Coaching Quote of the Day 16th May 2014
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
(Harry S. Truman)
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
(Harry S. Truman)
Each Thursday I share the most RT’d quote(s) from the blogs twitter account over the previous week.
Last week the most RT’d tweet was:
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.”
(John Wooden)
Tweeted on 7th May
The next most RT quote was:
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
(Vivian Greene)
Tweeted on 11th May
Many thanks to everyone who shared the quotes above and the other quotes from last week. I know that there are various aspects that can influence if a quote attracts your attention – if you saw the tweet, personal style, if it speaks to something happening in your life at that moment etc.
(For those of you as geeky as I am and wondering what tool I’m using to measure individual RT’s this week I’ve been playing with www.twitonomy.com)
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”
(Johannes Brahms)
“The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.”
(Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
This week’s TED Talk clip is: Diébédo Francis Kéré: How to build with clay… and community
Clip length: 12 mins 11 secs
Prefer to watch on TED.com? In that case you’ll need to click here.
“The eyes do not see what the mind does not want.”
(Indian proverb)
“I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
“He who angers you conquers you.”
(Elizabeth Kenny)