Some of Stan Billue’s favorite Quotes:

If one is master of one thing, he has insight into and understanding of many things.

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.

Those who do not create the future they want must endure the future they get.

Power is about what you can control.  Freedom is about what you can unleash.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

Meanness doesn't happen overnight.

What gets rewarded is what gets done.

If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

The words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

It takes fewer muscles to make a Smile than it does to Frown.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

When everything is coming your way, you may be in the wrong lane.

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.

Vision plus desire equals reality.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.

The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.

Life isn’t a Dress Rehearsal.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

Invest major time on minor things and you’ll end up average.

Laziness pays off now & Hard work pays off in the future!

Success is a marathon, not a sprint.

If you want the rainbow be willing to put up with the rain.

The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

You’ll seldom Play better than you Practice.

Anyone can hit bottom . . . How well you bounce back is what matters.

A Reputation isn’t built on what you’re going to do.

The importance of our Life is measured by the impact we have on others.

A smile is a light that shows the heart is at home.

It only takes one person to change your life - YOU.

Live life based on your best Hopes and not your worst Fears.

People want the front of the plane, back of the church, center of attention.

Don’t chase your Dreams, run them down.

Some people just grin and bear it while others smile and do it.

Ability gets you to the top and character keeps you there.

By risking going too far we find out how far we can go.

Always allow your Dreams to exceed your Memories.

Life is a Gift, that’s why today is called the “Present”.

Instead of waiting for your Ship to come in, why not swim out to it.

Worry is the dark room where negatives are developed.

Always keep the Child inside you alive.

If you can Dream it, you can do it.

Don’t measure Life by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your Breathe away.

If you'll work for the next 5 years like most people WON'T you can live the rest of your Life like most people can’t.

Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

School is never out for the Pro.

As we go through Life, we can choose to be Frustrated or Fascinated.

Love people and Use things and don't confuse them.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

Ambition is having enough sense not to be lazy.

A clear conscience might be the sign of a bad memory.

Borrow money from pessimists because they don't expect it back.

Half the people you know are below average.

He who throws dirt looses ground.

I owe, I owe, it’s off to Work I go.

Your money should work For You instead of You working For your money.

Always appreciate the Beauty around you.

Even a broken Clock is right twice a day.

If we don’t know where we’re going, we’ll probably end up someplace else.

Most people aren’t quite sure what they want from Life, however they’re pretty sure they don’t have it yet.

Keep skunks and lawyers at a distance.

A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.

Don't skinny dip with snapping turtles.

To know how country folks are doing, look at their barns, not their houses.

Teachers, Moms, and hoot owls sleep with one eye open.

Forgive your enemies because it messes with their heads.

Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.

You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, assuming you want to catch flies.

Man is the only critter who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds.

Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.

It’s better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

The thoughts we choose to think are the brushes & paints we use to paint the canvas of our lives.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.

In Youth we learn . . . In Age we understand.

Enthusiasm finds the opportunities and Energy makes the most of them.

It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous while anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

We make a Living by what we Get, but we make a Life by what we Give.

Managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.

Hold a picture of yourself long & steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

If you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life.

It is Attitude, not Aptitude that governs our Altitude.

The purpose of existence is not to make a Living, but to make a Life.

A negative thought is a down payment on an obligation to fail.

You will seldom experience regret for anything you’ve done, it’s what you don’t do that will torment you.

Complaining is the refuge of those who have no self-esteem.

Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

Even a mosquito doesn't get a slap on the back, unless it's working.

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.  The great opportunity is where you are.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.

Money can't buy happiness but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than a Hyundai.

One person with a belief is equal to the force of 99 who have only interests.

The worst bankruptcy is the person who has lost enthusiasm.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

The ultimate cost of something is that amount of life you will exchange for it.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imagination is the beginning of Creation. You Imagine what you Desire, you Will what you Imagine and at last you Create what you Will.

Everything you can imagine can be real.

Faith means to believe that there are answers and to continue pressing on until answers arrive or are discovered.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.

It's never too late to be what you might have been.

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

The trouble with many plans is that they are based on the way things are now. To be successful, your personal plan must focus on what you want, not what you have.

There is a wonderful law of the Universe that three of the things we crave most in life, happiness, freedom, and peace of mind, are always attained by giving them to someone else.

Don't join an easy crowd; we won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.

We should live out of our imagination, not our history.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope.

To attract attractive people, we must be attractive. To attract powerful people, we must be powerful. To attract committed people, we must be committed. Instead of trying to work on other people, we should work on ourselves.  When we become, we can attract.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.

Free advice is worth the price.

You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

It's not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness.

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

It's not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you. Attitude manifests itself in your RESPONSE to events.

Hard work makes luck. Nothing affects positive circumstance and results more than hard work.

Resign your position as general manager of the universe.  Don't try to solve (butt into) other people's problems, until YOU are problem-free.

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.

Forgiveness is not an emotion, it's a decision.

Forgive and go forward.  Grudge BLOCKS positive.  Until you clear the past you are destined to repeat it.

Self-talk equals self-performance.  Look at any athlete - self-talk is a crucial part of their expected positive performance.

The best way to get started is to get started.

Movement always produces more results than meditation. Attack life. Wait for nothing.

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

The future starts today (right now)... not tomorrow.

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so we can have the life that is waiting for us.

Success is neither magical or mysterious.  Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

Nothing wins more than superior preparation.

All men are very much alike.  It is their habits which separate them.

The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare to win.

People will try to rain on your parade because they have no parade of their own.

If you have nothing nice to say about someone, say nothing.

Never punish anyone . . . including yourself . . . for any mistake made out of enthusiasm.

If you have enough money to solve a problem . . . then you don't have a problem.

People treat you like you teach them to treat you.

It takes almost the same amount of time and energy to manage tiny projects or businesses as it takes to manage massive ones, but the massive ones are the ones which give you massive rewards.

An alert, focused, razor-sharp mind can slice through any challenge.

Wealth is the result of man's capacity to think.

If you are clear about what you want, the world responds with clarity.

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

Great love and great achievement involve great risk.

Failure is an event, not a person. Think of failure as "it," not "me."

Spend 15 minutes a day focusing on a positive picture of yourself.

Situations aren't important. How you react to them is.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.

Change your input to change your attitude.

If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

You can be good at making excuses... or... you can be good at producing results. You cannot be good at both. Only you can decide.

The most important choices you will ever make is how you use your time since it is the irretrievable element.

Competence leads to confidence.

Don't interrupt, but be interruptible.

Leave every person feeling better for having talked to you -- they'll be happy to see you next time.

Say what you mean, precisely what you mean, and only what you mean.

When you're thinking ahead, you can't hear what's being said.

Listen twice as much as you talk and others will hear twice as much of what you say.

You're wasting your time when you try to answer questions people are not asking.

To be interesting you need to be interested.

Pay attention to others and they will pay attention to you.

Self-centered people tend to monopolize the talking while secure people tend to monopolize the listening.

A "monologue in duet" happens when I think up what I'm going to say while you're saying what you thought up while I was talking.

Personal communication is hindered by hasty assumptions.

If you create tension, you get resistance. If you create trust, you get response.

The genius who can't communicate is intellectually impotent.  The leader who can't communicate can't create the conditions that motivate.  The organization that can't communicate can't change, and the corporation that can't change is dead.

Forget your ability to think faster than another person talks -- everybody has it, but only the foolish use it.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

The great tragedy of life is not death, but what dies inside of us while we live.

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Make it a habit to say nice things about yourself, to yourself.  You'll find that you’ll like yourself better.

The key to your success is to be sensitive enough to understand what other people want, and generous enough to help them get it.

You were born to win, however you must plan to win, prepare to win, and then you can expect to win.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know to be true.

Cut all ties with dishonest, negative or lazy people. This includes relatives, close friends and even lovers. You simply cannot afford to have them in your life.

The first wealth is health.

Spend your life. Don't save it. If you do save it, you'll die a bitter, bitter person.

Don't dwell on (whine about) the problem; concentrate on the solution.

What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.

You can’t change the Past but you can ruin the Present by worrying about the Future.

Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.

If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.

I wish you a “Fanta$tic” Future !
Stan Billue, CSP

 

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