Good Monday Morning Animals!
1. Question – Not to offend any of you, but will you
choose to be a sheep or a lion this week?
2. Thought – For many years, “Safety
First’ has been the motto of the human
race…..but it has never been the motto of leaders. A
leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the
blame and the brunt of the storm” (Herbert Casson).
If you want to be successful, you must either have a
chance or take one. You can’t get your head above
water if you never stick your neck out.
A dream that does not include risk is not truly worthy of
being called a dream. Lord Halifax said,
“The man who leaves nothing to chance will do few
things [badly], but he will do very few
things.”
If you never take risks, you’ll never
accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone
has lived.
C.S. Lewis said,
”The safest road to hell is a gradual one –
the gentle slope, soft under foot, without sudden
turnings, without milestones, without sign
posts.”
Elizabeth Kenny reflected, “It is better to be a
lion for a day than a sheep all your life.” If you
dare for nothing, you need hope for nothing.
Morris West said, “If you spend your whole life
inside waiting for the storms, you’ll never enjoy
the sunshine.”
Listen to Conrad Hilton:
“I encourage boldness because the danger of
seniority and pension plans tempts a young man to
settle in a rut named security rather than find his
own rainbow.”
Listen to Tommy Barnett: “Many people believe that
you are really walking by faith when there is no risk,
but the truth is the longer you walk with God…the
greater the risk.” If you have found yourself
throughout life never scared, embarrassed, disappointed
or hurt, it means you have never taken any chances. (The
Impossible is Possible by John Mason)
“When a man has put a limit on what he will
do, he has put a limit on what he can do.”
(Charles Schwaab)