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A New Day - Learn the difference in Comfort and Complacency

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Managing Real Estate Broker


Bob Dylan said, "He who's not busy being born is busy dying." Now, it's true that sometimes we need to take time to rest - to lie back, contemplate, reflect, even to heal. But if your intention is to be truly alive, you use that time to gather your energies for new growth, new movement, and new accomplishments.

Someone once asked Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's, for the one piece of advice that would guarantee a successful life. Kroc said, "When you're green, you grow. When you ripen, you rot." He was talking about an attitude, not an age.

"You see, it comes down to a choice. Every experience can be an opportunity for new growth, or it can be an excuse for decay. It is up to you. Success can be a springboard to greater things, or it can be a resting-place. But if it is a resting-place, chances are you won't keep that level of success for long." Lou Tice

Comfort is normally a good thing, but when comfort becomes complacency, we're in trouble.

"The arrogance of success is to think that what we did yesterday is good enough for tomorrow." - William Pollard

Happy Day!

 

 

 

 

Comments (7)

Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Too many people living in the "yesterday" of long ago.  Excellent quotes.

Jul 22, 2014 07:04 PM
John Wiley
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County, FL, ECO Broker, GRI, SRES,GREEN,PSA

Beth, this is excellent. For years I have heard people saying that they could not wait to retire and go sit under a tree and drink tea. The last I heard was that the average retired person lives 18 months after retiring. 

Great quotes. Thanks

Jul 22, 2014 08:21 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I laways love to read your inspirational posts. Thanks for sharing.

Jul 22, 2014 08:52 PM
Ted Glover
Alderman Classic Realty, LLC - Moultrie, GA
ABR in Moultrie, Georgia 229-854-5422

This is a very good choice for a topic today it being in the middle of the week. Is the week almost over or the beginning of the weekend? Stay green and growing as long as you can.  Thanks Richard and Beth.

Jul 22, 2014 09:36 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks so much for your inspiration. Some of us need to seek fresh challenges.

Jul 22, 2014 10:29 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Great post and a good one for all to read.  Truly living does mean striving to make changes and stay fresh. 

Jul 22, 2014 10:34 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Love your inspiring words and thoughts Beth, I need a dose of these everyday

Jul 23, 2014 03:21 PM