus

To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose’s egg. — James Thomas

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place. — Philip Armour

A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. — Peter F. Drucker

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him….But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, “We did it ourselves. — Lao Tzu

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. — Mary D. Poole

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter F. Drucker

Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning. — Warren Bennis

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. — Walter Lippmann

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. — George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. — Elaine Agather

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. — Colin Powell

One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers. — James Humes

I don’t know what leadership is. You can’t touch it. You can’t feel it. It’s not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it. — Bob Ehrlich

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. — Walter Lippmann

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. — Frank Gaines

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. — Sam Walton

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We can change the Philippines for the better.

In the interim between the start of the New Year and the elections this 2010, we are all nauseated by any mention of change. Not because we don’t want change but because we are fatigued from promises of new beginnings that were dropped nearly as quickly as the preachers of ‘pagbabago’ switched political parties. It’s a case of too much “bango” not enough “bago.”

When we look to better our lives, often we think it’s the job of those in office. One guy proclaims he won’t steal, another says he’s doesn’t need to steal, still another claims the presidency was stolen from him.

And then there’s Iza.

A Fat Wallet Leads to Change

Iza also holds office, the corporate kind. She works from Monday to Saturday tirelessly, just like you and I. She is changing the Philippines, slowly and concretely.

She is changing the Philippines by having a fat wallet. But not in the way you think. It’s fat because she collects the receipts from daily activities like getting a snack, receiving a flyer, buying a ticket and so many more. Instead of seeing trash, she sees free notepaper with which to jot down reminders, shopping lists, ideas and the like. Imagine how much paper and money she saves by creatively reusing available resources.

Simple? No doubt. But nevertheless so critical and significant for change we can believe in.

One Tama is about Action

Iza is one of the founding members of One Tama. We want to inspire our country to no longer be Juan Tamad but One Tama; a people who are willing to act to create the change they desire! How? It is by doing simple actions, sharing these actions and practicing this one good action everyday.

It all began as a venue for friends to talk about their daily lives, dreams for the future, and how crazy things were in this country. And the day came when we felt talking just won’t cut it; we can do so much more. We are not going to wait for the country to change.

We want to cultivate the habit of doing one right thing at a time, one day at a time. How difficult can it be to throw trash in its proper place, to say thank you, and to fall in line? These simple acts are they key to changing our hearts, and minds and consequently, our country.

Think about it in the larger context. Nobody gains weight overnight. It’s that extra dessert, or taking the elevator instead of the stairs in and day out that leads to those few extra pounds. Summa cum laude’s are not given because you did well for just one semester. Efren Penaflorida was recognized as a CNN Hero in 2009 for his pushcart classroom, but he’s been working the streets, encouraging community activism since 1997.

As always, the fault is not in our stars but in ourselves that we live in our current condition. True, long-lasting change is a product of small positive changes over time. There are never any shortcuts. For this country to become the best version of it, it must change slowly and steadily. It will be not be easy, but it will be a worthy effort. And so we must begin.

Choose One Action

One Tama is not a political group. It doesn’t believe big events and bigger personalities are the keys to a change for the better. We just says one thing — act. The action doesn’t need to be difficult nor dangerous. We want you to look into yourself and answer the question, “What one simple thing can I do to change for the better?”

Share that Action

Our website, www.ontema.com is a depository of good actions that other people are doing. On this site you can register and choose actions you can commit to doing every day. We are confident you will find one simple change you can make in your own life. Tell your friends and family about the good that you’re doing, not to boast but to make a public commitment. You may even inspire them to do the same

Do it Regularly

Daily practice is up to the individual. Once a month, we have an “Action Day.” From among the many suggestions on the site, we choose one action that we can all do together on a larger scale to multiply the good that we can do. Everybody is invited to join. It’s been a year since the start of the group and we have: raised awareness through a talk at Starbucks Dialogues, given away reusable bags at a supermarket, hosted a free tour of Intramuros, held a clean-up day in Marikina for victims of Ondoy, given away commitment bumper stickers to encourage proper driving etiquette and worked with Walls of Hope to repaint the Philippine Children’s Medical Center.

One Tama has also given talks in schools, corporations and conferences. We are currently working with these schools and corporations on how to inculcate One Tama into their daily operations and how to instill these values into their constituency.

When the question, “Do you want the country to change?” arises, the answer always comes in a staccato, quick and curt, “Yes!”

The question One Tama asks you is, “Do you want to change the country?”

We can change the Philippines for the better. We need your help.

Contact Info:
What is your one act?
We’d love to hear from you.
Have a conversation with us:  www.onetama.com

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I believe that before we talk about stress management techniques and strategies, it is important that we know the ideal or best days in our lives. Most people who walk on this earth live a miserable and stressful life because they do not know exactly what they want and where they want to go. I mentioned this in Decide to Live Your Ideal Life. I encourage you to read that piece today or the next time you visit this website.

We are having fun as we share our stories. Having fun is a stress reduction strategies.

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Yesterday, I shared with you my favorite time management quotes that motivational speakers, managers, and leaders may use. My seminar with Imaginet, Inc today is successful. Tomorrow, I will be facilitating Stress for Success seminar for the same company.

This time, I like to share stress management quotes which motivational speakers, managers, leaders, and you can use. I will not really use these quotes tomorrow. During my workshops, I am more interested with what the workshop participants will say. And I quote them.

You may also share your favorite quotes. You can enrich a life today by simply sharing what you have, including a very short stress management quote.

Read the quotes below. When one stops you, read it, and then think how this particular quote can help make your life more enjoyable.

Ninety percent of what we worry about never happens, yet we worry and worry. What a horrible way to go through life! What a horrible thing to do to your colon! — Professor Leo F Buscaglia, teacher, writer and humanitarian, 1924-1998

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. — Albert Einstein

I learned this, at least, by my experiment;
that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams,
and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined,
he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau

I do the very best I know how – the very best I can;
and mean to keep doing so until the end.
If the end brings me out all right, what is said
against me won’t amount to anything.
If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels
swearing I was right would make no difference. — Abraham Lincoln

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life ,
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it:
“Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.”

The Lord replied:
“My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you — Margaret Fishback

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin unto his nest again
I shall not live in vain — Emily Dickinson

If you think you need to get it all done before you can be happy, consider that on the day you die, you will have email in your inbox. — Robert Holden

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one
thought over another. — William James

Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started. — David Allen

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy,
healthy and rewarding life. — Marilu Henner

There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That’s what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad. — Garson Kanin

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, Begin it.
Live each day as if your life had just begun. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. — Wayne Dyer

If your teeth are clenched and your fists are clenched, your lifespan is probably clenched. — Adabella Radici

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live. — Margaret Fuller

Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea. — Frederick Saunders

In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca

Keep your sense of humor. There’s enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game you’re supposed to enjoy. — Amy Alcott

When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go. — Catherine Pulsifer

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. — Helen Keller

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius

You can add some more quotes. Use the comment box below. Share your favorite stress management quote today.

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Also, I do not memorize these quotations. I do not even memorize my own words. But the power of quotations is immense. The real art really is to put in few words what some authors tried to explain in a 200 page book. I get a motivational or inspirational quote, reflect on it, dissect it, disassemble it, compare it with my flesh and blood experience, and then come up with my personal stories that highlight the message of the quote.

Sometimes, a quote is best left unexplained though.

Motivational speakers, team leaders, managers, and peak performers may benefit from these motivational quotations.

The list will be growing too. I encourage you to share your time management quotes. Let us enrich this page and help people make the most of their time.

You can contribute by other your favorite time management quotes in the comment form. Eventually, I will copy your quotes to make them visible in this page. Your time management quote do not have to be from dead people. Get some from your friends. Of course, you may also share your own. Yes, I suggest that you quote yourself too!

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus, writer and philosopher, 1913-60, from ‘La Chute’, meaning ‘The Fall’, 1956

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. — Jack London

Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts. — Ted W. Engstrom

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? — Lord Chesterfield

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing. — Thomas Jefferson

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin

A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life. — Charles Darwin

If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got. — Lee Iacocca

To do two things at once is to do neither. — Publius Syrus

The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something. — Carl Sandburg

This is the beginning of a new day.
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is important, because
I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever,
leaving in its place something
that I have traded for it.
I want it to be gain, not loss;
good not evil; success not failure;
in order that I shall not regret
the price I paid for it. — Author Unknown

Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. — M. Scott Peck

You cannot kill time without injuring eternity. — Henry David Thoreau

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else. — Peter F. Drucker

A year from now you will wish you had started today. — Karen Lamb

While we are postponing, life speeds by. — Seneca

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. — H. Jackson Brown

In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking. — Sir John Lubbock

Those who make the worse use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. — Jean De La Bruyere

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. — Carl Sandburg

Time stays long enough for those who use it. — Leonardo da Vinci

We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, we have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. — Charles E. Hummel

Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance. — Leo Buscaglia

He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out the plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. — Victor Hugo

It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? — Henry David Thoreau

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. — C. S. Lewis

The swiftness of time is infinite, as is still more evident when we look back on the past. — Seneca

To comprehend a man’s life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best. — John Hall Gladstone

Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence — neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish — it is an imponderably valuable gift. Each of us has a few minutes a day or a few hours a week which we could donate to an old folks home or a children’s hospital ward. The elderly whose pillows we plump or whose water pitchers we refill may or may not thank us for our gift, but the gift is upholding the foundation of the universe. — Maya Angelou

Live each day as if it be your last. — Marcus Aurelius, 140 AD

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