*Chad Jarnagin

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt.” -Jane Addams

“Humility is a manner, a viewpoint, an all-encompassing thing…Humility is expressed through actions;…it can be demonstrated simply by stopping and listening to someone. It’s essence is putting others ahead of yourself.

…A real test of humility is how you handle criticism. The natural reaction is to throw up an immediate defense, a quick excuse, a spontaneous rebuttal. The humble way to handle criticism is to try to understand the reasons for the criticism, to look for what truth there might be in it.”

-Mark Hatfield

“Let your writing reflect only the wisdom of pain or of delight which life
has most deeply revealed to you. Nothing else is worth your time or the time
of any reader. Poetry’s first requirement is sincerity and the single aim
should be to write as though there were no audience other than the writer’s
own heart”

-William Percy

“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means” -Calvin Coolidge

Here are some inspiring quotes I’ve come across over the past few weeks. 

“Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.” -Frederick Smith 

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” -Theodore M. Hesburgh