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Brought
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| Jeffrey N. Schweitzer, EPA, CEP, ATP
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| Northeast Financial Strategies Inc
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About Our Firm:
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Offering Financial & Estate Planning, Investments, Insurance, Accounting, Payroll, and Income Tax Preparation for Individuals & Small Business. "Financial Strategies That Fit YOUR Needs!"
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| QUOTES from
the
Masters... |
| On Overcoming Obstacles |
On Attitude |
| "Obstacles
across our path can be spiritual flat tires -- disruptions in our lives
seem to be disastrous at the time, but end by redirecting our lives in
a meaningful way." -- Bernie Siegal
"You
can't fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep
it from turning somersaults. The same with man. No man will
succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared
to assume responsibilities." -- William
J. H. Boetcker
"It
is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener
succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice and example could
never have taught them so well as failure has done." -–
Samuel Smiles
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"You're
as old as you behave." -- Harvey Mackay
"Dream
as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -- James
Dean
"No
life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it."
-- Ellen Glasgow
"It
is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything
else, will affect its successful outcome." --
William James
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The Three Toads |
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How often I recall the
tale of the three toads...
They decided to cross the
road to a greener field on the other side,
but were momentarily
delayed by a deep rut in the auto tracks.
Two toads hopped over the
rut successfully,
but the third misjudged
the distance and fell in.
His friends waited for
him as he tried to jump out but failed.
Finally, they deserted
him and went on across the field.
A few moments later,
they were amazed to see
their friend hopping merrily toward them.
“What happened?
The last we saw, you were
in a rut and couldn’t get out.”
“I know,” he
replied. “But a car came along and I
had to!”
Please call my office if you’re in a
“financial rut”…
we may be able to
help.
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| MESSAGES
from
the Masters... |
LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER by Ron White
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a poem on success. One of his measures of
success in that poem was to, 'Leave the world a bit better.' That line
has always stuck in my head. Emerson said you have succeeded if you
leave the world a bit better. I have made that line part of my life
philosophy.
When the tide goes out, there is a watermark where the water was. When
the waters of life recede from the shore of my being and my heart pumps
for the last time, my desire is that there will be a mark where I
stood. My aim is that the mark will say, 'For some decades a man
occupied this space who saw others more important than himself and made
an effort to leave the world a better place for them and those yet to
come.'
Our society tells us that success is measured by bank accounts, power,
beauty and wealth. These are often the result of hard work, luck or
birth. They are not evil and I strive for some of them daily. However,
they are not the mark I will measure the success of my life with.
So how do you do it? How do you 'leave the world a bit better?'
- You give a percent of your income away to a charity or church. This makes your community better.
- You save a percentage of your income to pass down to your family when you leave.
- You volunteer your time for those who are less fortunate. Are you volunteering anywhere?
- You mentor someone who needs a positive direction in life.
- You
follow and get involved in politics. Our laws and leaders will
determine the future. You can have a hand in that future.
Or
you can amass as much wealth as you can, spend it as fast as you can on
the fading desires of your heart and seek to please you first. Our
culture might tell you that this is success. Emerson tells us that it
is not. I encourage you to realize that the waters of your life will
eventually withdraw from the shore. When it does, will there be a
watermark?
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