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50 Funny footballer quotes for soccer fans everywhere

05/19/2022 by Roy Sutton

Football or soccer? The beautiful game is well known by both names around the world. And wherever you go, players can say some silly things at times. So I thought it might be interesting to curate some funny footballer quotes, or if you prefer, funny soccer quotes.

Whether you prefer to call it football or soccer, one thing is true and that’s the players and people associated with the game can say some of the funniest things at times.

Over the years, players, managers, coaches, commentators and pundits have all come up with some memorable quotes and one-liners, some intentional, others inadvertent. Either way, they’re always amusing.

Enjoy them all and then please pass them on.

Funny footballer quotes (1 – 25):

I love these players with two feet. ~Michael Owen
They were numerically outnumbered. ~Garry Birtles
He’s got a lot of self-belief in himself. ~Graham Beecroft
To play Holland you have to play the Dutch. ~Ruud Gullit
I’ve been consistent in patches this season. ~Theo Walcott
Apparently, it’s my fault that the Titanic sank. ~Ian Holloway
I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel. ~Stuart Pearce
And with 4 minutes gone, the score is already 0-0. ~Ian Darke
I’d like to play for an Italian club like Barcelona. ~Mark Draper
Winning doesn’t really matter as long as you win. ~Vinny Jones
Reading won’t have the confidence to be confident. ~Paul Merson
When you’re 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1. ~Lawrie McMenemy
That would’ve been a goal had it gone inside the post. ~Michael Owen
Some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar. ~Rafa Benitez
If there’s a bit of rain about it makes the surface wet. ~ Michael Owen
Wilkins sends an inch-perfect pass to no one in particular. ~Byron Butler
I couldn’t settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country. ~Ian Rush
The Germans only have one player under 22, and he’s 23. ~Kevin Keegan
If we played like this every week we wouldn’t be so inconsistent. ~Bryan Robson
Chile have three options. They could win or they could lose. ~Kevin Keegan
That is a fantastic penalty, but he will be gutted it went wide. ~Michael Owen
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job. ~Brian Clough
If Rojo wasn’t left-footed he’d have used his right for that one. ~Michael Owen
Never go for a 50-50 ball unless you’re 80-20 sure of winning it. ~Ian Darke
Oh, he had an eternity to play that ball, but he took too long about it. ~Martin Tyler

Funny footballer quotes (26 – 50):

Blackburn have got two strikers on and they’re both playing upfront. ~Michael Owen
We didn’t underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought. ~Sir Bobby Robson
For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip. ~John Motson
Diego Maradona – a flawed genius, who has now become a genius who is flawed. ~Bob Wilson
They’re the second-best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that. ~Kevin Keegan
We must have had 99 per cent of the game. It was the other three per cent that cost us the match. ~Ruud Gullit
If God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he’s have put grass up there. ~Brian Clough
I know what’s around the corner. I just don’t know where the corner is. ~Kevin Keegan
I’m out at the moment, but should you be the chairman of Barcelona, AC Milan or Real Madrid, I’ll get straight back to you. The rest can wait. ~Joe Kinnear
I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the world. But I was in the top one. ~Brian Clough
I never comment on referees, and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat. ~Ron Atkinson
It’s definitely hit Defoe’s hand as it’s gone in, but it’s not a handball for me. ~Michael Owen
What a shot, that’s completely unstoppable but the keepers got to do better for me. ~Michael Owen
I’ve had 14 bookings this season, eight of which were my fault, but seven of which were disputable. ~Paul Gascoigne
If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won’t lay any eggs in the basket. ~Sir Bobby Robson
I’d been ill and hardly trained for a week and I’d been out of the team for three weeks before that. So I wasn’t sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I’m not one to make excuses. ~Clinton Morrison
Djimi Traore had to adapt to the English game, and he did that by going out on loan to Lens last season. ~ Ian Rush
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. ~George Best
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven. ~David Beckham
Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match. ~Ian Wright
What will you do when you leave football, Jack? Will you stay in football? ~Stuart Hall
I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock. ~Barry Venison
I am a firm believer that, if you score one goal, the other team have to score two to win. ~Howard Wilkinson
If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again. ~Terry Venables
I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet. ~David Beckham

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15 Quotes by Dr Seuss that are an inspiration to all

05/16/2022 by Roy Sutton

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name Doctor Seuss, was an American author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, book publisher, and artist, famous for authoring more than 60 children’s books.

Through his work, he left the world with his indelible spirit imprinted on the pages of his many famous books.

His wisdom and humour remain timeless and it is beloved by children all over the world.

Dr Seuss’s work is unlikely to be forgotten and it’ll continue to capture readers’ imagination for generations to come.

Here are 15 quotes by Dr Seuss that are an inspiration for everyone.

Quotes by Dr Seuss:

Only you can control your future.
Take every chance. Drop every fear.
A person’s a person, no matter how small.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.
If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.
It’s not about what it is; it’s about what it can become.
Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.
To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
Sometimes you’ll never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.
Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

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5 questions that’ll help your buying decision process

05/15/2022 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

How can you be expected to save money when you don’t earn enough to make ends meet as it is? I’m guessing you may have asked yourself that question at least once dear reader? If you have, you’re not alone. It’s a common cry.

However, whilst some people may struggle financially, it’s also true that far too many people squander their money buying items they don’t need and probably will never use, often in an attempt to impress people they don’t even like.

For such people, their buying decision process is usually limited to whether they still have enough credit left on their credit cards.

Well, the mantra “Have Plastic; Will Purchase” is not a good one if saving money is one of your goals.

You can earn a decent income and yet a lack of money management skills and a poor buying decision process will result in you never achieving financial freedom. In fact, poor money management skills will condemn you to a life of being poor.

So it’s essential that you learn to manage your money properly if you want to avoid long-term poverty.

Avoid the ‘I’ve got to have it’ approach:

Now be honest with yourself, how often do you buy things you didn’t really need?

Stuff that you weren’t even looking for but it was there and it looked nice and you thought I’ve got to have it. Out pops your ‘flexible friend‘ and the item is yours. A brief period of gratification follows and then the item is largely forgotten.

How often do you buy things you never use?

Take a look at your wardrobe. I’ll bet there are a few items in there which still have the store tags on them? Never used and they’ve probably been there for quite some time I suspect? Would I be right?

‘I’ve got to have it‘ is a great way to waste all your money. With this approach, you’ll enrich other people at your own expense. Now how could that possibly make sense?

Credit cards: Weapons of mass wealth destruction

How often do you buy things you can’t afford with money you haven’t got?

It’s true, credit cards can be a convenient means for making payments of course but they can also be weapons of mass wealth destruction. That’s a fact dear reader.

When it comes to the buying decision process most of us are driven more by a desire for gratification than any sensible approach to managing our money carefully.

Most of us are guilty of buying more than we need. Many of us are guilty of buying items we seldom use, if at all.

If you’re like this dear reader then you’re not alone I can assure you. However, that’s not a good thing.

The disciplined approach:

However, with a bit more discipline you could hang on to more of your own money and then build capital which, eventually, will start generating an income all of its own through interest payments on deposits and bonds and dividend payments and capital growth on stocks and shares.

Still, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

The underlying message I offer you today dear reader is that you should establish for yourself a buying decision process that will allow you to control your expenditure.

Essentially before you buy anything you need to ask yourself a series of tough questions to gauge whether the purchase really does make good sense.

And what are those questions?

The questions to ask before making any purchase:

There are in fact five questions you should ask yourself before making any purchase, as follows:-

1. Do I really need it? Honestly?
2. Will I really use it? Honestly?
3. Can I really afford it? Honestly?
4. If I didn’t have it would it really matter?
5. Does it represent good value for money?

If you answer ‘No’ to the first four questions, the fifth question is irrelevant. A negative on all or even most of the first four questions means, don’t buy the item. Simple!

And even if you do think you need it, never buy anything if you do not have the money to pay for the item right now. Never, ever incur debt for a discretionary purchase.

It’s better to do without than to run up debt on a credit card to pay for discretionary purchases.

The compounding effect of high credit card interest rates can quickly turn a small debt into a large one.

The ‘value for money’ question is only relevant when you can answer every other question in the affirmative.

Nevertheless, you should never buy something that’s not also good value for money. That is, you should never overpay for anything. Overpaying means the price is inconsistent with the value on offer.

Let the answers to the questions guide you:

To ensure your buying decision process is sound you must always ask these questions.

Let them be your purchasing guide and you’ll be in a better position to start saving money and watch it grow. Once it starts growing you’ll be on your way to building your own personal wealth.

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What is life’s most precious resource?

05/13/2022 by Roy Sutton

To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of one minute: Ask a person who has missed a train, a bus or a plane. To realize the value of one millisecond: Ask the person who has won a silver medal at the Olympics. Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special. ~Author Unknown

Life’s most precious resource:

What is life’s most precious resource, dear reader?

Now many readers might say money.

However, think about it for a second.

Certainly, money is an essential resource, particularly in the modern age. And for most people, there’s never quite enough.

Nevertheless, you can always get more money. You can start a business; you can earn a bigger salary; you could win the lottery; you could even sell some of your possessions, if necessary.

So in that sense money is not a limited resource. You can get more of it.

The importance of time:

If money’s not the most precious resource, how about time?

We often fail to appreciate the significance of time and most of us can be quite wasteful of it, at least occasionally.

When you think about it, time is a very limited resource. We’re all limited to just 168 hours per week, whether we like it or not.

None of us can get more hours than that each week however wealthy we may be. We cannot buy more time, can we?

And we’re only on this Earth for a finite amount of time too.

Precious commodity:

So if we can’t get any more, time must be a very precious commodity. In fact, it must be our most precious commodity.

It’s the only commodity we cannot get more of, so it’s got to be more precious than anything else, surely?

Therefore if time is so precious we must use it wisely, surely?

We must guard it carefully. And we must never allow other people to waste our time, certainly if our aim is to achieve anything of significance in life.

Never give your time away cheaply:

Just because someone asks for a piece of your time, that does not imply an obligation on you to give it to them automatically.

People are entitled to make such a request, of course. However, it’s perfectly reasonable for you to think about it very carefully before you decide whether to agree to their request.

And it’s perfectly reasonable for you to say NO if you don’t consider what is being asked of you the best use of your time.

If a NO is the most appropriate response from your standpoint then so be it.

Remember, it’s your time:

NO is the most powerful time management tool you have at your disposal.

It’s perfectly legitimate for you to have your own aims and your own agenda and your time should be allocated in such a way that you can achieve whatever it is you’re trying to achieve. So never be afraid to say NO.

Always be polite of course but guard your time very carefully.

And remember this; it’s your time and you decide how it’s best used.

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Editor’s Note: Today’s quote was originally featured on the website www.JuanUlloa.com and I thank Juan Ulloa for sharing it.

15 classic quotes by William Shakespeare to inspire you

05/12/2022 by Roy Sutton

There can be few people who are unfamiliar with the name William Shakespeare. He was, of course, a playwright and one of the giants of English literature.

The Bard of Avon, as he was known, is widely regarded as the world’s pre-eminent dramatist and the greatest writer in the English language.

Shakespeare’s works, including his collaborations, consist of approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship.

William Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major living language, and they are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Quotes by William Shakespeare are well known and most readers will be familiar with them. However, I make no apology for making Shakespeare’s quotes the subject of today’s post.

If you hear a great song that inspires you, you don’t say, “Right, heard it once. That’s enough!”

No, you listen to it over and over again. In that way, you’re inspired constantly.

And so it is with thought-provoking quotes like those of Shakespeare.

They are worth reading over and over again to help you reflect on life’s meaning and to be inspired.

So here are 15 quotes by William Shakespeare to inspire you, dear reader.

Quotes by William Shakespeare:

To thine own self be true. ~William Shakespeare
All that glitters is not gold. ~William Shakespeare
Nothing will come of nothing. ~William Shakespeare
Lord, what fools these mortals be! ~William Shakespeare
If music be the food of love play on. ~William Shakespeare
The better part of valour is discretion. ~William Shakespeare
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. ~William Shakespeare
The course of true love never did run smooth. ~William Shakespeare
We know what we are, but know not what we may be. ~William Shakespeare
How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child! ~William Shakespeare
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. ~William Shakespeare
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. ~William Shakespeare
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? ~William Shakespeare
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. ~William Shakespeare
All the world‘s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. They have their exits and entrances, and one man plays many parts in his time. ~William Shakespeare

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15 sharp and sometimes witty quotes by Mark Twain

05/11/2022 by Roy Sutton

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known to us all by his pen name, Mark Twain.

In my opinion, he was one of the greatest American writers, as well as a humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.

In short, he was a major talent and much of what he had to say is worthy of our attention.

So here are 15 quotes by Mark Twain to emphasise my point.

Quotes by Mark Twain:

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. ~Mark Twain
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. ~Mark Twain
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. ~Mark Twain
A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read. ~Mark Twain
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Mark Twain
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others. ~Mark Twain
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable. ~Mark Twain
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. ~Mark Twain
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. ~Mark Twain
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. ~Mark Twain
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~Mark Twain
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. ~Mark Twain
I never let schooling interfere with my education. ~Mark Twain

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33 short sharp quotes to get you thinking

05/10/2022 by Roy Sutton

If you’re looking for some short sharp quotes then here are 33 which I hope will get you thinking about life, the Universe and everything.

Short Sharp Quotes (1-20):

Never complain; never explain.
Troubled waters make skilled sailors.
Mistakes are just lessons to be learned.
You’re never too old to do something stupid.
Yes, I have a sleep disorder. It’s known as children.
We live in the era of smartphones and stupid people.
No response is a response and a very powerful one too.
To understand politics, you must read between the lies.
You can’t change the past, but you can shape the future.
Sometimes you’ve got to be smart enough to play stupid.
If you want to change your life, change the way you think.
Life’s hard for everyone but it’s even harder if you’re stupid.
Wouldn’t it be great if everything was as easy as getting fat?
One good friend is worth infinitely more than 1,000 fake ones.
Some people serve as examples, whilst others serve as a warning.
Test my patience if you must but, I must warn you, I’m negative.
Don’t waste your words on people who deserve only your silence.
On Spaceship Earth, we’re all crew. We all have a contribution to make.
It’s not who you are that holds you back. It’s who you think you’re not.
If it’s not right, don’t do it. If you can’t be sure it’s true, then don’t say it.

Short Sharp Quotes (21-33):

You can’t argue with a closed mind and a fixed point of view. So, don’t try.
If you have a problem with me, then cry me a river and drown yourself in it.
Being wise is not hard. Think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.
Knowledge is like underwear. Nice to have but showing it off is rarely a good idea.
We’re all prisoners to the mobile phone. That’s why they’re known as cell phones.
Watch what they do, not what they say. Talk is cheap. Results are everything.
You’re not the dumbest person on the planet. However, you’d better hope he doesn’t die.
Never confuse the people who are always around you with the people who are always there for you.
We must learn from the mistakes of others. None of us will live long enough to make every mistake ourselves.
Words spoken in anger tell you a lot about what people really think. They offer a glimpse behind the mask.
We come from dust and we return to dust. So it’s probably best not to dust. It might be someone you know.
Some people are only meant to be there for a single chapter of your life. Not everyone will be a constant in your story.
Evaluate the people in your life then eliminate any that are a negative influence on you. It’s your life and you decide.

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Success and why you should never quit

05/09/2022 by Roy Sutton

It’s always too early to quit. ~Norman Vincent Peale

Today I want you to consider success and why you should never quit, dear reader.

Achieving any form of success requires determination and a lot of hard work. Anything you want can be yours if you want it badly enough, but nothing’s for free.

The price you’ll pay is in blood, sweat and tears. Long days, late nights and a laser-sharp focus on your goals.

The road to success will also inevitably involve occasional setbacks. That’s the nature of the game we call success. And it is a game where the best players become the winners.

So you’ll need to be single-minded and you’ll need to push yourself very hard. It’s not easy and nor is it meant to be.

From time to time self-doubt will creep into your mind. You’ll start to imagine that maybe you’re not quite good enough. Siren voices in your head will start telling you that it’s all too difficult and that maybe it’s time to quit.

You may even start asking yourself, “Why am I putting myself through all the hard work when I could just spend my life cruising along and having fun?“

The problem is, no pain, no gain. And if you quit, you’ll spend your life wondering what might have been.

So just keep your eye on the prize. Nothing worth having was ever easy to achieve. However, it can be done and people do.

You can do it too. All you need is a little self-belief and a genuine desire to make your mark on life.

Just ignore any setbacks; ignore any siren voices in your head, and refuse to give up until you get to where you want to be.

Remember this; quitters never win and winners never quit. Greatness lies within you. So go on, be a winner.

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15 awesome quotes that are truly inspirational

05/05/2022 by Roy Sutton

Looking for some awesome quotes, dear reader? Well, I have 15 good ones for you today. I’m confident that they’ll all make you think and they are truly inspirational.

Allow me to stress here that in relation to references to man in the quotes, the points made apply equally to woman.

So ladies, should you be using any such quote, feel free to substitute the word woman for man. There’s nothing wrong with a little poetic licence (or poetic license, for readers in the United States).

Anyway, take a few moments to enjoy them all and be inspired.

And please feel free to pass them on.

Awesome Quotes:

Years teach us more than books. ~Berthold Auerbach
A wise man learns by the mistakes of others; a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself. ~Menander
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. ~Niccolo Machiavelli
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ~Harry Day
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. ~Grantland Rice
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. ~Thomas Szasz
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence; the second is listening, the third is memory, the fourth is practice, and the fifth is teaching others. ~Solomon Ibn Gabriol
The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control. ~Pythagoras
People often forget what we say but they will always remember how we made them feel. ~Author Unknown
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. ~Oscar Wilde
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground but a kind word is never thrown away. ~Sir Arthur Helps
You will regret many things in life, but you will never regret being too kind or too fair. ~Brian Tracy
Never underestimate the power of showing your appreciation. A simple thank you can mean so much to people. Let people know that you appreciate what they’ve done for you. ~Roy Sutton
Life is very interesting; in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. ~Drew Barrymore

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5 very powerful quotes with reflections on their meaning

05/04/2022 by Roy Sutton

If you’re looking for some very powerful quotes, dear reader, then I have some great ones for you today. More importantly, I offer you some of my own reflections on what they really mean.

I hope you find them interesting, Certainly, I did.

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Very Powerful Quotes:

1. Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well. ~Zig Ziglar

Even the greatest exponents of any skill you care to mention started out as complete beginners. That’s a fact.

Whether it’s a great footballer player like Cristiano Ronaldo or a Rock guitar god like Jimmy Page, they all had to start somewhere.

In the beginning, they wouldn’t have produced anything special I am sure.

However, dedication to their craft and a determination to hone their skills took them from being ordinary to quite extraordinary.

To be really good, talent helps of course. However, nothing matches dedication and determination, if you are to excel at what you do.

If you want to be the best you’ve got to get started and then it’s all about practice, practice and more practice.

Before you can be the best you’ve got to pay your dues first.

The very best people will have spent thousands of hours developing their skills long before entering the public’s consciousness.

People who succeed have paid their dues and earned their success.

You don’t get anything for nothing.

What you get out is in direct proportion to what you put in.

That’s the first law of achievement.

2. You’re never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis

Age is just a number. It doesn’t have to be a constraint on your life.

You’re not on the scrapheap just because you’ve reached 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.

You can still learn something new and there are still places to go and explore.

Perhaps you’re too old to play for Liverpool FC but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t get involved in football (or soccer as many prefer to call it) in some way.

You may never be able to play the guitar like Jimmy Page or Eric Clapton but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t learn to play a musical instrument.

You may never win an Oscar but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t get involved in amateur dramatics.

And you may never outsell JK Rowling but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t write a book and get it published, or at least self-published.

With the Internet, eBooks and social media, the opportunities for making your name have never been greater.

Today you can write an eBook, self-publish and sell it on Amazon. I’m told that’s exactly how EL James of 50 Shades of Grey fame got started.

If a book seems to be a big step, then how about writing a blog?

WordPress is fairly easy to master. I spent $100 on a one-day course to learn WordPress and I’ve never looked back. And of course, knowing WordPress, you can set up a blog easily and very quickly.

One of the advantages of age is that you’ve learned a lot along the way. So you can share your wisdom and experience.

You can make a real contribution if you want to.

So why not have a go?

It’s never too late to become the person you really could be.

You’ve got a lot to offer. Don’t keep it all to yourself. That would be such a waste and there’s still an opportunity to leave a legacy.

3. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Yesterday’s dead and gone. However good or bad it was, it’s now nothing more than a footnote in history.

So leave the past where it belongs, in the past.

Today is different.

At the beginning of a new day, anything is possible.

Learn from the past of course but don’t dwell on your mistakes, your bad luck or disappointing outcomes you wish had been different.

You can’t change the past, so focus on what can be achieved today and in the future.

Take strength from the present and think positive thoughts.

A positive mental attitude will carry you further than you think.

Remember: You’ll never have today again, so make sure you enjoy it.

4. Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. ~Wayne Dyer

Now life may have been mean to you dear reader but so what? The reality is that life’s been mean to a lot of people.

However much life’s let you down, you’ll find that no one’s impressed by self-pity. No one wants to go to a pity party.

Self-pity’s an unattractive quality, to say the least.

Everyone’s struggling with their own lives, so they don’t need your misery to bring them down even further.

If you want to be appreciated then you have to be positive.

It all comes down to the choice you make. It’s better that you add something to the lives of other people, rather than take something away.

You can choose to ignore your troubles and be positive, or not.

It’s a fact that your outlook, sunny or otherwise, will have an impact on how you’re treated by other people.

Cheer them up and they’ll love you.

Make them feel depressed and they’ll head for the hills the moment they see you.

So what are you going to be? Remember, it’s a choice.

You can be the person who makes people smile when you enter a room.

Alternatively, you can be the person who makes people smile when you leave?

That choice is yours but I know which one I prefer.

5. The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. ~Epictetus

How often do other people put us down?

They belittle our ambitions and tell us we’re getting above ourselves.

“You’re not good enough for that,” we’ll hear people say.

“You don’t have the brains or the talent,” will be their next response.

Then you’ll be told, “Oh people from your background can’t do that, it’s not for you.”

Eventually, if you’re not careful you start to believe it all.

And then you’re destined for nothing more than a life of mediocrity, just like those people who were putting you down.

And that’s the point.

The real issue is that they resent your ambition because they don’t have any ambition or they lack the confidence to try anything new.

They dislike the idea of you going places and getting on in life because they’ve never achieved anything.

Their opinions are presented to you as well-meaning advice, of course. However, they’re jealous, really.

They deliberately put you down in the hope that you won’t achieve anything more than them.

So, don’t be fooled.

Surround yourself only with people who encourage your ambitions.

People who will offer you guidance to help you get to where you want to go.

Don’t allow negative people to put you off.

If you want to do something, then you have a go at it.

If you stick with it, you can succeed. Other people do, so why not you?

However, even if you don’t, it’s better to try and fail than never to have tried at all. At least you’ll know for sure whether something was right for you or otherwise.

Don’t allow the years to slip by with you wondering what might have been.

Believe in yourself and keep company only with positive people. The negative ones will just do your head in.

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