The 10 Most Important Things I Learned from My Parents and Hope to Teach My Kids
Posted: April 20, 2020 Filed under: Architectist, More FC3, Repost | Tags: Family, FC3, Goggins, health, ILMABlog, Inspiration, Kidness, Love, Motivation, Never Give Up, Patience, quotes, RESPECT, Stoicism, Stoics, Thinking, Virtues, Virtuous, Wisdom Leave a comment(Original: September 24, 2011; Updated on April 20, 2020)
1. Health is the greatest wealth you will ever have.
In light of recent events this seems more profound than ever before. We take our health for granted but sooner or later when something goes wrong we seem to appreciate it as our number one gift. Without a healthy body, mind and spirit we are faced to live a life of pain and suffering. Living a life of health means a life of balancing. It is fine to enjoy life but remember that we only have one body and one life. I like to think that the body we are given on earth will be the body that we have in heaven and that makes me want to respect my body and treat it like a temple. All the money in the world is not going to help save you if you do not have your health.
You can’t enjoy wealth if you’re not in good health.” “Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is a new wealth.
—Syed Balkhi
2. Education is the best gift we can give you; the rest is up to you.
The ability to acquire knowledge and use knowledge is a powerful weapon in today’s world filled with over-stimulation and contradictory information. More than ever there is so much propaganda and false information that we need to really educate ourselves. I like to learn about weird facts, history, art, science, architecture and inspirational/motivational topics. Using formal education as a springboard life can be filled with wonder by thinking about different topics in new ways using creativity and imagination. Now that many of us are in self isolation it is a great time to get reacquainted with an old book or some new ones.
“Our culture has become hooked on the quick-fix, the life hack, efficiency. Everyone is on the hunt for that simple action algorithm that nets maximum profit with the least amount of effort. There’s no denying this attitude may get you some of the trappings of success, if you’re lucky, but it will not lead to a calloused mind or self-mastery. If you want to master the mind and remove your governor, you’ll have to become addicted to hard work. Because passion and obsession, even talent, are only useful tools if you have the work ethic to back them up.”
—David Goggins
Now that many of us are in self isolation it is a great time to get reacquainted with an old book or some new ones.
3. Respect Everyone – Treat Everyone the way you would want to be treated.
The world is so divided – maybe it has always been so – we need to remember that although we look at things from different perspectives we share more in common than you might think. We all want a healthy, happy family. We all want to help the poor and feed the hungry. We all want to protect our loved ones. We want there to be peace in the world.
“We are all great. No matter if you think you’re dumb, fat, been bullied, we all have greatness. You gotta find the courage. It’s going to be hard work, discipline, and the non-cognitive skills – hard work, dedication, sacrifice – that will set you apart.”
—David Goggins
Let’s respect the disparities that makes us unique and think about the other instead of hating our brothers and sisters for our differences.
4. Patience is a virtue (I am still working on this one).
I am (still) still working on this one. I like to live a fast-paced life but the current situation has forced me to slow down a bit…..OK a lot.
“Throughout your day find a moment, however fleeting, to just sit and be still. Doesn’t matter where you are. Take a few deep breathes, put your phone on vibrate so there’s no chance of interruption, and just reflect on the series of events that took place throughout your day. When you’re working, be ruthlessly present.”
The Stoic: 9 Principles to Help You Keep Calm in Chaos by Paul Jun
Connecting with nature and taking regular walks between blocks of work seems to help.
5. Slow Down – The more you rush at something, the longer it will take to complete.
It’s true. Let’s concentrate on the matter at hand.
Let your mind focus on the task at hand, what you’re trying to accomplish, and do it with diligence, patience, attentiveness, and care. Sooner or later, you’ll realize how much of an asset this is to your creativity and overall quality of life.”
The Stoic: 9 Principles to Help You Keep Calm in Chaos by Paul Jun
Measure twice and cut once…Isn’t that what they say?
6. Seize the Day – Take each day at a time.
I have been working on trying to focus on each day as it comes while also taking time to look at the long view of what is coming so I can work towards those items as well so as not be overwhelmed. I try to deal with each day’s problems as they come instead of worrying about the future. 99% of the things that you worry about will never occur.
7. Be Kind – It doesn’t take any longer to be kind.
When I told this someone they said “it actually does take longer, but it’s still worth it.” I guess they are right, it does take some thought and some action. It’s those small moments of acknowledging others or empathizing with their situation that makes connect with people. Passing people by without a friendly gesture of hello seems cold and heartless to me although sometimes I am scared to wave in fear of not being reciprocated. I must also learn to be strong and fearless and do the right thing despite the reaction from others.
“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
8. Be the Best you can – (truly) do the best you can.
“When you think that you are done, you’re only 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing. That’s just the limits that we put on ourselves….[When we think we have] “reached our absolute limit, we still have 60 percent more to give! That’s the governor in action! Once you know that to be true, it’s simply a matter of stretching your pain tolerance, letting go of your identity and all your self-limiting stories, so you can get to 60 percent, then 80 percent and beyond without giving up. I call this The 40% Rule, and the reason it’s so powerful is that if you follow it, you will unlock your mind to new levels of performance and excellence in sports and in life, and your rewards will run far deeper than mere material success. The 40% Rule can be applied to everything.”
—David Goggins
9. Family & Friends – The bonds of a family and true friendships are precious.
With regards to family and loved ones, now more than ever we are able to learn about each other’s strengths, weaknesses, personalities and flaws, since we are all living together 24-7 during self-isolation. We try to accept each other unconditionally because we love each other. No one is perfect, and our faults make us who we are. It’s funny that the things that annoy us most about our loved ones are things that remind us of ourselves.
“I’ve listened to someone as young as 14 and someone as old as 100 talk about their close friends, and [there are] three expectations of a close friend that I hear people describing and valuing across the entire life course.” They are: “Somebody to talk to, someone to depend on, and someone to enjoy.”
—William Rawlins, the Stocker Professor of Interpersonal Communication at Ohio University
10. The 99% Rule – Most people are good, only a few are not.
If you give people a chance you will see that most want to do you no harm. You always have to be careful about the 1% but generally speaking most people have good intentions. With the bombardment of social media and twisted ideological politics it’s hard to image that 99% are good – shouldn’t that number be much, much lower, right!? Wrong!
The definition of “divide and conquer” is to make a group of people disagree and fight with one another so that they will not join together against one.
Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Accessed 20 Apr. 2020.
We must remind ourselves that the news media shows the 1% over and over again. Let’s look for sources where we can see people doing good. People want to help each other and not hurt each other. Do not let those in powers divide and conquer us. For example:
“The vast majority of people, when faced with simple, clear ethical choices, choose good over bad and even good over neutral. Imagine a stranger’s baby is about to fall off a chair next to you. You would try to catch it, right? Intuition tells you that you can count on nearly everyone else to try to catch that baby, too. Empathy is an evolutionary gift, an instinct that extends in concentric circles from the self, to loved ones, to community to countries and, for the enlightened, all of humanity — a concept dating to the ancient Greek Stoic Hierocles. Everyone is capable of widening one’s circle.”
—David G. Allan, CNN
Conclusion:
Original Post:
- Health is the greatest wealth you will ever have.
- Education is the best gift we can give you; the rest is up to you.
- Respect Everyone – Treat Everyone the way you would want to be treated
- Patience is a virtue (I am still working on this one).
- Slow Down – The more you rush at something, the longer it will take to complete.
- Seize the Day – Take each day at a time.
- Be Kind – It doesn’t take any longer to be kind.
- Be the Best you can – (truly) do the best you can.
- Family & Friends – The bonds of a family and true friendships are precious.
- The 99% Rule – Most people are good, only a few are not.
Original Post: The 10 Most Important Things I Learned from My Parents and Hope to Teach My Kids
Further Reading:
207 Inspirational David Goggins Quotes On Success and life
7 Pieces of Wisdom That Will Change the Way You Work
10 Productivity Lessons From Benjamin Franklin
Who Knows What’s Good or Bad? – David Allan – Medium
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15 Memorable Christmas Quotes
Posted: December 24, 2012 Filed under: Isms | Tags: Christmas, FC3, Film, Funny, Holiday, humor, just for fun, Love, Movie, Quote, quotes Leave a comment
A Charlie Brown Christmas
[Charlie Brown and Linus return with the puny little tree]
Violet: Boy, are you stupid, Charlie Brown.
Patty: What kind of a tree is that?
Lucy Van Pelt: You were supposed to get a *good* tree. Can’t you even tell a good tree from a poor tree?
Violet: I told you he’d goof it up. He isn’t the kind you can depend on to do anything right.
Patty: You’re hopeless, Charlie Brown.
Frieda: Completely hopeless
Charlie Brown: [upset] Rats!
Lucy Van Pelt: You’ve been dumb before, Charlie Brown, but this time, you really did it.
[pause; then everyone bursts out laughing]
Lucy Van Pelt: [laughing] What a tree!
A Christmas Story
Mother: All right. Now, are you ready to tell me where you heard that word?
Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] Now, I had heard that word at least ten times a day from my old man. He worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium; a master. But, I chickened out and said the first name that came to mind.
Ralphie: Schwartz!
Christmas Vacation
Clark: Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where’s the Tylenol?
Die Hard
John McClane: You throw quite a party. I didn’t realize they celebrated Christmas in Japan.
Joseph Takagi: Hey, we’re flexible. Pearl Harbor didn’t work out so we got you with tape decks.
Home Alone
Gangster Johnny (TV): Hey! I tell you what I’m gonna give you, Snakes. I’m gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly, yellow, no-good keister off my property before I pump your guts full of lead! One, two, ten! [machine gun fire] Keep the change, you filthy animal!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Narrator: He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps… means a little bit more!
It’s a Wonderful Life
George Bailey: Dear Father in heaven, I’m not a praying man, but if you’re up there and you can hear me [begins crying] show me the way… show me the way.
Miracle on 34th Street
Susan: I believe… I believe… It’s silly, but I believe.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Gonzo: Hello! Welcome to the Muppet Christmas Carol! I am here to tell the story.
Rizzo the Rat: And I am here for the food.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington: Forgive me, Mr. Claus. I’m afraid I’ve made a terrible mess of your holiday.
Santa: Bumpy *sleigh*-ride… Jack. Next time you get the urge to take over someone else’s holiday, I’d listen to *her*.
[points to Sally]
Santa: She’s the only one who makes any sense around this insane asylum!
[walks away, muttering]
Santa: Skeletons, boogie men…
Jack Skellington: I hope there’s still time.
Santa: To fix Christmas? Of course there is! I’m Santa Claus!
[flies out chimney]
The Polar Express
The Conductor: Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
Hermey: Hey, what do you say we both be independent together, huh?
Rudolph: You wouldn’t mind my – red nose?
Hermey: Not if you don’t mind me being a dentist.
Rudolph: [shaking hands with Hermey] It’s a deal.
Santa Clause
Bernard the Elf: The Santa Clause: In putting on this suit and entering the sleigh, the wearer waives any and all rights to any previous identity, real or implied, and fully accepts the duties and responsibilities of Santa Claus, in perpetuity until such time that the wearer becomes unable to do so, by either accident or design.
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Scrooge
Jacob Marley: I wear the chain I forged in life! I made it link by link and yard by yard! I gartered it on of my own free will and by my own free will, I wore it! …. It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow men! If it goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death! It is doomed to wander through the world! Oh, woe is me! And witness what it cannot share but MIGHT HAVE SHARED on Earth and turned to happiness!
The Star Wars Holiday Special
George Lucas: The special from 1978 really didn’t have much to do with us, you know. I can’t remember what network it was on, but it was a thing that they did. We kind of let them do it. It was done by… I can’t even remember who the group was, but they were variety TV guys. We let them use the characters and stuff and that probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do, but you learn from those experiences.
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Greatest Milestones of My Life (so far)
Posted: November 24, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: Architect, Coach, Family, FC3, Inspiration, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Love, Mentor, Motivation, quotes, Success 6 CommentsBY FRANK CUNHA III
- Growing up in the city
- Living in the city gave me some street smarts (if not much street cred)
- You can take the boy out of the city but you can never take the city out of the boy
- The city taught me the importance of straight lines
FAMILY AT VERONA PARK
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- Working on my grandparents farm for the summer
- Connection to nature and the earth
- Appreciation for agriculture and “real” food that comes from the earth
- Hard work never hurt anyone
- Hard work can be fun if you are surrounded with people you love and respect
- Satisfaction from seeing your hard work pay off during harvest season
- The country taught me the importance of curves and detours
- Joining the sports team
- Gave me a great appreciation for my personal health, fitness, and wellbeing
- My parents would always take us out to the park
- I learned that even though I wasn’t the strongest, fasted, or most talented I could still become the best I could be if I worked hard
- I still use the basics of discipline and persistence I learned playing sports as a kid to get me through the tough times today
- Watching my father organize a soccer league taught me to respect the community and give back – A lot of kids were kept off the streets and out of trouble thanks to my dad (and my mom who was his silent partner, doing the behind the scenes things)
- Going to private school
- It’s where I learned to draw a circle
- It’s where I learned that kids/people can be mean
- It’s where I learned that I was creative
- It’s where they asked me to look out for a “calling” and where I found my calling to become an Architect
- It’s where I learned discipline (and how to diagram a sentence, Thank you Sr. Siprian)
- Gave me faith, something to believe in; even when I stray I still remember the simple rules of “Do On To Others What Thou Would Want Done Onto You” and “Turn the Other Cheek”
FRANK & CINDY AT VERONA PARK
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- Meeting my wife
- It’s when I learned to let go and fall in love again
- It helped me find true love, my true soul mate and life companion
- Having someone there for me through good and bad makes life better
- It gave me my greatest gift and joy in life – My family, my kids
- Becoming a dad
- My children keep me young
- My children give me a deeper appreciation for my parents and all the sacrifices they made for me
- They inspire me through the hard times
- They let me rest easy knowing that the values my parents and grandparents taught me will be passed on to their children and grandchildren
- Becoming an Architect
- Getting my license to practice Architect was one of my greatest accomplishments
- Architecture defines me and what I do (even when I am not practicing Architecture)
- Using my talent for good makes me feel good
- Although it is never easy or simple I enjoy the entire process of design and construction and my involvement
KIDS WITH SANTA CLAUS & MRS. CLAUS
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Visionary Buckminster Fuller
Posted: November 3, 2012 Filed under: Isms, JustArch, More FC3, Uncategorized | Tags: American systems theorist, and futurist., Architect, author, bucky, Designer, engineer, fuller, Inventor, Love, quotes, Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller Leave a comment
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Fuller published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as “Spaceship Earth“, ephemeralization, and synergetic. He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, the best known of which is the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their resemblance to geodesic spheres. R. Buckminster Fuller was a renowned 20th century inventor and visionary born in Milton, Massachusetts on July 12, 1895. Dedicating his life to making the world work for all of humanity, Fuller operated as a practical philosopher who demonstrated his ideas as inventions that he called “artifacts.” Fuller did not limit himself to one field but worked as a ‘comprehensive anticipatory design scientist’ to solve global problems surrounding housing, shelter, transportation, education, energy, ecological destruction, and poverty. Throughout the course of his life Fuller held 28 patents, authored 28 books, received 47 honorary degrees. And while his most well know artifact, the geodesic dome, has been produced over 300,000 times worldwide, Fuller’s true impact on the world today can be found in his continued influence upon generations of designers, architects, scientists and artists working to create a more sustainable planet.
The Buckminster Fuller archive has also made transcripts of Everything I Know — “minimally edited and maximally Fuller” — freely available.)
Parts 1-12 on the Internet Archive: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Parts 1-6 on YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Greet Each Day With Love In Your Heart
Posted: September 20, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 1 CommentGreet Each Day With Love In Your Heart
“When each day is ended, not regarding whether it has been a success or a failure, I will attempt to achieve [even more in my chosen profession, calling, or life’s work]. When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure.
Thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, then mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
“Love Is the Answer”
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Persist Until You Succeed
Posted: September 20, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 2 CommentsPersist Until You Succeed
“Henceforth, I will learn and apply another secret of those who excel in my work….When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure. Thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, then mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.
I will persist until I succeed.”
Persistance
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – You Are (Unique) Nature’s Greatest Miracle
Posted: September 20, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Business, Coach, Design, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Travel, Wisdom 2 CommentsYou Are (Unique) Nature’s Greatest Miracle
“I am nature’s greatest miracle.
I will concentrate my energy on the challenge of the moment and my actions will help me forget all else. The problems of my home will be left in my home. I will think naught of my family when I am in the market place for this will cloud my thoughts. So too will the problems of the market place be left in the market place and I will think naught of my profession when I am in my home for this will dampen my love. There is no room [in my career] for my family, nor is there room in my home for [my career]. Each I will divorce from the other and thus will I remain wedded to both. Separate must they remain or my career will die. This is the paradox of the ages.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons for Architects and Designers based on Og Mandino’s “Legend of the Ten Scrolls”
Posted: September 20, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greeatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 3 Comments“The Greatest Salesman in the World” is a book by Og Mandino. Based on the life and legend of Kawliga who attributes a large part of his success to the teachings of Angela Skinner. The book is a guide to a philosophy of salesmanship, and success, telling the story of Hafid, a poor camel boy who achieves a life of abundance. Click here to order your copy (this link is provided for convenience, it is not a paid endorsement).
Mandino composed The Legend of the Ten Scrolls.
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They are:
Scroll I – The Power of Good Habits
“As I read and re-read the words in these scrolls to follow, never will I allow the brevity of each scroll nor the simplicity of its words to cause me to treat the scroll’s message lightly. Thousands of grapes are pressed to fill one jar with wine, and the grapes skin and pulp are tossed to the birds. So it is with these grapes of wisdom from the ages. Much has been filtered and tossed to the wind. Only the pure truth lies distilled in the words to come. I will drink as instructed and spill not one drop. And the seed of success I will swallow.”
Scroll II – Greet Each Day With Love In Your Heart
“When each day is ended, not regarding whether it has been a success or a failure, I will attempt to achieve [even more in my chosen profession, calling, or life’s work]. When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure. Thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, then mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.”
Scroll III – Persist Until You Succeed
“Henceforth, I will learn and apply another secret of those who excel in my work….When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure. Thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, then mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.
I will persist until I succeed.”
Scroll IV – You Are Nature’s Greatest Miracle
“I am nature’s greatest miracle.
I will concentrate my energy on the challenge of the moment and my actions will help me forget all else. The problems of my home will be left in my home. I will think naught of my family when I am in the market place for this will cloud my thoughts. So too will the problems of the market place be left in the market place and I will think naught of my profession when I am in my home for this will dampen my love.
There is no room [in my career] for my family, nor is there room in my home for [my career]. Each I will divorce from the other and thus will I remain wedded to both. Separate must they remain or my career will die. This is the paradox of the ages.”
Scroll V – Live Each Day as if it Were Your Last
“I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow, for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond price. What dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly give all his gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them priceless!
I will live this day as if it my last.”
“I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow, for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond price. What dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly give all his gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them priceless!
I will live this day as if it my last.”
Scroll VI – Master Your Emotions
“If I feel depressed, I will sing.
If I feel sad, I will laugh.
If I feel ill, I will double my labor.
If I feel fear, I will plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior, I will wear new garments.
If I feel uncertain, I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty, I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent, I will remember past success.
If I feel insignificant, I will remember my goals.
If I become overconfident, I will recall my failures.
If I overindulge, I will think of past hungers.
If I feel complacency, I will remember my competition.
If I enjoy moments of greatness, I will remember moments of shame.
If I feel all-powerful, I will try to stop the wind.
If I attain great wealth, I will remember one unfed mouth.
If I become overly proud, I will remember a moment of weakness.
If I feel my skill is unmatched, I will look at the stars.
Today I will master my emotions.”
Scroll VII – The Power of Laughter
“And so long as I can laugh never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts, and I will waste it no more. Only with laughter and happiness can I truly become a success. Only with laughter and happiness can I enjoy the fruits of my labor. Were it not so, far better would it be to fail, for happiness is the wine that sharpens the taste of the meal. To enjoy success I must have happiness, and laughter will be the maiden who serves me.
I will be happy. I will be successful. I will be the greatest [Architect] the world has ever known.”
Scroll VIII – Multiply Your Value Every Day
“Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.
I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low.
I will do the work that a failure will not do.
I will always let my reach exceed my grasp.
I will never be content with my performance in the market.
I will always raise my goals as soon as they are attained.
I will always strive to make the next hour better than this one.
I will always announce my goals to the world.
Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments. Let the world, instead, approach me with praise and may I have the wisdom to receive it in humility.”
Scroll IX – All is Worthless Without Action
“Success will not wait. If I delay she will become betrothed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man.
I will act now.”
Scroll X – Pray to God for Guidance
“I will pray for guidance, and I will pray as [an Architect], in this manner –
- Oh Creator of all things, help me. For this day I go out into the world naked and alone, and without your hand to guide me I will wander far from the path which leads to success and happiness.
- I ask not for gold or garments or even opportunities equal to my ability; instead, guide me so that I may acquire ability equal to my opportunities.
- You have taught the lion and the eagle how to hunt and prosper with teeth and claw. Teach me how to hunt with words and prosper with love so that I may be a lion among men and an eagle in the market place.
- Help me to remain humble through obstacles and failures; yet hide not from mine eyes the prize that will come with victory.
- Assign me tasks to which others have failed; yet guide me to pluck the seeds of success from their failures. Confront me with fears that will temper my spirit; yet endow me with courage to laugh at my misgivings.
- Spare me sufficient days to reach my goals; yet help me to live this day as though it be my last.
- Guide me in my words that they may bear fruit; yet silence me from gossip that none be maligned.
- Discipline me in the habit of trying and trying again; yet show me the way to make use of the law of averages. Favor me with alertness to recognize opportunity; yet endow me with patience which will concentrate my strength.
- Bathe me in good habits that the bad ones may drown; yet grant me compassion for weakness in others. Suffer me to know that all things shall pass; yet help me to count my blessings today.
- Expose me to hate so it not be a stranger; yet fill my cup with love to turn strangers into friends.
- But all these things be only if thy will. I am a small and a lonely grape clutching the vine yet though hast made me different from all others. Verily, there must be a special place for me. Help me. Show me the way.
- Let me become all you planned for me when my seed was planted and selected by you to sprout in the vineyard of the world.
Help this humble [Architect]. Guide me, God.”
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Live Each Day as if it Were Your Last
Posted: September 20, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom Leave a commentLive Each Day as if it Were Your Last
“I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow, for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond price. What dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly give all his gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them priceless!
I will live this day as if it my last.”
“I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow, for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond rice. What dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly give all his gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them priceless!
I will live this day as if it my last.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Master Your Emotions
Posted: September 19, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 3 CommentsMaster Your Emotions
“If I feel depressed, I will sing.
If I feel sad, I will laugh.
If I feel ill, I will double my labor.
If I feel fear, I will plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior, I will wear new garments.
If I feel uncertain, I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty, I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent, I will remember past success.
If I feel insignificant, I will remember my goals.
If I become overconfident, I will recall my failures.
If I overindulge, I will think of past hungers.
If I feel complacency, I will remember my competition.
If I enjoy moments of greatness, I will remember moments of shame.
If I feel all-powerful, I will try to stop the wind.
If I attain great wealth, I will remember one unfed mouth.
If I become overly proud, I will remember a moment of weakness.
If I feel my skill is unmatched, I will look at the stars.
Today I will master my emotions.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
Photo: Frank Cunha III http://wp.me/pSjhX-M3
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – The Power of Laughter
Posted: September 19, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom Leave a commentThe Power of Laughter
“And so long as I can laugh never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts, and I will waste it no more. Only with laughter and happiness can I truly become a success. Only with laughter and happiness can I enjoy the fruits of my labor. Were it not so, far better would it be to fail, for happiness is the wine that sharpens the taste of the meal. To enjoy success I must have happiness, and laughter will be the maiden who serves me.
Help this humble [Architect]. Guide me, God.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Multiply Your Value Every Day
Posted: September 19, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom Leave a commentMultiply Your Value Every Day
“Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.
I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low.
I will do the work that a failure will not do.
I will always let my reach exceed my grasp.
I will never be content with my performance in the market.
I will always raise my goals as soon as they are attained.
I will always strive to make the next hour better than this one.
I will always announce my goals to the world.
Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments. Let the world, instead, approach me with praise and may I have the wisdom to receive it in humility.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – All is Worthless Without Action
Posted: September 18, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 7 CommentsAll is Worthless Without Action
“Success will not wait. If I delay she will become betrothed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the [woman /man].
I will act now.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons For Architects And Designers – Pray to God for Guidance
Posted: September 18, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom 1 CommentPray to God for Guidance
“I will pray for guidance, and I will pray as [an Architect], in this manner –
- Oh Creator of all things, help me. For this day I go out into the world naked and alone, and without your hand to guide me I will wander far from the path which leads to success and happiness.
- I ask not for gold or garments or even opportunities equal to my ability; instead, guide me so that I may acquire ability equal to my opportunities.
- You have taught the lion and the eagle how to hunt and prosper with teeth and claw. Teach me how to hunt with words and prosper with love so that I may be a lion among men and an eagle in the market place.
- Help me to remain humble through obstacles and failures; yet hide not from mine eyes the prize that will come with victory.
- Assign me tasks to which others have failed; yet guide me to pluck the seeds of success from their failures. Confront me with fears that will temper my spirit; yet endow me with courage to laugh at my misgivings.
- Spare me sufficient days to reach my goals; yet help me to live this day as though it be my last.
- Guide me in my words that they may bear fruit; yet silence me from gossip that none be maligned.
- Discipline me in the habit of trying and trying again; yet show me the way to make use of the law of averages. Favor me with alertness to recognize opportunity; yet endow me with patience which will concentrate my strength.
- Bathe me in good habits that the bad ones may drown; yet grant me compassion for weakness in others. Suffer me to know that all things shall pass; yet help me to count my blessings today.
- Expose me to hate so it not be a stranger; yet fill my cup with love to turn strangers into friends.
- But all these things be only if thy will. I am a small and a lonely grape clutching the vine yet though hast made me different from all others. Verily, there must be a special place for me. Help me. Show me the way.
- Let me become all you planned for me when my seed was planted and selected by you to sprout in the vineyard of the world.
Help this humble [Architect]. Guide me, God.”
(Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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Lessons for Architects and Designers – The Power of Good Habits
Posted: September 18, 2012 Filed under: Isms, More FC3, Social Media | Tags: Architect, Coach, FC3, Greatest, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Coach, Mentor, Og, quotes, Success, Wisdom Leave a commentThe Power of Good Habits
“As I read and re-read the words in these scrolls to follow, never will I allow the brevity of each scroll nor the simplicity of its words to cause me to treat the scroll’s message lightly. Thousands of grapes are pressed to fill one jar with wine, and the grapes skin and pulp are tossed to the birds. So it is with these grapes of wisdom from the ages. Much has been filtered and tossed to the wind. Only the pure truth lies distilled in the words to come. I will drink as instructed and spill not one drop. And the seed of success I will swallow.” (Author: Og Mandino, Book: “The Greatest Salesman in the World“)
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