I want to take this opportunity to wish readers a very special, exciting and successful year ahead.
2013 has a good ring about it!
With all the speculation about what might happen at the end of 2012 which marked the end of the Mayan calendar, I\’m surprised at the lack of \’I survived 2012\’ tee shirts on sale!
May 2013 be a year of new beginnings for all of us!
Of course, nothing new will happen unless we make it happen. Taking action and taking responsibility for that action is the key to success and happiness (you\’ll find plenty of articles about that on this blog).
To that end – and because I am still easing my way back into work – I have chosen to let ten choice quotes do the talking this week.
I hope you enjoy these. Do let me know which is your favourite … or suggest your own!
[box type=\”shadow\”]\”There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth… not going all the way, and not starting.\”
– Buddha
\”Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.\”
– Alan Cohen
\”Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.\”
– Saint Francis of Assisi
\”Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, Begin it now.\”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
\”My Mama always said you\’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.\”
–from \”Forrest Gump\”
\”The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.\”
– Joseph Campbell
“This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.”
― Taylor Swift
“Rather than turning the page, it\’s much easier to just throw the book away.”
― Anthony Liccione
\”Everyone has a choice to see life as a to-do list or a journey. The first leads to \’work\’ and the second leads to \’adventure\’. Which do you choose?\”
– Whitney Ferre
\”Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.\”
– Ralph Blum[/box]
Wow talk about soul food. Man I enjoyed having these quotes for dinner. Thanks Bill. Keep up the good work.
Happy New Year! 2013 definitely has an awesome ring to it and I am very excited for this new year. It is only the third week of the year and I am already taking giant leaps towards my goals.
I am grateful for each and every day and I am truly glad that the world did not end! Now is the time to do whatever we have been wanting to do and I am eager to see what great things my future holds 🙂
Good for you Candice!
Hi Bill,
I like the one about choosing to treat life as a to do list or a journey. I think I do the first too often and then loose the fun. Something to change this year!
Good point. Have some fun!!
Hi Bill
I am the NEW NEWCOMER I am so excited about 2013 the quote that goes for me”Do not wait until conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect”
I have been postponing this yet I have always known that I want to be a Life Coach, in fact looking back I have been and I AM A LIFE COACH; I want to take my passion to a higher level. What has been holding me is the waiting for a perfect condition, and what is that? I do not know it either.
2013 here I come Bill I am more than ready to take the plunge! Here’s to you Bill and my newly found colleagues “May 2013 be your SUNFLOWER YEAR”
Mwelase
Hi Mwelase. I’m so pleased the article resonated with you 🙂
Kind Regards – Bill
Compliments of the new Season Bill
I like Two quotes first being ” The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Second ” Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” WOW this is for me to shake off the dust In matters of style I have to swim with the current, in matters of principle stand like a rock stay blessed
Lovely!
Hi Bill My favourite is the one by Joseph Campbell. How perceptive of him to highlight the extent to which fear can hold one hostage. I wish you good health, inner peace, a sense of fulfillment, contentment and lots of happiness in the coming year. I collect quotes, so it is really difficult for me to choose only one: ” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” M. Proust
Thanks Karen. You may find this article to be of interest … http://www.life-coaching-insights.com/overcoming-fear/
Hey Bill, Happy happy 2013! I love the Saint Francis one. It reminds me of a Tibetan Buddhist teacher i know who is famous for saying that ‘only the impossible is worth doing’. I continuously surprise myself at what i am capable of achieving and how far small consistent steps can take me. My goodness i am such a Life Coach, listen to me!
Indeed 🙂
Wishing you all of the very best for 2013 Bill!
My favourite quote definitely aligns with the second last one… I am opting for adventure this year!
Good for you Giscard!
Beautiful and insightful. All the best for 2013.
And to you Karen 🙂
Compliments of the new year! I like all the quotes but the first one holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for that Bill. I have one I would like to share from a friend of mine and it goes: ” The mindset and behaviour that got you to where you are TODAY, is not the same mindset and set of behaviours that you will need to get you SOMEWHERE ELSE, otherwise you’d already be there! Cheers, to a successful 2013!!!
Thanks for the contribution Zandi!