We Can Do It - Team Hoyt

The first time I heard the story of Dick and Rick Hoyt and heard Dick speak, I was was utterly amazed and my soul was stirred. Since that time, the power of their lives has not diminished for me. Rick and Dick have a message: Yes You Can!

I would not begin to dispute that, but I would temper it with these words: We Can Do It. Dick, as Rick's father, is not doing all the giving as he pushes Rick's wheelchair in competition. From the Boston Marathon to the Iron Man Competition, Dick and Rick are equal partners.

Dick said, "Rick is my motivator. He inspires me. To me, he's the one out there competing and I just lend him my arms and legs so he can compete."

He continues, "There's just something that gets into me when we're out there."

That something makes Dick want to go faster ... and he does.

"Teamwork makes the dream work," says John Maxwell and others. Team Hoyt is not just one man; it is two. One has a disability but a great heart. The other pushes the chair out of profound love and with strength and agility that most men leave behind in their youth.

Watch the first two videos for the inspiring story, but make sure you watch the next two for celebration and deep encouragement.

I needed a dose of Team Hoyt this morning and I thought I'd share them with you on the off-chance that you needed a dose too.

Team Hoyt can be found at Ironman DVD Site and there are more films on the YouTube site. Keep up with Dick and Rick at Team Hoyt.

Les Brown on The Psychology of Success

Tom Wood and Les Brown show you how to get your mind ready for massive success. This is the first of 30 daily programs on developing LIFE MASTERY from MasteryTV.com

The Fred Factor

There is no glory in living up to the level of other people's expectations and stopping at that.

Jesus taught us to exceed the humdrum, legalistic minimalisms of the day, to rise above the ordinary and to live by a higher law of love that taps into inner resources and never settles for "good enough."

The Fred Factor is about applying that sort of attitude to the workpolace.

It is worth a read. I offer this recomendation in that spirit:

The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

By Mark Sanborn / Random House, Inc

Is your professional commitment wavering? Do you just want to get the job done and go home? Find fresh energy and creativity for your life and work by imitating the example of Sanborn's postman, "Fred." Four
Bible-based principles will help you make a difference every day, excel in your career, and make your daily life extraordinary. 114 pages, hardcover from Waterbrook.

Jim Rohn - 3 Keys To Greatness

Who Wrote This?

I would like to give credit where credit is do. This quote is all over the web and it needs to be shared:

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, you will make it to a place called Success

Guest Author - on the road to success

Putting Yourself on the Road to Success

By Gary Simpson

What separates successful people from unsuccessful people, achievers from non-achievers, winners from losers? Are people born that way or do they develop habits as they grow older which determine their stations in life?

It would be fair to say that the answers to these questions are very complex ones. It is a combination of factors which include such things as your country of birth, when you were born, your IQ, your physique, your capacity to remember, your environment, your parents, your friends, your associates, the formal education you receive and the books you read.

Let us look at the things you have no control or little control over and work through to the things that you have absolute control over.

First, you have no say when, where or how you were born or who your parents are. Genetics dictate such things as your IQ, to a large extent your physique and your capacity to remember. However, these things can be improved through training and effort.

As a youngster you also have no control over your environment or the formal education that you receive, but that can also be improved as you grow older and take more control of your life - if you choose.

So, what is left? You might think not much. However, I contend that what is left could very well be the most important determinants of failure versus success. The people you keep company with and the books that you read.

Now, here is the exciting part of it all. They are the two things that you definitely have control over. So I need to ask you two questions:

1. Are you associating with positive people who are interested in helping you achieve your goals?
2. Are you educating yourself, on a continuous basis, with appropriate books to improve your knowledge base?

There are books available to suit everybody's taste. For those who have an aversion to reading books might I suggest "Rhinoceros Success" by Scott Alexander (ISBN: 0-937382-00-0). It is one of the most amusing "success" books you will ever find. It also contains cartoons complementing the text. It is quite a masterful production written by a very talented writer.

Scott Alexander has written three "Rhinocerotic" volumes. All are eminently readable.

I first read Scott's books some fifteen years ago and have read them several times since. They are always enjoyable and are just as relevant today as when he wrote them way back in 1980.

You cannot change the conditions of your birth but you can take advantage of those things, which are within your control. You can put yourself on the road to success. Just surround yourself with positive people and read, read, read!

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Quotes for Today

"If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." - Laurence J. Peter

"A goal properly set is halfway reached." - Zig Ziglar

"Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Obstacles are those frightful things when you take your eyes of your goals." - Hannah Moore

"Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal." - Earl Nightingale

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A Bit More on Georgia Griffith - Found on the Web

Most Memorable Person .. from Funny the Vlog on May 19, 2006 Most Memorable Person Watch the video The most memorable person I ever met was a woman named Georgia Griffith. She was born blind, supported herself by teaching music. She played 12 different instruments. She was the only Braille proofreader of music for the Library of Congress. She lost her hearing (and sense of balance) at age 38, after which someone gave her a computer and she learned how to use it and ultimately, when I "met" her, ran 7 of the most popular discussion forums on CompuServe (in the late 1980s). She could read 12 languages fluently and a few others "not so fluently." I went with her to Washington, D.C. when she and others, were honored by the Smithsonian Institute for contributions to information technology. (The photo above is Georgia meeting Senator Mike DeWine, who is examining her Smithsonian medallion.) Check here for a more complete bio. Tags: add a tag Watch | More Like This | Website | Download 3.5 MB