On the Eve of a New Week: A "Thought 4 the Week" To Share

As I hope all have a chance to click on the above image to check out my collection on Twenty20, I wanted to begin the new week with two thoughts I ran across while "on the Grid" as I look Onward to the new Week with all its' possibilities:

“If you really want world-class success,
decide today
to stop caring what other people think
and keep your own counsel.
Others may or may not
have your best interests at heart,
but you always will.
Calm down
and listen to the little voice inside
and have the guts to follow it.
Trust yourself
and know that if you’re wrong
you have the ability to bounce back.
Caring about other people is an asset.
Caring about what other people think
is a liability.”
~ Steve Siebold

“When you are tempted to give up,
your breakthrough is probably
just around the corner.”
~ Joyce Meyer

On This #911Day Week-End.....

This was a day that changed all of us in America forever.   I remember that day as if it was yesterday.    As I was reflecting upon this day today, I view what the President Noted in his weekly address today eloquently captured it:



These 3-minutes capture the essence of America and the challenges of the past 15 years.   This was as  I saw a report out of New York earlier about the strong comeback in Lower Manhattan--one true example of the resiliency of that American Spirit that I am witness to everyday in my Community Work.

The team at +911Day has done a marevlous job over the years in elevating that level of community spirit that I envision  @ The Daily Outsider  to contribute to.    One very crucial message I was so gratiifed to see was how one does not need to wait until the National Day of Remembrance to make a difference.     My own week will be filled with a number of on-going community engagements which I look forward to commenting during my "weekly" here in my Virtual Space.

As I finish off these brief thoughts, I want to simply echo what President Obama noted:  May the soul of the fallen on that horrible day RIP, continue to grant their families the Solace to remember and all who are fighting on the frontlines in distant places and all the first responders here who put their lives on the line all the time.     The struggle against darkness is never ending as I just saw reporting that 13 people lost their lives in an attack in Baghdad at a Shopping Mall.  

This terrific article by politico captured it all:

Wow. Superb job by @vermontgmg capturing details aboard AFOne on 9/11. Must read. 'We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’ https://t.co/g673wD87PA

— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) September 9, 2016

This is as Mr. Flesicher released his original notes:



 I made it a point of commending him over Twitter as I continue to note how we can, shall and will overcome!!!

Onward.

On the Eve of A New Week: On #Success, Never Giving Up & Other Thoughts.....

It was an interesting labor day weekend of reflection as I also had some time to catch some really nice movies including Command Decision, Trouble With the Curve ,  For the Love of the Game & Friends with Benefits.  It was admittedly an eclectic choice, no doubt!!    This is also as I did some work in support of @DailyOutsider as September is at hand and finished off a column to be published in time for the work week--and worked to create a +Paper.li for the Daily Outsider Twitter Feed that was released today to the Daily Outsider Twitter Feed.  

Since it was also a weekend of reflection, I decided to look out some of President Nixon's Quotes especially as the #Outsider journey continues albeit challenging.     The thoughts I share thanks to Bing Images is a lesson to be learnt by all in never giving up and never giving in:

 

This last one was also quite poignant that Bob Woodward reminded the World at one time about it--President Nixon noted this the night before he resigned as he spoke before the White House Staff:

Some admonitions to be remembered indeed....

Onward to the new week with all its' possibilities