Tag Archives: Dr. Rob Gilbert’s Success Hotline

Act Differently

Posted on November 3, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought … Continue reading →

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One Book

Posted on October 19, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

As soon as I heard this story on my friend and mentor Dr. Rob Gilbert’s Success Hotline,* I had to share it. Rob is a big believer about the power of one: the power of one idea, one book, one … Continue reading →

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Bright Siders

Posted on September 18, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”    Dalai Lama Candles in the dark. Hope for the best. Looking on the bright side of things. Walking on the sunny side of the street. Whatever image and words we use to capture … Continue reading →

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Sweetly Tuned

Posted on September 5, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Violin strings, as you know, will snap if they are too tense, or taut, and yet if to loose they are of no use to the violin. “The normal and natural condition for a person is to neither be tuned … Continue reading →

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“Labour Unrest”

Posted on August 30, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“There are two kinds of discontent in this world: the discontent that works and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants, and the second loses what it had. There is no cure for the first … Continue reading →

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Hand, Heart

Posted on August 14, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”   Ecclesiastes, 9:10 “A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work, and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, … Continue reading →

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Discipline = Desire

Posted on July 26, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

Here are some words  to inspire us offered by a wise and friendly stranger named Sunita Singh. They are from an issue of Bits & Pieces: * “As Lao-tze said, ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single … Continue reading →

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Standing Tall

Posted on April 6, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

As soon as I found this fabulous rainy day story, I fell in love with it and had to share it. It’s from The Diaries of Mario M. Cuomo, the former governor of New York. He recalled it at a … Continue reading →

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Turnaround Game

Posted on March 31, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” Nathaniel Hawthorne Danger or misfortune and opportunity … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Opportunities

Posted on September 19, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

A familiar story:  Chinese word for “crisis” is made up of two picture characters — the first one means “danger” and the second means “opportunity.” A little-known tale: Consider for a moment, how these two words came into play in … Continue reading →

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