Some of Rachelle’s favorites
I’ve been sending out the T4D or “Thought 4 the Day” for nearly 10 years now. Some days it’s tedious, most days it’s pretty fun and most days it’s also pretty rewarding. Many of you have sent me personal notes of thanks because a particular T4D was “just what was needed” for you personally or for a member of your team at work.Â
I try hard to respond personally to each note you send…I hope you forgive the ones I miss or just can’t get too. I want you to know that I read and appreciate all that you send. Today I want to share with you a recent e-mail I recieved from a subscriber we will call “Rachelle” which describes how she feels about the T4D, and a little bit how she and so many of you use it to bless the lives of others as well. It also illustrates why I find so much joy in sending them out. ~ Kirk
My name is “Rachelle” and I must tell you that I have been receiving your inspiring thoughts for months at work. I can’t begin to thank you enough for the thoughts that have been sent. I have been going through many very difficult personal situations and your thoughts have often brought the perfect thought at the perfect time.Â
Some of my favorites that I have posted on my board in neon sticky notes have been: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
“A gathering is a Strengthening” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
“Disgust and Resolve are 2 great emotions that lead to change” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
“All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to persue them”               Â
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Â Â Â
“There are some that live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are some who turn one into the other” Â
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! I wanted to share another thought with you that you may want to share,   Life is either a daring adventure or nothing” Helen Keller
Thank you Rachelle…
and Thank you again to each of you who subscribe, share and support the T4D / Thought 4 the Day!
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Just good thoughts to live each day by. The thought I live by every day is:
You cannot change yesterday, that is quite clear.
Nor begin on tomorrow, until it is here.
So all that is left for you and for me,
Is to make today, the best that can be.
This is heading I used on my blog.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Kirk,
I’ve been meaning to tell you about one of the ways I’ve been using some of your T4D quotes. (Thanks, Rachelle, for the inspiration to share!)
Earlier this year, I was asked to start up and lead a new Communications Team in our Customer Service division. Of course, I started out identifying several critical ways my team could bring value. Imagine my surprise when one of the first tasks our group of AVPs asked us to do was place news, information, and motivation in the stalls of our rest rooms!
We call this “critical” communication Stall Talk, and on many occasions, we take our inspiration from quotes we’ve received from T4D. Given the fact that you authored “The Dog Poop Initiative”, I thought you’d love to hear that you’ve motivated us to use the quotes we receive from you in our rest rooms!
But, don’t start thinking that your T4D isn’t being used in a very glamourous way. You’v touched many employees in our rest rooms…wait…you’ve motivated and inspired many employees in our rest rooms…that’s not it either! What I’m trying to say is that no matter the place, people love the thought-provoking quotes you send!
Thanks for doing what you do!
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Ditto on the comments from Amy. I change out my quote on my email signatures to a T4D quote that I like each week(sometimes, each day!!). It’s great fun to see the quote from an email that I send out to a colleague on our bulletin board as a means of inspiration for others.
My favorite quote(poem) is framed right by my desk. It’s called “A Daily Prayer”
This day is mine to mar or make,
God, keep me strong and true.
Let me no erring bypath take,
No doubtful action do.
Let all I meet along the way,
Speak well of me tonight,
I would not have the humblest say
I’d hurt them by a slight.
Grant me when the setting sun,
This fleeting day shall end,
That I rejoice over something done,
Be richer by a friend.
Let there be something true and fine,
When night slips down to tell,
That I have lived this day of mine,
Not selfishly, but well.
July 24th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing… “Life is like riding a bicycle! To keep your balance you must keep moving”
Albert Einstein
August 6th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and an endless supply of expendable labor.
Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills hundreds of people each year who are trying to find it.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn’t take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.
When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there’s no end to what you can’t do.
It’s amazing how much easier it is for a team to work together when no one has any idea where they’re going.
Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them.
Let’s agree to respect each other’s views, no matter how wrong yours may be.
The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.