Monthly Archives: February 2010

Thought for the Day – B. Dylan on Authenticity

By Leary Gates
All I can be is me—whoever that is.”- Bob Dylan

One of the most perplexing adventures we can undertake is self-discovery. It can take an entire lifetime to discover  […]

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Published on February 17, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

Imparting Vision

By Leary Gates
Vision

One must first possess the thing he would give to another. This is especially true for vision, for the value of this gift is directly proportionate to the degree to  […]

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Published on February 16, 2010 | Posted in Presentations | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – V. Frankl on Change

By Leary Gates
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”- Viktor Frankl

Parodying the success posters seen in corporate offices—the ones with pretty  […]

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Published on February 16, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – G. Washington on Commitment

By Leary Gates
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”- George Washington

On this Presidents Day, it’s easy for many of us to look at Washington’s words and feel virtuous.  […]

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Published on February 15, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – Acts 4:13 on Courage

By Leary Gates
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with  […]

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Published on February 14, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged | 2 Comments

Thought for the Day – W. Allen on Confidence

By Leary Gates
Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”- Woody Allen

One evening, in our early years of marriage, I set out to demonstrate my prowess as a  […]

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Published on February 13, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – E. McManus on Vision

By Leary Gates
Our wealth and abundance of human resources has positioned us to accept a paradigm that provision precedes vision. This has been the foundation of a no-risk faith.”- Erwin McManus […]

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Published on February 12, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – C. Ten Boom on Concerns

By Leary Gates
Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”- Corrie Ten Boom

There are times when a burden is  […]

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Published on February 11, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Thought for the Day – T. Roosevelt on Responsibility

By Leary Gates
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.”- Theodore Roosevelt

A man I once worked with  […]

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Published on February 10, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – R.W. Emerson on Action

By Leary Gates
The ancestor of every action is a thought.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

When Anna and I married we discovered pretty quickly that it wasn’t just a person we married—it was  […]

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Published on February 9, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Tagged , | Leave a comment