Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Quotation of the Week 10/01/08: Ben Stein

"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."

--Ben Stein

This sounds too simple. But I think it works. It's like the Cheshire Cat said to Alice: if you don't know where you are going it doesn't matter very much which path you take (that is not a direct quote). Make a list of 10 things that you want. Then make the same list and instead of starting each item with "I want" start it with "I can." The process is pretty simple: Make a decision and Make it happen.

3 comments:

Marie said...

You should be a motivational speaker. :)

Frown Like A Thunderstorm said...

I'll probably just stick with motivational blogging...

Ryan said...

I'll bet you didn't think anyone would remember that your blog/band name also comes from Alice in Wonderland! Well, I caught you!

Also, I figured out how you got the idea to use Frown Like A Thunderstorm in the first place: Prince. Do I get a prize?