One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard regarding perseverance was by Brian Tracy. He said: The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people. 我听过的关于...
On March 16, 2002, when daffodils were swaying in the slowly warming wind of a North Carolina spring, I found myself in a snug hospital room with my wife and just-born daughter, only hours old, and I thought of ice. 2002年3月16日,北卡罗来纳州的...
I believe in leaving work at five oclock. In a nation that operates on a staunch Protestant work ethic, this belief could be considered radical. Working only 40 hours a week? I just dont know many people who punch out at five oclock anymore. It seems...
Old friends. They finish your sentences, they remember the cat that ran away when you were twelve, and they tell you the truth when youve had a bad haircut. But mostly, they are always there for youwhether its in person or via late night phone callst...
My morning routine varies little from day to day. I walk the dog, eat breakfast at the kitchen counter with Katie and Matt, then settle in for a day at the computer. And because I work mostly from home, I have learned that little forays into the outs...
Terry Evanshen was one of Canadian footballs greatest receiversa little man in a big mans game who carried the ball for more than 10,000 yards in 14 bone-jarring seasons. He played every down as if it was his last. And in all his years in the pros a...
The newspaper I previously worked for employs a very friendly receptionist. All receptionists are supposed to be friendly, but Connie Abbott has such a positive tone, she could brighten your day by saying, Did anyone ever tell you that you look like...
In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing in on me. I didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. On days like this I love to find a place where silence rule where the wind in the tall...
The sun shone brightly in the cloudless blue Wabash, Indiana, sky. 印第安纳州沃巴什县晴空万里的蓝天上，太阳光芒四射地照耀着。 That was an especially beautiful sunny day, recalls Jimmy Mitchell, a statuesque man in his ear...
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our seminars is the retention of quality employeesa real challenge to managers when you consider the pay...
Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. No he isnt. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk. 放松。他仍是你昨天爱着的那个小男孩。我笑...
Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken living room. I had never actually seen one of those b...
I used to like sheepherder coffee, a cup of grounds in my old enameled pot, then three cups of water and a fire, 过去我喜欢牧羊人咖啡, 往我那旧搪瓷壶里倒入一杯咖啡粉, 再加三杯水及一炉火, and when its hot, boiling int...
I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at 1)morn; He never came a wink too soon Nor brought too long a day; But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away. 我记得呀，我记得...
For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the store, the school and the church. Then, I met, or rathergot to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline. 差不多有一年，我都泡在家、店铺、学校和教堂里。然后我遇到了，或...
