by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 27, 2019 | Friday Quote, Happiness
“Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.” Confucius Last Sunday I went into Philly to meet some friends. They weren’t just any friends, they were the girls I grew up with from my home town of Stratford, New...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 13, 2019 | Friday Quote, Persistence
“In the confrontation between the rock and the stream, the stream always wins—not through strength but by perseverance.” H. Jackson Brown I was looking at my foot the other day and I noticed a callus. I have had this callus for years. It has remained with...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 6, 2019 | Friday Quote, Happiness
“When joy disappears, look for your mistake.” Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy, most famous for writing War and Peace, has been described by many as one of the greatest writers of all time. His doctrine of nonresistance to evil had an important influence on Gandhi. He...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 23, 2019 | Friday Quote, Happiness, Inner Peace, Passion, Stress, Uncategorized
“Follow the grain in your own wood.” Howard Thurman The word “grain” refers to the orientation of wood-cell fibers. One of the most fundamental axioms of woodworking is to always cut wood with the grain. The grain follows the natural structure...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 2, 2019 | Friday Quote, Inspirational, Persistence, Success
“I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That’s what makes you a champion.” ~ Muhammad Ali This is not about sit-ups. Well, for Ali, I guess it was about sit-ups, but...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 19, 2019 | Failure, Friday Quote, Persistence, Success
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” ~ Henry Ford So it has been a rough couple of weeks for me. I have made some mistakes within my business that I am not happy about. I’m not even certain that “mistake” is...
