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Coaching is in no way theoretical. It is about good people taking inspired and effective action. Likewise, many of these exceptional authors may have hoped we would do more than merely read their profound words; rather that we might feel motivated to do something great; that their words could perhaps live and work within us, adding passion to our efforts, enhancing our achievements, helping us realise wonderful dreams, invigorating our life mission, uplifting the sense of who we truly are and of the greatness within each and every one of us. So if something here inspires you, may it lead somewhere great!

A Sanskrit invocation - 'Salutation to the Dawn'

Look well unto this day, for it is life - the very best of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of your existence - the bliss of growth, the glory of action, the splendour of attainment. For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision. But today, if well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore unto this day... such is the salutation to the dawn. Kalidasa, 5th century Indian scholar and poet

To revel in the wonders of life, to think, to remember, to dream - this is to know happiness! Giancarlo Di Gratsi

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. Charles Kingsley

Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost, lamenting over lost days... What you can do or think you can do - begin it! For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it. Goethe

The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away. Joy J. Golliver

Always be a first-rate version of yourself rather than a second-rate version of someone else. Judy Garland

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, be assured, there will be no results. Mahatma Gandhi

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Somerset Maugham

People often miss the opportunities in life - because opportunity comes disguised as hard work. A Sufi saying

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Epictetus

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. Andre Gide

The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you that must raise your sails. Rabindranath Tagore

One of the best, most beautiful qualities in a true friendship is to be understood. Seneca

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas, as in escaping from old ones. John Maynard Keynes

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. George Burns

Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation. Pearl S. Buck

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. Chuang-tzu

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Turgenev

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue. Mike Murdock

Persistence will do what cannot be achieved by force. Drops of water wear away stone: a cloudburst will leave it unchanged. J.G. Bennett

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain

According to the Laws of Thermodynamics, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the shape and weight of his body in relation to its total wing area. However, the bumblebee doesn't know this, and so it just goes ahead and flies anyway. Author unknown

We know what we are but know not what we may be. William Shakespeare

We have to act our way into a new way of thinking rather than think our way into a new way of acting. Author unknown

He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg. Chinese proverb

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, church or home. The remarkable thing is that we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes. Charles Swindoll

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. Theodore Rubin

Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful. Confucius

Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams. Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Marianne Williamson.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde

Doing nothing in fear of making a mistake, is the greatest mistake you can make. Author unknown

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one, that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Goethe

It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up - that we begin to live each day to the full, as if it was the only one we had. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

The Way is long. let us go together.
The Way is difficult. let us help each other.
The Way is joyful. let us share it.
The Way is ours alone. let us go in love.
The Way grows before us. let us begin!
Zen Invocation

Times will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters. Plato

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony and the deep power of joy we see into the heart of things. William Wordsworth

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. Susan Jeffries

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb

A habit cannot be tossed out of the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. Mark Twain

Masaru Ibuka, founder and chairman of Japan's Sony Corporation, was asked in an interview, "What is the secret of your success?" He described a ritual which he followed. Preceding any major business decision, he would drink herbal tea. Before drinking, he asked himself, "Should I make this deal or not?" If the tea gave him indigestion, he wouldn't make the deal. "I trust my gut, and I know how it works," he said. "My mind is not that smart, but my body is."

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. William James

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. Abraham Lincoln

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. Albert Einstein

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they're capable of becoming. Goethe

Where there is no vision, people perish. Proverbs 29:18

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James

Because I love
There is an invisible way across the sky,
Birds travel by that way, the sun and moon
And all the stars travel that path by night.

Because I love
There is a river flowing all night long.

Because I love
All night the river flows into my sleep,
Ten thousand living things are sleeping in my arms,
And sleeping wake, and flowing are at rest.
Kathleen Raine

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. Henry Ford

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. Lao-Tzu.

To move strongly into your life's work: open to that which sustains you, stand upon your integrity, honour your body, your feelings and your dreams. Commit to a direction and connect to the communities that resonate with your deepest sense of who you are. Your work will unfold as your unique contribution to the world. Rick Jarow

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Maya Angelou

Wonderful things start to happen when you dream outside of your sleep. Richard Wilkins

Just trust yourself. Then you will know how to live. Goethe

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. Tao Te-Ching

Happiness is not so much in having as in sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life out of what we give. Norman MacEwan

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. US General Omar Bradley

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor. Alan Cohen

There's no greater fool than the one who gives up the certainty he has for the opinion someone else has. A Sufi mystic

There is a Light that shines above this heaven, above all worlds, above everything that exists in the highest realms, beyond which there is no higher. That is the Light that shines within man. Chandogya Upansihad

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. Hellen Keller

You have a duty to perform. Do anything else, do any number of things, occupy your time fully, and yet, if you do not do this task, all your time will have been wasted. Jelalud'din Rumi

Be who you are and say what you want, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Theodor Seuss Geisel

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, nor to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. Buddha

Since every failure is a lesson, every challenge an opportunity, and every joy a triumph, it's hard to go wrong. Michael Addison Reed

Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato

As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump! It is not as wide as you think. Native American initiation rite

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring experiment or nothing at all. Helen Keller

When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown, believe that one of two things will happen to you: either there will be something solid for you to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly. Patrick Overton

The shortest and surest way to live with honour in the world is to be in reality what we appear to be. Socrates

A traditional Gaelic blessing:
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine, warm upon your face.
May the rains fall softly on your fields.
Until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away. Joy J. Golliver

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside can't hurt you. African proverb

You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The soul that rises with us, our life's star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar; Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come, from God, who is our home. William Wordsworth

This alone is obligatory: that the mind be firmly applied to the true reality. It matters little how this is achieved. Malini Vijaya Tantra

There is only one moment in time when it is essential to awaken. That moment is now. Buddha

The mind is ever a tourist, wanting to touch and buy new things then toss them into an already filled closet. Hafiz

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

What if you slept, and what if in your sleep you dreamed, and what if in your dream you went to heaven and there you plucked a strange and beautiful flower, and what if when you awoke you had the flower in your hand? Oh, what then? Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. Andre Gide

We are the children of God. We shall overcome every obstacle. Shivapuri Baba

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. Rainer Maria Rilke

Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt in love. William Shakespeare

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa

The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me. George Bernard Shaw

We choose only once. We choose either to be warriors or to be ordinary. A second choice does not exist. Not on this earth. Don Juan

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest. John Buchan

I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore

The Four Agreements
Be Impeccable With Your Word:

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally:

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Don't Make Assumptions:

Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best:

Your best is going to change from moment to moment; It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

Don Miguel Ruiz

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King Jnr.

An American Indian Prayer
We ask for strength and you give us difficulties which make us strong; we ask for wisdom and you send us problems, the solutions of which develop wisdom. We plead for prosperity and you give us brain and brawn to work; we plead for courage and you give us dangers to overcome. We ask for favours and you give us opportunities. Therefore, Great Spirit, we ask you to bless us and assist us according to thy will.

Come to the edge!
We can't. We're afraid.
Come to the edge!
We can't. We will fall!
Come to the edge!
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Albert Einstein

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