Walt-S Gee

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently" Henry Ford 'Not failure, but low aim is sin.' — Benjamin May Trust, but verify. "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore, that I can do, any kindness that I can show a fellow being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." — William Penn "There are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something." Thomas A. Edison "Few things are impossible to diligence and skill." -Samuel Johnson “I don’t like to give orders. I like people to do well because they want to do it, not because I tell them to do it.” Robert Langer (MIT) Never confuse hope for a plan. People are nice when they want something. "An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind." — Mahatma Gandhi 1 HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING: Always be positive. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment. 2 DECIDE UPON YOUR TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS: Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them. 3 TAKE ACTION: Goals are nothing without action. Don't be afraid to get started. Just do it. 4 NEVER STOP LEARNING: Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills. 5 BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD: Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never give up. 6 LEARN TO ANALYZE DETAILS: Get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes. 7 FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY: Don't let other people or things distract you. 8 DON'T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE; BE DIFFERENT: Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity. 9 DEAL AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY: No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others. 10 BE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE; TAKE RESPONSIBILITY: otherwise, Nos. 1-9 won't matter. "First, be best; then, be first." — Grant Tinker "There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread." - Mahatma Gandhi Everything that can be invented has been invented. Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." - Guess 1. Get the culture right 2. Get the people right 3. Perceive, diagnose, solve problems. 4. Make decisons effectively Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down. ~Charles F. Kettering Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge Friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies. Humans will destroy the universe if we exist long enough. The cure for global poverty is abstinence, self-control and population control. Special people are immortal and omniscient. Humans will propagate ourselves and every other species to extinction. "Don't be humble. You're not that great." — Golda Meir. No risk, no reward. You are better than me if you are immortal. Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.