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41 " When you feel tempted to speak out of anger or frustration, think before you talk. If you’re still tempted, think again. "
― Jim Stovall , 100 Worst Employees: Learning from the Very Worst, How to Be Your Very Best
42 " gentlemen have leant their talent, time, and energy to this project. Please note that the columns appear here just as they were printed in publications around the world. Some of them are more than a decade old at this writing, but the wisdom is eternal, and the context creates points "
― Jim Stovall , Wisdom for Winners: A Millionaire Mindset
43 " great legacy starts with a great life, and every great life starts with a great plan. "
― Jim Stovall , The Ultimate Gift Series
44 " worth is more than money, and your value is far beyond what you realize. I have never believed that we are human beings seeking a spiritual experience. Instead, I believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. The most talented, gifted, "
45 " in their lives, becoming ever-more beaten down, will often be heard to say, “I knew that was going to happen.” On the other hand, the winners in every arena of life seem to continue to win time after time and expect it as their due. As we go about our daily "
46 " wife and two children on the spot of barren dirt that hours before had been his home and everything he owned, he spoke the words I will keep with me always. He said, “We have lost absolutely everything. We have nothing left other than the clothes on our backs.” Then, after a brief pause, he continued, “But I guess we are lucky since our whole family is safe and sound. We have everything important.” To have lost everything and still have everything seems contradictory, but it’s not. As I reflect on the lessons presented by the young father, I realize that we all spend a lot of time accumulating things that in the final "
47 " If we focus our efforts and energy on doing our work instead of getting out of our work, everyone wins. "
48 " OUR LEGACIES Every footprint that we take Makes a change where we have passed. Small things there beneath our heel Are changing where the print was cast. What then could any difference make When ruthless paths our courses take? Beneath our heel some things will bend Without the strength to rise again. Joye Kanelakos "
― Jim Stovall , The Gift of a Legacy (The Ultimate Gift)
49 " Our memories are not totally fact or completely fiction. They are a conglomeration of the thoughts that we put together to explain to ourselves who we are. Just like a beautiful flower garden will look totally different in daylight as opposed to dark, the memories of our past are held hostage by our perspective. "
― Jim Stovall , A Christmas Snow
50 " by literally millions whether in newspapers, magazines or today’s popular social media such as emails and Facebook. Through the generosity of Jim who is contributing his many years of work to be published in a book by the non-profit Napoleon "
51 " There are certain days that are forever locked in our memories. They represent special times, places, and people that we capture in the scrapbook of our minds. Just a fleeting thought of these memories can bring us back to that special time and place as well as the emotion we felt when we were there. "
52 " What we all seek is not necessarily success but our own comfort zone. "
― Jim Stovall , Today's the Day!
53 " You can often outperform what other people think of you, but you will never outperform what you think of yourself. "
54 " The journey of life is a matter of traveling well rather than reaching a destination. "
55 " Struggles often serve to release the wisdom, patience, and strength we all possess but too seldom demonstrate.” —JIM STOVALL "
56 " Work is a journey we undertake for others that makes us who we are. "
― Jim Stovall , The Ultimate Journey
57 " and better, makes us all proud. But let us never forget that, when you’ve lost everything that you own, but you still have your friends and family around you and the desire to go on, you still have everything. "
58 " Being the B.E.S.T. "
59 " S” is for Single-mindedness. "
60 " T” is for Tenacity. "