Mourot 2022 Notes

Mourot 2022 Notes

15 December 2021

Associates, Colleagues, Friends….

During the month of December, I reflect on the new and renewed relationships I have experienced during the year. The relationships could be created due to work, church or volunteer groups. In all cases I realize just how many dedicated and talented people I have had the privilege of working with throughout the year.

In my career I have had the opportunity to visit many parts of the world and experience many varied cultures. The concept of a NEW year is not a modern invention. Since ancient times in all parts of the world in all cultures there was a time to reflect, celebrate and plan for the next year.

As we close out 2021, I wish you and your family the very best of the season and a safe, productive, exciting, and happy 2022.

The following is a collection of my personal best reminders for a good year (some original, most not). I find the reminders to be helpful important lessons from people we admire - from our parents, family, friends, colleagues, and teachers - aside from our own personal learning. Reminders have a liberating force. They are aids to free us from our routines. Use and share as they apply to improve your new year!!

My personal focus for 2022: What you truly value -- you accomplish.

Be Safe, Michael Mourot

Key Reminders (identified source):

·??????“Having, first, gained all you can, and, secondly saved all you can, then give all you can”. –John Wesley

·??????“It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice”. --Deng Xiaoping

·??????“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' --Martin Luther King, Jr.

·??????“You will be wounded many times in your life. You’ll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures, but I have learned that failure is really God’s way of saying, “Excuse me, you’re moving in the wrong direction.” It’s just an experience, just an experience.” – Oprah Winfrey

·??????"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try, and those who are afraid you will succeed."?-- Ray Goforth

·??????"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

·??????“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” --Albert Einstein

·??????"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today." -- Will Rogers

·??????"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." -- C.S. Lewis

·??????"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." –Socrates

·??????"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." – Confucius

·??????“The time is always right to do what is right.”—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

·??????“Have a vision. Be demanding.”—Colin Powell

·??????“When I look at the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.” —Oprah Winfrey

·??????“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” —Michael Jordan

·??????"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." -- Henry Ford

·??????"Security is mostly a superstition. Life Is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller

·??????"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy." -- Tony Robbins

·??????"If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." -- Steve Jobs

·??????"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." -- Winston Churchill

·??????"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." -- Conrad Hilton

Anonymous (a few selections):

·??????What you truly value -- you accomplish.

·??????Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution. Never seek counsel from unproductive people.

·??????In life it's the follow-through that makes the difference.

·??????Be proud of where you are today and who you are. All of us have struggled and overcome fears. Don’t let that pride get to your head. Be humble and savor little joys.

·??????Appreciate change: There will be alterations, some positive and few drastic. Welcome change with open arms because change is the only way you will grow.

·??????You also have a duty to live well with others. Give cheer, offer solidarity. Never be the cause of another person's humiliation.

·??????Character is the sum of all our everyday choices.

·??????Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

·??????When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

·??????Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

·??????Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

·??????You get to pick your friends; God chose your relatives.

·??????The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad.

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