Rick Singleton Shares the Inspiration

INSPIRATION: MARCH THEME: GET STARTED!
RICK SINGLETON
"SHARES THE INSPIRATION"
QUOTES, PHILOSOPHIES & WISDOM to INSPIRE, MOTIVATE & IMPROVE

Today is the Perfect Day to Ignite Your Life

I was born and raised in the small town of Mishawaka, Indiana.
My father worked extremely hard to provide food and a decent living for his family.
My mother was a dreamer who believed that we, as people, can accomplish anything that we set our minds to. No goal is too large, no dream unattainable.
To this day I feel blessed to have had parents that inspired me in countless ways... and I will always be thankful to them.

I have learned since that time that there are basically three types of people in the world;

THE GOOD - They are typically positive people by nature (although sometimes they may not appear that way to others). They build, they dream, and they do. They often commend others, teach them, and are continually lending a helping hand. They keep the world moving in a positive direction.

THE BAD - They are typically negative people by nature (although sometimes they may not appear that way to others). They are typically destroyers of things causing cancers within groups of people. They are dividers. They tear down other people and their ideas, they are nonbelievers, and they don't typically do anything that will result in a positive outcome. They slow progress and create chaos.

THE UGLY - They are typically apathetic and/or complacent. They believe that playing it safe is the best way to exist (or at least the safest. They ignore what is going on around them. They often come off as politicians or likable people because they don't make waves (which can be good). However, they often "pretend that the bad things around them do not exist... or that they can't make a difference anyway, so they just go along for the ride (typically a free ride). Sometimes, these people can do more harm than the bad (but that's another discussion).

While we all possess some of the 3 qualities above, I believe most people lean more toward the good people category.

I have also found that the people who commend others, who desire to help others and attempt to make "our places" better places, are typically very inspiring people. It is those people (from my past as well as from the present), the leaders, deep thinkers, and philosophers, those from far away... and those from my own hometown, that I dedicate this feature.

I know that there are many of you out there who are often inspired by words of wisdom.
I hope that you will enjoy this column and that the messages within will encourage you, just as it has me.
In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy your life... and live it as if you only have one!

Rick Singleton

May 1

“The best time to plant a tree
was 20 years ago.
The second best time is now.”

Chinese Proverb

May 2

“The secret of getting ahead
is getting started.

The secret of getting started is
breaking your complex
overwhelming tasks into
small manageable tasks,
and then starting on the first one.”

Mark Twain

May 3

“The journey of a thousand miles
begins with one step"

Lao Tzu

May 4

“Like a baby, there is magic in that first step.

Feel the magic!
Be young and brave once again!”

Rick Singleton

May 5

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,

but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Maria Robinson

May 6

“You can't cross the sea merely by standing at the water.”

Rabindranath Tagore

May 7

Only put off until tomorrow
what you are willing to
DIE
having left undone.

Pablo Picasso

May 8

All progress takes place
outside the comfort zone.

Michael John Bobak

May 9

"Don't be afraid to give up
the GOOD
to go for
the GREAT."

John D. Rockefeller

May 10

THE EASIEST WAY TO GET STARTED:

Understand your FEARS... THEN IGNORE THEM.

Understand your EXCUSES. THEN DESTROY THEM.

Understand your DREAMS. THEN EMBRACE THEM.

THEN, JUST GO!

Rick Singleton

May 11

"you don’t have to be
great to get started...
but you have to get
started to be great."

Les Brown

May 12

“The Only Impossible Journey is the One that You Never Begin.”

Tony Robbins

May 13

"The WAY to get STARTED
is to QUIT TALKING
and BEGIN DOING."

Walt Disney

May 14

"The scariest moment
is always
just before you start."

Stephen King

May 15

"Start by doing what is necessary,
then do what’s possible;
and suddenly, you’re doing the impossible."

Saint Francis of Assisi

May 16

“What is not started today

is never finished tomorrow."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

May 17

“If you spend too much time THINKING about a thing, you’ll never GET IT DONE.”

Bruce Lee

May 18

“If you have the courage to begin,
you have the courage to succeed!”

David Viscott

May 19

“Start writing no matter what.
The water
does not flow
until the faucet
is turned on.”

Louis L’ Amour

May 20

“If all you can do is crawl, then start crawling.”

Rumi

May 21

“Stop Planning
and Start Doing.”

Seth Godin

May 22

“Fear of possibly failing is the foremost reason that people never start.

Ironically, if you never start; you are guaranteed failure.

Beware, if you do start, you just might succeed.”