Jack’s Winning Words 1/13/14
“To achieve success, you must 1)Work hard
2)Believe in yourself 3)Work
hard.” (Poster in St. Leo’s Gym) St.
Leo’s basketball team in Chicago became champions, because they followed
the poster’s advice. That advice can be
a help for anyone who wants to be successful.
A friend of mine authored a book of inspirational quotes titled, “Winning
Words of Champions.” It begins…”God is
always #1.” ;-) Jack
FROM FLORANA NORM: You must have been thinking of me. All very important, but you must have a good plan that can make it all happen. Be able to accept changes and be able to make changes all the time. ====JACK: In the case of the basketball team, they needed a good coach, too. Slogans are just slogans. who was your coach? ====NORM: Lots of older people who I thought were successful. I was also very intuitive and fast learner when watching others. Asked good questions.
FROM TARMART REV: He is in my book as well.====JACK: Most important of all is that you're in his book!
FROM HONEST JOHN: A little bit of talent in your area of pursuit doesn't hurt....====JACK: In his book, David and Goliath, Gladwell tells of a coach who took a team of untalented girls and made them into a championship basketball team. I won't tell you how. It's in the book. You can get it at your library. .====JOHN: Overachieving is always possible. My beating Rod Laver in tennis would have been far beyond what overachieving could have made possible. Talent is a big part of the puzzle...along with hard work, inner drive, some luck, and other intangibles.====JACK: Gladwell begins his book by saying that David should never have been able to beat Goliath, except.... John could never expect to beat Rod, except...
FROM MICHIZONA RAY: I would add that even though one might work hard, believe in oneself, and perform in accordance with one's plan, it is by Grace that one succeeds. At least this is my experience. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and still lost. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and succeeded. I believe that the aforementioned are requirements; but they do not serve as a formula -- just the minimum of requirements. "Success" can easily become a self-idolatry, and as such, it makes it difficult to get through the eye of the needle. Good fortune is a blessing as much as a fruit of one's labor. ====JACK: The street name for grace is...luck, or getting a break. Whichever term you choose to use, the recipe for success usually includes a number of ingredients. I've had lucky breaks along the way.
FROM IKE AT THE MIC: Like many things in life ,success can not be accomplished with just 2 rules (even God needed 10 commandments not just 2). In my opinion #3 Identify your talent #4 Have a passion for your goal #5 Work smart not just hard As has been wisely said: "Practice doesn't make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect"====JACK: In fact God's 10 were summarized into 2... Love the Lord with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. ====IKE: I'm sorry to disagree with you, but if we practiced the 10 commandments as they were written of not stealing,killing etc.we would have a much more civilized society than we do today. Unfortunately the 10 commandments from the bible can not be summarized they must be followed as is. In fact,The best definition of the word BIBLE is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth...====JACK: No real disagreement. Of course the 10 can stand alone. But, as is often the case, we summarize things, not change them, but to clarify them. We are to obey the Commandments because they are from God (we love God and his Law); by keeping the Law, we express love of our neighbor and obedience to God. Not to replace, but to clarify....====IKE: GREAT! isn't it interesting God,Great & Good all start with the same letter?====JACK: So does Google.
FROM MY FLORIST: Sounds like a copyright infringement. Just kidding.====JACK: You raise an interesting thought. Where in recorded history do we first hear of winning and losing? People before me have referred to Winning Words. I try to differentiate myself by using "Jack's" as a modifier.
FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER: As Sam Goldwyn said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get." ====JACK: Sam's birth name was Szmuel Gelbfisz. He changed it to Samuel Goldfish and, eventually, to Sam Goldwyn. He's know for his malapropisms which came to be known at Goldwynisms.====PFC: Joan did a cross-stitch version of this (the Goldwyn quote), which we framed and hung in the office hallway.
FROM FLORANA NORM: You must have been thinking of me. All very important, but you must have a good plan that can make it all happen. Be able to accept changes and be able to make changes all the time. ====JACK: In the case of the basketball team, they needed a good coach, too. Slogans are just slogans. who was your coach? ====NORM: Lots of older people who I thought were successful. I was also very intuitive and fast learner when watching others. Asked good questions.
FROM TARMART REV: He is in my book as well.====JACK: Most important of all is that you're in his book!
FROM HONEST JOHN: A little bit of talent in your area of pursuit doesn't hurt....====JACK: In his book, David and Goliath, Gladwell tells of a coach who took a team of untalented girls and made them into a championship basketball team. I won't tell you how. It's in the book. You can get it at your library. .====JOHN: Overachieving is always possible. My beating Rod Laver in tennis would have been far beyond what overachieving could have made possible. Talent is a big part of the puzzle...along with hard work, inner drive, some luck, and other intangibles.====JACK: Gladwell begins his book by saying that David should never have been able to beat Goliath, except.... John could never expect to beat Rod, except...
FROM MICHIZONA RAY: I would add that even though one might work hard, believe in oneself, and perform in accordance with one's plan, it is by Grace that one succeeds. At least this is my experience. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and still lost. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and succeeded. I believe that the aforementioned are requirements; but they do not serve as a formula -- just the minimum of requirements. "Success" can easily become a self-idolatry, and as such, it makes it difficult to get through the eye of the needle. Good fortune is a blessing as much as a fruit of one's labor. ====JACK: The street name for grace is...luck, or getting a break. Whichever term you choose to use, the recipe for success usually includes a number of ingredients. I've had lucky breaks along the way.
FROM IKE AT THE MIC: Like many things in life ,success can not be accomplished with just 2 rules (even God needed 10 commandments not just 2). In my opinion #3 Identify your talent #4 Have a passion for your goal #5 Work smart not just hard As has been wisely said: "Practice doesn't make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect"====JACK: In fact God's 10 were summarized into 2... Love the Lord with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. ====IKE: I'm sorry to disagree with you, but if we practiced the 10 commandments as they were written of not stealing,killing etc.we would have a much more civilized society than we do today. Unfortunately the 10 commandments from the bible can not be summarized they must be followed as is. In fact,The best definition of the word BIBLE is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth...====JACK: No real disagreement. Of course the 10 can stand alone. But, as is often the case, we summarize things, not change them, but to clarify them. We are to obey the Commandments because they are from God (we love God and his Law); by keeping the Law, we express love of our neighbor and obedience to God. Not to replace, but to clarify....====IKE: GREAT! isn't it interesting God,Great & Good all start with the same letter?====JACK: So does Google.
FROM MY FLORIST: Sounds like a copyright infringement. Just kidding.====JACK: You raise an interesting thought. Where in recorded history do we first hear of winning and losing? People before me have referred to Winning Words. I try to differentiate myself by using "Jack's" as a modifier.
FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER: As Sam Goldwyn said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get." ====JACK: Sam's birth name was Szmuel Gelbfisz. He changed it to Samuel Goldfish and, eventually, to Sam Goldwyn. He's know for his malapropisms which came to be known at Goldwynisms.====PFC: Joan did a cross-stitch version of this (the Goldwyn quote), which we framed and hung in the office hallway.
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I would add that even though one might work hard, believe in oneself, and perform in accordance with one's plan, it is by Grace that one succeeds. At least this is my experience. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and still lost. I have have had good plans and worked hard, and succeeded. I believe that the aforementioned are requirements; but they do not serve as a formula -- just the minimum of requirements. "Success" can easily become a self-idolatry, and as such, it makes it difficult to get through the eye of the needle. Good fortune is a blessing as much as a fruit of one's labor.
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