Recent Posts Tagged With 'attitude'

• The Bird Dog and the Pessimist

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 06:40 in attitude, optimism, perception, negativity, pessimism, pessimist, inspirational story

  There was a hunter who bought a bird dog, the only one of its kind in the world. That could walk on water . He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw this miracle. At the same time, he was very pleased that he could show off his new acquisition to his...

• Looking for the Gold

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 00:13 in focus, attitude, life lesson, right attitude, inspirational story, inspirational anecdote

  As a young Scots boy, Andrew Carnegie came to America and started doing odd jobs. He ended up as one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States.At one time he had 43 millionaires working for him. Several decades ago, a million dollars us...

• The Man in the Dungeon

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 04:52 in freedom, change, attitude, accepting change

  Charles Dickens wrote about a prisoner who stayed for many years in a dungeon. After serving his sentence, he got his freedom. He was brought out from his cell into the bright daylight of the open world.This man looked all around and after a few mome...

• David and Goliath

  Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 05:12 in work, personality, values, attitude, perception, positive thinking, right attitude

  We all know the story of David and Goliath. There was a giant who was bullying and harassing the children in the village. One day, a 17-year-old shepherd boy came to visit his brothers and asked, "Why don't you stand up and fight the giant?" The brot...

• Acres of Diamonds

  Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 04:49 in life, opportunity, ambition, attitude, life lesson, right attitude, life struggles

  There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along with them. The wis...

• The Right Foundation

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 04:08 in success, attitude

  Someone once approached Blaise Pascal, the famous French philosopher and said, "If I had your brains, I would be a better person." Pascal replied, "Be a better person and you will have my brains."...

• The Black Baloon

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 05:43 in attitude, life lesson, right attitude, life struggles, inspirational story

  There was a man who made a living selling balloons at a fair. He had all colors of balloons, including red, yellow, blue, and green. Whenever business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air and when the children saw it go up,...

• The Beauty of Mathematics

  Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 03:15 in attitude, love of god, mathematics, math symmetry

  1 x 8 + 1 = 912 x 8 + 2 = 98123 x 8 + 3 = 9871234 x 8 + 4 = 987612345 x 8 + 5 = 98765123456 x 8 + 6 = 9876541234567 x 8 + 7 = 987654312345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432123456789 x 8 + 9 = 9876543211 x 9 + 2 = 1112 x 9 + 3 = 111123 x 9 + 4 = 11111234 x 9 + 5 ...