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Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice – Henry Ford

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Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. - Henry Ford

This is a beautiful quote by Henry Ford that talks about the importance of hard work. There are 2 parts to this quote – one about the hard work of chopping and the second about taking the initiative and ownership. We all know that hard work is romanticised in motivational quotes – however hard work for the sake of work is pointless. We need to support this hard work through strategy, smart thinking and above all ownership and self-reliance. This is where we can start making the difference that Henry Ford alludes to.

People will forget what you said-Maya Angelou

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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel - Maya Angelou

People will forget what you said: This article is a short debate on the meaning of Maya Angelou’s quote, People will forget what you said. This quote can be used in the context of networking, relationship building or being empathetic to people. Most often communication is misquoted to be about words. The danger however is that people forget that communication is with a purpose. If you’re too focused on delivery, then you miss its impact.

Have courage to trust love one more time – Maya Angelou

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Courage to trust love maya angelou

Have courage to trust love: Love is hard, painful and yet beautiful. We simply can’t live without it but there are times when it feels like we can’t live with it either. The main thing in this quote is that love tests us – constantly questioning our trust and to do something good and right … Read more

I have no special talents I am only passionately curious

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I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious - Albert Einstein Quotes

There’s everything to love about this quote – the simplicity, aspiration and a desire to constantly learn. We belong to a generation where talent is often viewed as the number one thing. Sometimes, this extra focus on talent makes us forget things like hard work, taking feedback and continuously growing. We have numerous examples of … Read more

Some people come in life as blessings – Mother Teresa

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Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons - Mother Teresa

Some people come in life as blessings: I would take blessings any day compared to lessons. Learning lessons is hard work – it gives us unfavourable results – in other words it is no fun at all. The worst part is sometimes it is hard to identify who’s coming as what. The same people that … Read more