i-Monday: There's an Alternative Course of Action

This week, we will be inspired by one of the America’s business giants named Mary Kay Ash. She has a unique story, bold ideas, and a revolutionary actions.

Inspiring and motivating people came easy for Mary Kay Ash. People from all walks of life could relate to her down-to-earth wisdom and easy speaking style. Through her words in her speeches, books and in everyday life, she showed others how to reach higher in their lives while recognizing all the blessings they enjoyed. 

Here are some of the famous lines of Mary Kay Ash:

“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

“If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.”

“For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.”

“We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.”

“Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.”

References:   http://www.marykaytribute.com/Wisdom.aspx

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mary_kay_ash.html

Picture Reference:   http://www.marykay.com/en-US/about-mary-kay/companyfounder/Pages/about-mary-kay-ash.aspx

i-Monday: Every Person is Important

“Without realizing it, we fill important places in each other’s lives. It’s that way with the guy at the corner grocery, the mechanic at the local garage, the family doctor, teachers, neighbors, coworkers. Good people who are always “there,” who can be relied upon in small, important ways. People who teach us, bless us, encourage us, support us, uplift us in the dailiness of life. We never tell them. I don’t know why, but we don’t.

And, of course, we fill that role ourselves. There are those who depend in us, watch us, learn from us, take from us. And we never know.

You may never have proof of your importance, but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.”

This quote teaches us that every person we encounter in our lives is important. We might not see it or understand it right away, but eventually, we will. And, later on, we will begin to understand that we are equally as significant in the lives of those around us as well. Even if we don’t know how or why we are important, or to who exactly we are important to, we need to know that we are; everyone is.

From: This quote is from “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, written by Robert Fulghum is an American Author, and the book from which the quote is from is how he came to fame. “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” was all about seeing the world from a child’s eyes, which became a worldwide phenomenon when it became published in 1988.

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i-Monday: You Are Absolute Center of Universe

“Here is just one example of the total wrongness of something I tend to be automatically sure of: everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe; the realist, most vivid and important person in existence. We rarely think about this sort of natural, basic self-centeredness because it's so socially repulsive. But it's pretty much the same for all of us. It is our default setting, hard-wired into our boards at birth. Think about it: there is no experience you have had that you are not the absolute center of. The world as you experience it is there in front of YOU or behind YOU, to the left or right of YOU, on YOUR TV or YOUR monitor. And so on. Other people's thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you somehow, but your own are so immediate, urgent, real.”

David Foster Wallace was an English and creative writing professor, as well as an influential author. His most famous works were Infinite Jest and The Pale King, a novel of his which was found unfinished, three years after Wallace committed suicide.

Despite the internal struggles Wallace faced, this quote of his reminds us that it’s okay to be egocentric, because that’s how we were created and that’s all we’ve ever know. By realizing this, we are encouraged to own that self-centeredness, utilizing ourselves to be the best we can be, and feeling okay about putting our own needs first.

From: Commencement address delivered by the late David Foster Wallace, professor at Pomona College, CA and author, for the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace_bibliography

i-Monday: From Amateur Photographer to Inspiration

Brandon Stanton grew up in a suburb of Atlanta. He had got degree of history from the University of Georgia. His first job was serving as a bond trader in Chicago back in 2006. After few years, he was totally sliding away off his career. He decided to try something different. He bought professional camera at first and wandered the streets to catch exquisite moments. He is now author of 3 Best Selling books.

 “Humans of New York” is an amazing story, and it’s a story that could not have happened ten years ago. Without social media, I’d probably just be a quirky amateur photographer with a hard drive full of photos. I’d be cold-calling respected publications, begging for a feature. I may have even quit by now. Instead, I’ve discovered a daily audience of nearly a million people. Or should I say they discovered me.I don’t want to “cash out” or “monetize” HONY [Humans of New York]. I like to say it publicly because I want my audience to keep me on mission. HONY print sales have raised nearly $500,000 for charity in the past six months. I want to further monetize the site for nonprofit ventures. I honestly want to “give” HONY to New York in some way”.

“I Just Have Changed the World’s Sight”, 

Brandon Stanton

Information reference: This was excerpted from the taken blog “30 Under 30” from “Times Magazine” and an online interview taken in 2013.

Picture reference: www.johnstepper.com

i-Monday: Steve's Way

i-Monday - is a new cool rubric of articles issued on Monday for my readers. The term i-Monday means - inspiration on  Monday. The articles are intended to give reader good examples of success or inspiration and will motivate you on Mondays :)  This week we remind Steve Jobs word to you.

“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

From: Commencement address delivered by Late Steve Jobs, Ex - CEO of Apple for the 114th graduating class at Stanford University June 12, 2005

Picture reference: http://aarondanowski.com