SONGS
Happy Talk
Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk,
Talk about things you'd like to do.
You got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream
How you gonna have a dream come true?
If you don't talk happy,
And you never have dream,
Then you'll never have a dream come true!
by Captain Sensible from the Broadway Musical “South Pacific”
And if it's bad
Don't let it get you down, you can take it
And if it hurts
Don't let them see you cry, you can take it
Hold your head up, hold your head up
Hold your head up, hold your head high
by Rod Argent & Chris White of Uriah Heep
When You Wish Upon a Star
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you
If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do
(Fate is kind, she brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing)
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you thru
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true
As sung by: Jiminy Cricket courtesy of the immortal Walt Disney
I Hope You Dance
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leaves you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope another opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking …
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2
Get Up…Get Back On Your Feet
Written by Tommy Shaw
Lead vocals by Tommy Shaw
STYX
You see the world through your cynical eyes
You’re a troubled young man I can tell
You’ve got it all in the palm of your hand
But your hand’s wet with sweat and your head needs a rest
And you’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it
You’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it
How can you be such an angry young man
When your future looks quite bright to me
How can there be such a sinister plan
That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man
You’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it
You’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it
Get up, get back on your feet
You’re the one they can’t beat and you know it
Come on, let’s see what you’ve got
Just take your best shot and don’t blow it
You’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it
You’re killing yourself if you don’t believe it
Get up, get back on your feet
You’re the one they can’t beat and you know it
Come on, let’s see what you’ve got
Just take your best shot and don’t blow it
MOVIES
...most anything Disney
Pay It Forward
...most comedies, the sillier the better, GhostBusters, anything Mel Brooks or Adam Sandler
QUOTATIONS
"I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not to harm you." the Holy Scriptures, Old Testament Jeremiah 29:11
“Ask and it will be given to you; Seek and you will find; Knock and the door will open to you. For everyone who asks receives;
He who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” the Holy Scriptures, New Testament Matthew 7:7-8
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 NIV
"The Best way to find yourself is to lose youself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandi
...almost anything by Cassius Clay aka Mohammed Ali - see more by clicking here
“It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.”
---Jim Bishop (1907-1987) American author, journalist writer of The Day Lincoln Was Shot
“The future is not in the hands of fate, but in ours.” Jean Jules Jusserand (1855-1932) French diplomat
"The Mind is like a parachute, works best when open." and "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." Confucious
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" Dr. Robert Schuller
"Our chance of succeeding is much greater when we organize and take charge of our lives." Merlin Olsen
"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability." Harry F. Banks
"In the marathon of life, success calls for dedication to the goal, perseverence, compassion for my fellow man and faith in God." John A. Kelley
"Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lessons" Joseph Jacobs
"God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings." Unknown
"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more." Erica Jong
MOTIVATIONS
Wanting to win is everything.
Success is connected with continuous action.
It’s largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
You’re not finished when you’re defeated, you’re only finished when you quit.
The most important quality essential to success is perseverance.
It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
You can have a fresh start any time you choose,
For ‘failure’ is not in the falling down, but in the staying down.
It’s not over until it’s over.
If you’ve got the courage to stick it out, you’ll attain your goal.
Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to is.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.
courtesy of the MotivationMentor@aol.com, may be used as credit is given
Opportunity lies in the midst of difficulty.
Every problem you encounter has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem.
The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into opportunity.
You’ll find that every situation, properly perceived, offers you opportunity.
As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it.
No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it.
You’ll discover new directions when you have an open mind and a willing hand.
Successful people didn’t achieve their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them.
They developed an opportunity that was at hand.
You must make your own opportunities if you want success.
They are all around you.
courtesy of the MotivationMentor@aol.com
Belief makes everything possible.
In order to succeed, you must first believe you can.
The only thing that stands between you and what you want from life,
Is the will to try it and faith to believe that it is possible.
The only true limit to your realization of tomorrow
will be your doubts of today.
The moment you carry the conviction of belief,
In that moment your dream will become reality.
If you think you can, you can.
courtesy of MotivationMentor@ aol.com
Maintain copyright ...Max Steingart is the author of “shaking hands on the internet, success online, your daily motivation, and relationships online." He also speaks to corporations, assns, and organizations. He can be reached at 561-842-0506
TIPS
Concentration
When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools. By Michael Leboeuf, American researcher, consultant, author