Tony-ismsAcceptance:
Resistance says, 'This should
not be happening.' Reality says, 'It is happening.
So change it, remove yourself from it or accept it.'
Listen to Reality." Accountability: “When they get it right, commend.
When they get it wrong, correct.
When they get it consistently right, celebrate!”
Achievement: “The most reliable path to a big success is
the path of small achievements.”
Achievement: “If your goal is to achieve, do your
homework, then proceed.”
Achievement: “When you become willing to do whatever it
takes to achieve, you will achieve.
Hint: Whatever it takes is doable … once you break
the big steps down into ones so small they are easily
doable.” Achievement: “Any worthwhile achievement involves a
risk, but a calculated risk gets better results.”
Achievement: “The secret to getting ahead is to stop
looking behind.” Achievement: “To consider the possibility of success
will spark the impressions that lead to success – but only
if you act on those impressions.”
Achievement: “If you want the best feeling, strive to do
your best.” Achievement: “The pursuit of a ‘big success’ often ends
in bereavement, but the pursuit of a ‘little achievement’
usually ends in … achievement.”
Adversity: “It is what it is until it aint.
And it would be different if it could but it can’t –
until it can – and then it will – and that’s the deal.”
Adversity: “Adversity University has a steep tuition,
but the diploma is priceless.”
Adversity: "There is much to gain when you learn from
pain!" Adversity: “To win the fight with adversity, you must
spot the lie of adversity.
When you spot it, you got it … but until you do, it’s
got you!” Age: “When you lose interest in life, you’re old …
regardless of your chronological age.”
Attitude: "You cannot find the positive looking for the
negative.”
Awareness: “Anger cannot survive once detected.
And it will leave the person it has infected.”
Beliefs: "If a belief makes you grieve, tell the belief
to leave." Beliefs: “Only a false belief can cause you grief.”
Burnout: “Run faster than you are able and you’ll be
unable to finish the race – a race you could have finished –
had you stuck with a doable pace.”
Career: “There are things we do well and they’re easy
for us to do. And there are things we do well, but it takes real effort
for me and you. And there are things we don’t do well, no matter how hard we
try. Delegate
that stuff … build on your strengths … and kiss your
troubles goodbye." Caring for Self: “If you don’t take time to chill, you
will lose the thrill.
And when the thrill is gone, the deal is gone."
Caring for Self: “What’s important to you, make time to
do. And what
it’ll do for you will be good for you.”
Caring for Self: “Take care of yourself or there will be
no ‘self’ to take care of others.”
Caring for Self: “If you would become the master of
self, rather than the disaster of self … detect the lies
your mind tells you about self.
The mother of all lies: You are your mind.”
Caring for Self: “There is no greater deed than to help
another succeed.” Caring for Self: “If you want to be judged kindly,
behave kindly.” Caring for Self: “You must upgrade your positive actions
before you can downgrade your negative consequences.”
Caring for Self: “Whatever you choose to say or do will
boomerang back to guess who?”
Caring for Self: “Happiness is knowing that exactly what
you have right now is exactly what you need right now, and
what you don’t have right now is exactly what you don’t need
right now…until you do, and then you’ll have it.”
Caring for Self: “Real treasure often comes in
unpleasant packages, that once opened and examined will
transform the unpleasantness into pure joy.”
Caring for Others: “They are where they are until they
aint. And they
would if they could but they can't - until they can - and
then they will - and that's the deal.”
Caring for Others: “Shine your attention on the
interests and talents of others, and they will find you to
be irresistibly attractive!”
Caring for Work: “Until they are ‘sold’ on the
destination, they will not follow you for the duration, and
at the very first complication, there will be a condemnation
– of YOU!" Caring for Work: “If the change is for the better –
embrace it. If
the change is for the worse – change it.
The sooner we make friends with change the sooner
things will change for the better.”
Change: “A behavior cannot be corrected until the false
belief is detected.
If a belief argues with Reality, it’s a lie.”
Change: “Are you on a path to somewhere or in a rut to
nowhere? If
you’re in a rut, stop digging.
If you’re on a path, keep walking.”
Change: “You can fail your way to success, when you
learn from every failure.
You can accelerate your success by learning from the
failures of others.”
Change: "Same old, same old leads to ... same old, same
old."
Change: “Words are not always congruent with beliefs,
but actions are … always.
Why? Because belief drives action.
Observe the actions to determine the beliefs.”
Change: "Just because it aint broke doesn't mean we
can't improve it."
Change: "If you're not getting what you want, whatever
you're doing - don't.
Don't do that anymore!"
Change: "When you know the 'why' of the mistake you will
know the 'how' of the correction."
Change: "The facts will lead you to the Truth, but only
if you're unafraid of the Truth."
Commitment:
“Commitment is the father of action and achievement is the
result of action.”
Communication: “Clarify and verify to prevent the
Terrify.” Communication: “Without a mutual understanding, there
can be no happy ending.”
Communication: “A person who has not been heard is not
interested in your words.”
Communication: “If what’s
not
being said could get us ahead … make it safe for them to say
it and be well fed .”
Communication: “When you have the ‘why’ of the ‘mistake’
you will have the ‘how’ of the correction.”
Communication: “If the facts are not communicated
clearly, you could pay for it dearly.”
Communication: "It is better to light a candle than to
fight the darkness."
Competency: "The great pretender will not live in
splendor ... at least not for long."
Compromise: "Compromise is wise ... unless it's
otherwise." Consequences: “You
cannot have an action without a consequence, but you can
choose an action with a consequence you would enjoy.”
Constraint: "Tame the
tongue ... or the tongue will shame you." Contentment: “Focusing
on what you have yields contentment.
Focusing on what you don’t have yields resentment.”
Creativity: “The new
answer you seek cannot be found in your old way of
thinking.” Criticism: “Constructive
criticism is destructive.
A Possibility is instructive.”
Customer Service: "It is
easier to gain and retain a customer than it is to REGAIN
one." Customer Service:
“Promise your customers/clients, ‘We’re going to treat you
in so many ways, you’re bound to like one of them!’ – and
then keep your promise.”
Customer Service: "Find
out what people want and get it to them before someone else
does and you have a sale. Delight them with something extra
they're not expecting and you have a customer."
Effort: "Following your
passion is fun, not hard work, but it may appear that way to
others." Ego: "Let others toot
your horn. It sounds a lot better."
Ego: “Ego-nomics is not
economical. The price is too high to pay.
Check your ego at the door - you don't need it
anymore. Humility is
what you want on display.”
Enthusiasm: “Enthusiasm
is not only contagious and advantageous, it’ll help you
accomplish a goal that others consider outrageous.”
Ethics: “If you would
find it unpleasant if done to you, it’s not the right thing
to do.” Ethics: “Crediting
others makes you more credible.”
Excellence: “Excellence
makes the competition shake, rattle and roll: Shake their
heads in disbelief…rattle their mouths with jealous
remarks…and roll their eyes in despair.
I say, ‘Let ‘em shake and let’s keep rocking with
Excellence.’”
Fear: "If you would
minimize your fear, you must maximize your preparation." Fear: “Before you listen
to your inner inner-voice, find out who’s talking.”
Fear: “Fear says: ‘Try
not’. Faith says, ‘Why not?’ ”
Feelings: “When the mind
tells a lie, trust the ‘feel’ not the ‘why’.”
Flattery: "You may get
to the top with flattery, but only results will keep you
there." Flattery: "Flattery,
flattery ... what you gonna do, when Accountability comes
for you?" Focus: "The quickest way
to get to the end of the journey is to immerse yourself in
the 'now' of the journey."
Goals: "To arrive where
you want to go, it would help to know where that is."
Goals: “When you don’t
have a plan to achieve, you do have a plan to fail.
What’s your plan?”
Goals: Whether you
‘craft’ a vision or put the 'shaft' to a vision … it’s
your decision.”
Goals: Conceive ...
Commit... Commence. So far - so good - makes
sense. Continue ... Complete ... Commend.
Celebrate and begin again.”
Goals: "The journey to
'thrill-ness' ... begins with real-ness'.
Get real. Stay real."
Goals: "Preview the
'end'. If it
feels right - begin."
Goals: "If you want to
lose your tranquility and reach total futility, keep taking
on things beyond your ability."
Goals: "If it's the
right target, it's worth multiple shots to hit it."
Goals: "The higher you
reach, the sweeter the fruit. If you can't reach it
from where you are, find another route."
Goals: "To reach a goal
at the expense of another ... will taint the goal and
disgrace your mother."
Goodwill: “To go around
doing good is the best way to to feel good.”
Handling Criticism:
“When someone criticizes you, take an honest look inside of
you. If you find
evidence that what they say is true, admit it and then quit
it! If you can’t
find evidence, consider the source.”
Hazards: "There's a way
around each hazard or through it. Look for it ... find
it ... do it." Humor: "To get from a
low mood to one's that high. Trust me on this one,
give humor a try." Indifference: "Only when
you drop your indifference can you make a difference."
Indifference: “Are you
on a path to somewhere or in a rut to nowhere? If you’re in
a rut, stop digging. If you’re on a path, keep walking.”
Imagination: “Without
imagination possibilities aren’t possible.”
Kindness: "It's the
kindness given that makes life worth ‘livin'." Leadership: “Your 'walk'
beats your talk. And when your talk becomes your walk,
they'll be plenty to talk about.”
Leadership: “The ability
to follow precedes the ability to lead.” Leadership: “When you
combine knowledge with imagination, you have an unstoppable
combination.” Leadership: “If the
‘dream’ is not a ‘team dream’, you cannot have a Dream Team.
But what you will have is a night-mare, only this one
will be real.” Leadership: “To present
a problem without a solution only adds to the pollution!”
Leadership: “If you
want to avoid ‘friendly fire’, walk beside those you would
lead." Leadership: “A boss
drives, a leader leads.
A boss fails.
A leader succeeds.”
Leadership: “If you’re
going to take a stand, standing behind your convictions is
not a bad place to start.”
Leadership: “A leader
must have the guts to go where no one has gone before.
And if he allows fear to interfere he will be the
leader no more.” Leadership: “When you
don’t have all the facts required, you had better be
inspired.” Leadership: “Ability
comes quicker to those who believe they are able.”
Leadership: “Disorder
and friction will add to your affliction and validate the
prediction of your conviction and eviction – but only if you
fail to put your house in order.”
Leadership: “When you
replace the Three Cs of Criticize, Condemn and Complain with
the Three Cs of Commend, Correct, and Celebrate, you will
inspire something worth celebrating.”
Leadership: “The best
worker is not always the best leader.
The one who can lead
should lead.” Leadership: “If you want
to become indispensable, do more than expected.”
Leadership: "Information
overload is only a problem for those who don’t know what
information they’re looking for.”
Leadership: “Teamwork
cannot work without a capable leader.”
Leadership: “If honesty
is not your strength, then leadership is not for you.
Once they know you’re short on honesty, you’re done –
you’re finished – you’re through!”
Leadership: “A mutual
understanding leads to happy endings.”
Leadership: “The destiny
of bad management is not good.”
Leadership: “He who is
willing to do things for the first time will never be left
behind.” Leadership: "If you
can’t balance the budget, you are off balance.
And you will fall unless you quickly regain your
balance.” Leadership: “A robot may
do things very well.
But a robot cannot manage people well.
There will always be a demand for good managers.”
Limitations: "To focus
on a limitation will cause you to walk with trepidation
without the inspiration to reach your destination. So ...
delegate your limitations and focus on your strengths."
Limitations: "A
limitation is simply an invitation for a different
application to your situation ... leading to inspiration ...
to initiation... to culmination ... and finally to ...
Celebration!" Listening: “You have to
be still to do active listening.”
Listening: “You can
forget about listening, but only if you want others to
forget about you.” Listening: You can fake
the listening, but not the recall.”
Listening: “You cannot
benefit from what you refuse to hear.”
Listening: “Those who
have done something have something to say.
So listen and learn something today.”
Meetings: “If what you
have to say is not worth the suspense, calling the meeting
just doesn’t make sense.”
Mistakes: “An honest
proclamation is more disarming than an accusation.
It’s hard to argue with, ‘You know you’re right.
I can find some Truth in what you say, and I’ll work
on it. Thank
you.” Mistakes: “The Courage
to admit when you are wrong is not only courageous, it’s
admirable. It's
easy for others to forgive someone they admire, but hard to
forgive someone they don’t." Mistakes: “It’s the
mistake you don’t admit that people will not forget.
Admit it – then quit it.”
Nepotism: "Nepotism will
yield to results. If it doesn't, find another family ... or
produce better results." Passion: “Choose a job
you love and excellence is guaranteed.
Choose a job you hate and unemployment is
guaranteed.” Passion: “If you have no
passion for the business you are in, you have no business
being in that business.”
Performance: “You can
‘explain’ non-performance away, but performance is here to
stay. And for
performance, people will pay.
And if they won’t, others will."
Possibilities: “To
ponder a possibility is to attract a possibility.
And since anything is possible, be selective with
your possibilities.”
Possibility: Possibility
leads to Excellence.
‘Same old, same old’ leads to - ‘same old, same
old’!” Possibility: “The true
test of a Possibility is to pursue it with enthusiasm.
Otherwise it is a waste of your time and an insult to
the Possibility.” Possibility: “Hatching
ideas with Possibility will yield better results than
smashing them with Impossibility.”
Possibility: “When you
become friends with Possibility, it will prove to you that
you can do things you thought you couldn’t do.”
Preparation:
“The ‘go’ without the ‘get ready’ and the ‘get set’ will end
in regret.” Preparation: “The will
to win without the will to prepare will never, ever get you
there.” Priorities: “Your
priorities expose you to the world.
If you don’t like what they’re seeing, change your
priorities.” Preparation: “The ‘go’
without the ‘get ready’ and the ‘get set’ will end in a big
fat regret.”
Productivity: “’Easy
does it, but do it’ will get you through it.” Productivity: “A little
bit of something beats a big bag of nothing.
Do something.”
Productivity: "Don't
expect maximum results with minimum effort."
Productivity: "Talk
less, do more. Less talk, more do. Do first, talk later.
Later talk, first do."
Productivity: "Talkers
say, 'Here's what I'm gonna do'. Doers say, 'Here's what
I've done'. Talkers keep getting around to it, while doers
are having fun."
Productivity: "It really
aint bragging if you've really done it. But you won't have
nothing to talk about if you haven't even begun it."
Productivity: "If you
want total recall, totally write it down!"
Productivity: "An idea
left in the shower cannot empower." Productivity: "How will
you know what to do - or not to do - the next time around,
unless you write it down."
Productivity: “Doing
more than expected will do more for you than you expect.”
Productivity:
“Complexity is just a bunch of simplicities needing
individual attention.”
Productivity: “To
preview the destination is the right use of your brain.
To preview the aggravation will prevent your gain."
Productivity: “Don’t
confuse activity with productivity.
Productivity results in a product.”
Productivity:
“Productivity inspires.
Activity tires.”
Productivity: “To
overcome procrastination, remember the destination!”
Productivity: “Put that
thought on paper before it’s lost in vapor!”
Productivity: “What’s on
paper you can use - what’s in your head you will lose!”
Productivity: “Until
your work becomes pleasing to you, it will not become
pleasing to others.”
Productivity: “To strive
to do at your best will keep you heads and shoulders above
the rest.” Productivity: “When the
bite’s too big to chew, here’s what to do.
Break it down to something chewable.
To ‘get-er-done’ get to the doable!”
Random Acts of Kindness:
“When you pass it on the ‘debt’ is gone.”
Recognition: “The
behavior you celebrate they will emulate.”
Recognition: “If you
want to inspire, recognize.
If you want to deflate, criticize.”
Recognition: “Excellence
is driven by recognition.
Poor performance is driven by criticism.”
Recognition: “To best
way to get people to work smarter and harder is to commend
them when they do.” Recognition: “The people
you fail to commend you will offend.
The people you remember to commend will do what you
ask again!” Recognition: “If you
would invigorate … recognize.
If you would deflate … criticize!
If you would irritate … moralize!”
Responsibility: "Make
them accountable and they will make themselves responsible.
Responsibility follows Accountability. " Responsibility: “You
cannot have an action without a consequence, but you can
choose an action with a pleasant consequence.”
Responsibility: "The
future history of the human race is ours to enhance or
disgrace." Resistance: "Resistance
to Truth will not lead you to freedom ... but submission to
Truth will."
Risks: "A great risk may
lead to a great disappointment or a great accomplishment,
but either way you win ... if you learn from either."
Sacrifice: “Without
sacrifice, love is impossible, impressive talents are
impossible, and peace of mind is impossible.” Service: "Find a need
and meet it. Whatever goes well, repeat it."
Smile: “The warmth of a
smile doesn’t cost you a penny – yet it’s priceless to some
and of value to many.”
Smile: “A fire warms the
body. A smile
warms the heart. And a smile is how great friendships start.”
Smile: “A grin can lead
to a slap, but a smile to endless possibilities.”
Stress: “When your mind
tells you a lie, your body will detect it.
And the stress will remain until you let your
awareness deflect it.”
Success: "Your success
is the best revenge for those who would crush your dreams."
Success: "Some dream of
success. Others dream and work hard for success. My money is
on the latter."
Stupidity: "Stupid will
go repeatedly where Dumb will only go once."
Stupidity: "Dumb is
superior to Stupid because experience will cure Dumb."
Team Building: “Our way
leads to success, ‘my way or the highway’ to unemployment.”
Technology: “‘Technology
is my friend.’ Say that over and over again – until you believe it – and
then you’ll comprehend.” Thought Management:
“When you've got a bad case of stinking thing and you like
feel like sinking and shrinking, do a check-up from the
neck-up, then wake-up and shape-up.”
Tony-isms: “Tony-isms
will not cure rheumatism, but they might inspire
adventurism. And
that's an adventure you may not want to miss.”
Trouble: "Double-Trouble
is what you get when you don't learn from the first
trouble." Trouble: "When Trouble
tangles with Possibility, Possibility wins ... every time."
Trouble: "Trouble is
only a problem for the unprepared."
Trials: “A trial can
make you better or a trial can make you bitter.
It can polish you for greater things or turn you into
a quitter. It's
your choice.” Tyrants: "A tyrant must
appear in disguise to get others to adhere to your demise."
Vision: “When the Vision
no longer inspires, it’s time to say: ‘You’re fired!’
Then find another Vision that lights you up, and
smile and say, ‘You’re hired!’”
~~ Tony Brigmon
Wisdom: “Wisdom says,
‘Whatever you’re doing that’s causing you pain, I wouldn’t
do that again!’ ”
Wisdom: “If you don't
listen to Wisdom’s at the first sign of pain, and you keep
doing what you’re doing … well, that's stupid and insane!”
Wisdom: “You conquer the
world by conquering you.
And when you look in the mirror … you’ll like the
view.” Wisdom: “Inexperience
leads to Experience.
Experience leads to Wisdom.
You can’t get to wisdom without starting at step one
… unless you learn from the Experience of others … which is
a whole lot more fun.”
-- Tony Brigmon
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Tony Brigmon says: How you respond to others with whom you disagree is what lingers in the memory. Respond kindly to be remembered kindly! Tony Brigmon says: You cannot authenticate what you refuse to investigate. Check it out! Tony Brigmon says: You can beat yourself up for all your imperfections or lift yourself up by working on one of them! Tony Brigmon says: If it requires too much time, money, or energy – it's time to call for synergy! Tony Brigmon says: An unhealthy life choice is a premature death choice. But it's your choice! Tony Brigmon says: To conquer the world, start with your mattress – and then your madness! Tony Brigmon says: If you’re gonna to take a stand, standing behind your convictions is not a bad place to start! Tony Brigmon says: When you aim high you may not always hit "high", but you'll likely hit higher than if you aim low. Aim high! Tony Brigmon says: Best customer service motto: We’re gonna to treat you in so many different ways, you’re bound to like one of them! Tony Brigmon says: Not paying attention to where you put things is like playing Hide and Seek - minus the fun part! Tony Brigmon says: A family get-together is for celebrating positives. A family quit-together is for eliminating negatives. Get it or quit it - together! Tony Brigmon says: There seems to be a direct correlation between my effort to do better and my life actually getting better. Go figure! Tony Brigmon says: To do the right thing for the right reason? Right. To do the right thing (or wrong thing) for the wrong reason? Wrong. Right? Right! Tony Brigmon says: You can appreciate what you have or berate what you don't. The first leaves you feeling good - the second won't! Tony Brigmon says: The Answer is: Time to get on with your life! The Question is: What time is it? Tony Brigmon says: A little higher is called a stretch. A lot higher is called a strain. What's it gonna be? Strain or brain? Tony Brigmon says: The way to turn inadequate to adequate is to dive in until the "in" is out and you're adequate. Hang in there and you're amazing! Tony Brigmon says: When preparation meets opportunity, they call you "lucky". Sticks and stones may break your bones, but "lucky" will never hurt you. Prepare! Tony Brigmon says: If you didn't know it before, now you know: It's "Pardon me" for what you did and "Excuse me" when you gotta go. Excuse me. I gotta go! Tony Brigmon says: Where you are is the result of choices. Where you can be? Same thing! Tony Brigmon says: "You're wrong and I'm right!": Prelude to a bad night. Recipe for a great night: "I'm wrong and you're right!" Being wrong can be so right! Tony Brigmon says: To enter a venture without a good strategy is to turn an adventure into a tragedy! Tony Brigmon says: Don’t confuse activity with productivity. Productivity ends with a product. Activity ends with a big bag of nothing! Tony Brigmon says: The "will to win" without the "will to prepare" is a pointless exercise that ends in despair! Tony Brigmon says: A pauper can be as generous with a smile as a prince - and receive the same face value. Priceless! Tony Brigmon says: Being at the right place at the right time won't turn out right - if you don't make the right use of your prep time right now. Get to it! Tony Brigmon says: Marriage is the beginning of a dream. Divorce - the end of a nightmare. Sweet dreams! Tony Brigmon says: To get emotionally unstuck from how it is, you have to tell it like it is – to someone who knows how it WAS for them. You're not alone! Tony Brigmon says: What do you call companies who refuse to champion creativity? Losers - of opportunities to be better than they are, with home-grown stars! Tony Brigmon says: A world of hostility can be changed with civility, and you have that ability when you make it your civic responsibility - to be kind! Tony Brigmon says: Looking for the One puts you competing with others. Being the One puts others competing for you. To *Be* or* Looking* - it's your call! Tony Brigmon says: The down-side of looking for trouble is that trouble starts looking for you - and shows up with all its bad-boy friends. Gulp! Tony Brigmon says: How to look and feel better instantly: Smile. How to look and feel worse instantly: Frown. Looking good like I knew you would! Tony Brigmon says: When you greet positives with gratitude and negatives with *What-if* Hope-play you get biggie-sized POSITIVES - either way! Wanna play? Tony Brigmon says: The brightness of Hope is the antidote for the dismal darkness of hopelessness. Turn on light <<click>>. Let 'em play. Get out of the way! Tony Brigmon says: Hope is what you look forward to and "feel" as if already real. When Hope plays with Reality - you get a new and improved reality! Tony Brigmon says: When you let "I don't know" play with "What if I do know?" - you may notice "I do know" showing up at your surprise party. What if you do? Tony Brigmon says: A *purpose* consists of a decision and a plan. A wish consists of neither. Got a purpose? Get one - and make a wish come true! Tony Brigmon says: Keep your friends close to you - and your Double-Stuff Oreo cookies even closer! Tony Brigmon says: "Get lost!" is actually good advice. Get lost in a cause that is bigger and better than you - and be amazed at what you find there! Tony Brigmon says: The best you can hope to achieve in a bitter argument is bitterness. Good news: It takes two to argue. Fill the bubble with positive vibes! Tony Brigmon says: Focus on things we have in common and we're friends. On differences and we're enemies. We can be different and friends? How about that! Tony Brigmon says: You don't have to be smart to become a Wizard of Wisdom. Just wise enough to learn from mistakes. Even slow learners get it - eventually! Tony Brigmon says: A swig of resilience is the perfect antidote after a scary storm of life. Open your heart BIG. Take the swig. Dance the jig! Tony Brigmon says: Don't let a bad choice of the past last. Learn from it and move on - fast! Tony Brigmon says: The desire of the heart determines the direction of the feet. If all you get is sore feet, change your heart's desire. And massage the feet! Tony Brigmon says: If you want your children to do what you say - do what you say to inspire them to do what you say. Does it work? Try it. Tony Brigmon says: You cannot become a seasoned veteran without successfully weathering some seasons. Whatever the season: ♫ ♪ Tis the season to be jolly! ♫ ♪ Tony Brigmon says: It's not Reality that causes emotional pain. It's your argument that it shouldn't be what it clearly is. Drop the campaign to stop the pain! Tony Brigmon says: Egg on your face from a bad-day snafu? Bringing home the bacon taking a toll on you? Maybe it's time to find a better fit for you. True? Do! Tony Brigmon says: Maybe the perfect road trip for me and you would be to take turns being passenger and crew. Everyone would get to enjoy some views. Wahoo! Tony Brigmon says: It's not the worship of the known, but the questions about the known - that lead to discovery of the unknown. Any questions? Good! Tony Brigmon says: A lame-claim to fame is the blame-game and a flame-shame. The acclaim game: To proclaim names and qualities of same - is the best aim-game! Tony Brigmon says: The world steps aside for the ones who know where they're going - and runs over the ones who don't. It pays to know. Decide. Go! Tony Brigmon says: A spectacular failure is just a big spoiled brat who didn't get the correction it needed when it was a small failure. Spank that bad-boy! Tony Brigmon says: Start from where you are. Before you get too far, check to confirm it's a good start. If it is - or isn't - start from where you are! Tony Brigmon says: The most UNDER-utilized word with a positive connotation: You. The most OVER-utilized word with a negative connotation: You. You can fix it! Tony Brigmon says:Inspiration without fun and perspiration becomes frustration. Be receptive. Have fun. Get 'er done! Tony Brigmon says: The unaffordable want will never give you the priceless feeling of the affordable need. Stop. Drop. Swap. Shop! Tony Brigmon say: To be the *someone* who takes care of someone's need is to become a someone to someone - from just one deed. Be that someone! Tony Brigmon says: A bad habit that's good for you: Talking to yourself. Look in the mirror. Tell your image what you're longing to hear. It'll make you smile! Tony Brigmon says: Choice precedes experience. If the experience doesn't meet or exceed expectations - make a better choice. Decide AFTER the experience! Tony Brigmon says: You'll be amazed at what a *Please* + three *Thank yous* will do for you, the recipients and witnesses. It's the 1+3 that = more than 4! Tony Brigmon says: Cheerful Countenance + Optimistic Attitude = Irresistible Attraction to Success. Try it. Worse case scenario? It'll crack your face up! Tony Brigmon says: When the ghosts of knuckle-heads past tempt you to unload on the knuckle-head in front of you - take a break before you do something scary! Tony Brigmon says: It's all about today. Today is yesterday's tomorrow to recall with joy or sorrow when it becomes yesterday. Make it a great day! Tony Brigmon says: I agree. The 2 most important phrases are: I love you. We can't afford it. A close 3rd would be: We can afford it, but don't need it! Tony Brigmon says: Life is not a sprint - unless a life depends on a sprint - in which case: Put it in high gear. Then easy-does-it, but do it, and persevere! Tony Brigmon says: The web of conceit traps then defeats wanna-be elites who choose not to be discreet. To beat this cheat hit 'delete' before you tweet! Tony Brigmon says: If thoughts deeply felt and accepted shape reality - why not try on some positive thoughts to feel and accept for a better reality? Tony Brigmon says: For every exit there's an entry and you are the sentry - to ensure the exit of all thoughts that are not complementary - to your success! Tony Brigmon says: Part of you wants to do the right thing. Part of you doesn't. Feed the part that does. How? With attention. Seeing it done sparks the fun! Tony Brigmon says: Struggle makes you strong. But when you struggle too long, you need a break to carry on. The best break? A snuggle-break. Works for me! Tony Brigmon says: A rich man with no friends is a poor man with lots of money. He may have pretend-friends and a *honey* - but only as long as there's money! Tony Brigmon says: Praise and rewards can turn a person around. So can a shot-gun. Try the praise and rewards approach first - then, whatever it takes! Tony Brigmon says: You can major in Constant Complaining and get a Phd. in Misery, or major in Positive Training and get a Phd. in Joy. It's your major choice! Tony Brigmon says: Why does will-power wane? Over-use of the brain - thinking about that forbidden fruit. Insane! Tony Brigmon says: Need a break from Stress-ville? Take a stress-chill doing something you love. Then set your inner-GPS to Success-ville and enjoy the ride! Tony Brigmon says: Problems with employee morale? Try this parenting tip: Leave the room until the crying stops. Or, fire the cry-ers and reward the try-ers! Tony Brigmon says: 'Take-a-Hike!' responses getting to you? Take a siesta instead, followed by a fiesta. You'll love what it does for you. Rest then play. Ole! Tony Brigmon says: To feed on the faults of others always ends in indigestion. To feed on the positives of others makes you irresistibly attractive - to them! Tony Brigmon says: To close the gap between where you are and where you want to be - you must do the one thing you haven't done. After that, do the next one! Tony Brigmon says: Can a saver and a spender live in splendor? Absolutely - if the spender surrenders the tender before going on the spending-bender! Tony Brigmon says: Kneeling beside my bed talking to God has always yielded better results than lying in my bed talking to my head. I highly recommend it! Tony Brigmon says: says: Desperation will yield to inspiration - as long as it is followed by perspiration! Tony Brigmon says: You can never be off-key singing the praises of a child in the presence of a child. It's music to the ear that won't soon disappear! Tony Brigmon says: Discussing money with your honey may not always be funny, but it'll help you avoid serious consequences of out-of-control spending! Tony Brigmon says: An unforgettable farewell is usually the result of an unforgettable care-well someone gave you. Hint: You can do the same for others! Tony Brigmon says: Worrying ABOUT livelihood is not nearly as productive as working FOR livelihood. Drop the worry and get to work! Tony Brigmon says: Smile and wave. It's okay. Wave and smile - make someone's day! Tony Brigmon says: Chocolate is a medical wonder. Nothing builds rapport faster, heals hurts quicker, or brings back that loving feeling stronger. Sweet! Tony Brigmon says: Would 4 birdies in a tree give one the same rush as 4 birdies from the tee? Couldn't say. Ask Tyger Woods. My golf club's in the tree! Tony Brigmon says: Heart to heart communication beats head to head confrontation - unless you really enjoy knots on your head. I don't! Tony Brigmon says: Opposition reveals character. Don't like what it reveals about you? Choose a different response to opposition. You'll be glad you did! Tony Brigmon says: Just because someone said it or you read it - doesn't mean it's true. Confirm the accuracy of the source, it's the right thing to do! Tony Brigmon says: Pain is the ultimate teacher. If we don't learn from an experience, we get a "do-over" with a biggie-sized pain. Ouch! Tony Brigmon says: A go-getter can never get what a go-giver gets without any expectation of getting. You'll never get this until you give it a go! Tony Brigmon says: A grunt is the auditory self helping the physical self do what it can't do as well by itself. A groan is a warning to leave it alone! Tony Brigmon says: Work is a four-letter word, offensive to some, but not to those counting on you. It commands respect and cures neglect! Tony Brigmon says: What if it's not the things you own that make you rich - but the things you can let alone? Wow. I'm getting richer every day! Tony Brigmon says: We're all poor in some way and rich in another. So, who are we to look down on each Tony Brigmon says: Being creative can help you feel better. That's why I play with quotes - plus, it keeps the spark of insight and humor alive in me! Tony Brigmon says: The end of your rope is where you tie a knot and hang on. If you can't tie the knot - ask God to tie it for you. Why not? Hang on! Tony Brigmon says: An honest "We can't afford it" may be a tough pill to swallow - but you'll love the after-taste! Tony Brigmon says: says: 'Clean up what you messed up' begins with painful wrongs being 'fessed' up. Make it it right if you can to feel and smell right again! Tony Brigmon says: Hope leads to helpful impressions. Hopelessness leads to helpless depression. I'll stick with hope! Tony Brigmon says: The richest of souls are the ones who look upon positives in gratitude. The poorest? The ones who faithlessly fret over fears! Tony Brigmon says: Any one can do Higher Math - by counting blessings received. Hint: It begins with the number 1 - and increasingly gets more fun! Tony Brigmon says: The "snuggle" of success more than compensates for the struggle to attain it. There's only one thing to do: The next one thing. Do it! Tony Brigmon says: The moment you learn from a failure is the moment you cease to feel like a failure! Tony Brigmon says: Opportunities are more pleasant than negatives. They attract more help than negatives - so drop the negatives for the opportunities! Tony Brigmon says: It's not usually the work that inspires motivation - it's the destination. It'll get you through complications to the celebration! Tony Brigmon says: Being content with what you have is a priceless thing to have. What do you have that if you didn't have, you would NOT feel content! Tony Brigmon says: The *end* could come before the end of this sent..<ack!> Just kidding. This was ONLY a test. If you're smiling - you're ready! Tony Brigmon says: You will never be *last* putting another person first - especially in the heart of the one you put first. And the last shall be first! Tony Brigmon says: Never argue with spouse after 10pm. That's the time for making-up for the arguments you had before 10pm. Making-up is the best part! Tony Brigmon says: When selfishness is taken out of the equation - the problem is solved. Even those of us who aren't good at math can do this! Tony Brigmon says: When the choice is between wrong and right - the thought you feed will win the fight. Make sure it's a fight you'll be glad you won! Tony Brigmon says: The best recipe for harmony: Anything you would find unpleasant if done to you - don't do to another! Tony Brigmon says: Two can accomplish more than one, unless you're fighting, in which case you can destroy more than one. Get it together. Work together! Tony Brigmon
says: The best way I know to
wake up on the right side of the bed - is to go to bed
with the right thoughts in my head! Tony Brigmon says: The smiles, humor and accomplishments of optimists cannot be experienced by pessimists - until they become optimists! Tony Brigmon says: Do what you say. Walk your talk. To walk the right walk, talk the right talk. Now you're talking! Tony Brigmon says: Going, going, gone. From this moment on, may the habits and beliefs that are hurting you - be going, going, gone! Tony Brigmon says: I am part of "we". We is better than me. When I becomes we - our success is guaranteed! Tony Brigmon says: I came, I saw, I shopped. Got the bill, I dropped. Wish I would have stopped. And I will - until the next sale! Tony Brigmon says: "Keep it simple. Simple is good. Keeping it simple like I know I should!" (Repeat 3 times for fun, focus and energy.) Tony Brigmon says: Choices have consequences attached. Once the choice is made you cannot detach the consequence. But you can make a new choice! Tony Brigmon says: Some parts of who I am and what I do are non-negotiable - and you don't have to be part of my life for me to wish you well with yours! Tony Brigmon says: Your life is a story being written. If it's not a good read so far, start a new chapter today with adventure, success, and romance! Tony Brigmon says: Steady as a rock may not be as not as exciting as rocky or unsteady - but it wins in the end! Tony Brigmon says: Hopelessness leads to 'less' - hopefulness to 'full'. One is a dreary drag - the other a productive pull! Tony Brigmon says: What's on paper you can use. What's in your head you will lose! Write it down. Tony Brigmon says: People who think they're "ALL that & a bag o' chips!" should stop flapping their lips and just snack on the chips! Tony Brigmon says: Only tools of mass instruction can remove Weapons of Mass Destruction - but production of the instruction must be free of seduction! Tony Brigmon says: Too much "I". Too little "You". That's the problem. What to do? Start with You. This is why: "You" will then take care of "I" - or me! Tony Brigmon says: Arguing with reality: No gain, more pain - insane. Dealing with reality: Less pain, more gain - better use of brain! Tony Brigmon says: Roaring criticism is destructive. Exploring possibilities - productive. No more roar - explore! Tony Brigmon says: Remember, somewhere out there - right now - someone has it WORSE than you. Someone has it BETTER, too, but don't think about that! Tony Brigmon says: The extra smile and extra mile give extra returns that are really worth while. Please don't accept or reject what I'm saying. Test it! Tony Brigmon says: The "craziness" of today makes possible the soothing "laziness" of a future day - both only if you don't go crazy today. Easy does it! Tony Brigmon says: God's part is the loving Answer at the perfect time. Our part is to get out the way and let God do His part. Questions? Ask God! Tony Brigmon says: Bitter quarrels appear to have only one rule: Make the other person feel more miserable than you feel - which is impossible! Tony Brigmon says: The problem is not the "cut-off" in traffic. It's the "ticked-off" we choose to add to the cut-off! Tony Brigmon says: You gotta tell it like it is to get unstuck from how it is. The Truth sets you free – if there's where you want to be! Tony Brigmon says: The sweet taste of victory is only sweet if there are no victims. Play hard - but play fair! Tony Brigmon says: Only the facts on the table help us become more able. Just the facts - but all the facts - please! Tony Brigmon says: You don't have to be an artist to draw close to your family - just paint some positive memories with them on the canvas of life! Tony Brigmon says: I think it was the "Downward Facing Dog" pose that turned me off on Yoga. That & the instructors incessant use of the word "buttocks"! Tony Brigmon says: There’s no new technology for kindness - only new opportunities to show it. Do it today! Tony Brigmon says: Humming or singing in the shower is a great way to start a day. And if you sing really bad - that's perfectly okay. Sing or hum away! Tony Brigmon says: Lost and Found: May the false you stay lost and the real you stay found - and the good things for you - keep coming around! Tony Brigmon says: The task is not the problem. The problem is the failure to preview the joy of the task already done. Do that and the battle is won! Tony Brigmon says: You're gonna love the new you - after you say goodbye to the old you. Remember to say thanks for being taught so well what NOT to do! Tony Brigmon says: If my boss came onto me would I file for sexual harassment? Nope. My boss is my wife. I would smile and keep it our little secret! Tony Brigmon says: I like 'Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative'. And if you can't eliminate the negative, point it at someone you don't love! Tony Brigmon was told: 5 frogs are sitting on a log. 4 decide to jump off. How many are left? 5. There’s a difference between deciding and doing. Do it! Tony Brigmon says: A hand-written thank-you note will not fail to be noted - and if it's really from the heart - quoted. Write the note! Tony Brigmon says: Live your life so that when you die there'll be more memorable things to say about how you lived than about how you died! Tony Brigmon says: The key to escape the prison of your own beliefs is to admit these beliefs are causing you grief. Use the key and set yourself free! Tony Brigmon says: Excellence does not seek attention - yet it cannot fail to attract it. Take care of the work and let it take care of the attention!
Tony
Brigmon
says: A spectacular failure
frequently follows a spectacular effort to ignore an
inner-prompting to go another way. Listen to the
feeling! Tony Brigmon says: Everyone makes misteaks - no mistake about it. But not everyone corrects and makes amends for misteaks. Don't make that mistake! Tony Brigmon says: People who act like they're happy are likely having more fun than those who act like they're not. How about a big boisterous HAAAAA!!! Tony Brigmon says: If arguments are increasing with your spouse - you're spending way too much time in the house. A cease-fire does wonders for desire! Tony Brigmon says: Keeping an ongoing list of accomplishments is impressive evidence for the inevitable question, "So, what have you done for us lately?" Tony Brigmon says: Clarify and verify to prevent the terrify! Tony Brigmon says: Maximize the preparation to minimize the fear - and when the fear submits to excitement - the competition has much to fear! Tony Brigmon says: To reach a goal at the expense of another - will taint the goal and disgrace your mother! Tony Brigmon says: Too fearful. Too comfortable. Too doubtful - the 3 *Too's* that keep too many of us from reaching our dreams! Tony Brigmon says: A smile is fast, free and non-fattening - and radiates the face of the giver and lifts the spirit of the receiver. Smile away today! Tony Brigmon says: If there's only room in your heart for you - that simply will not do! Tony Brigmon says: Thank heaven - the best way to begin and end each day! Tony Brigmon says: If the space you occupy with a loved one has become cold, empty space - warm it up, fill it up - with a heart-felt embrace. Do it now! Tony Brigmon says: Sickness, aging and death are inescapable. Rudeness, crudeness and downright meanness are optional - but not recommended! Tony Brigmon says: It's not a hate-crime if someone disagrees with you. But it is if you hate them for it. Can we agree to disagree? Then we agree! Tony Brigmon says: The waiting list to see a psychologist takes you to what you already know. Oh-Be-You has the answer. Ask. Make the change. No charge! Tony Brigmon says: If there are a lot of people who don't like you - not to worry - it will change when you can honestly take your name off the list! Tony Brigmon says: You can't have the 'warm and fuzzy' without the 'warm', but you can have fuzzy without it - but it won't feel right or make any sense! Tony Brigmon says: One way to be a "loser" and still feel great is to lose a really bad habit - or some of that extra weight! Tony Brigmon says: When you discuss with others what matters most to them, you will matter more to them - but only 100% of the time! Tony Brigmon says: You can overwhelmed others with gratitude or underwhelmed them with attitude. Dude - it's your "tude"! Tony Brigmon says: My best friend is there for me, never interrupts me, and laughs at my jokes. My best friend? Me. You gotta be your own best friend! Tony Brigmon says: Real love reveals real beauty in the object of its affection. And unlike skin-deep beauty - never fades with age. Get real - be real! Tony Brigmon says: Sometimes the only cure for being a doormat is to show 'em the door and become the person who won't be treated that way anymore! Tony Brigmon says: What if the source of that chronic pain in your neck is that part of you located above your neck? Maybe you should give it a check! Tony Brigmon says: A trial can make you bitter or better. Turn bitter to better with 1 letter. Drop the I, add the E - see how much better better can be! Tony Brigmon says: To know you don't know is an irresistible invitation for the knowing to show up. Did you know that? Now you know! Tony Brigmon says: Any "no-fail" system is the result of many, many failures. Don't be afraid to make mistakes - be afraid of not correcting them! Tony Brigmon says: Fun gives you balance. Without balance you fall. That's no fun - unless you choose to make it fun. Hey, look, I'm falling - haha! Tony Brigmon says: “Cheep-cheep” in Mother Nature is delightful. “Cheap-cheap”, describing your nature – insightful. Yes, you can mess with your nature! Tony Brigmon says: Compromise is wise - unless it's otherwise! Tony Brigmon says: Tame the tongue or the tongue will shame you! Fame name or lame claim - which do you want to pursue? Tony Brigmon says: A warm "face-look" beats Face-book - especially when you're face to face with the one you love! Tony Brigmon says: Elderly man once told me: You right reap AFTER you sow - you reap MORE than you sow - so be careful WHAT you sow. He was “sow” right! Tony Brigmon says: To manage by occasionally walking around – keeps productivity coming around! Tony Brigmon says: Once you know the 'why' of a mistake, you have the 'how' to not repeat it again. No 'why' - no 'how'. Learn why. Learn now! Tony Brigmon says: You stand tall when you stand WITH someone - and small when you stand ON someone - unless they're willingly giving you a boost! Tony Brigmon says: We change the quality of our lives with the quality of our thoughts. Yucky thoughts - yucky life. Quality thoughts - quality life! Tony Brigmon says: To choose tenderness over temper will temper temper to a whimper - and, oh, what a tender memory it will be! Tony Brigmon says: An affirmation is a lie. What you look forward to is the truth. I look forward to this: Did what I needed to do today. Went very well! Tony Brigmon says: Don't let the "yes buts" butt you out of the "now I understands"! Tony Brigmon says: You can have a palace of possibilities or a dungeon of callous hostilities. Build it and they will come. Yes, you can rebuild - now! Tony Brigmon says: It's not the face you see in the mirror that makes you irresistibly attractive or ugly - it's the way you treat other faces. Face it! Tony Brigmon says: Respect for others and Harmony are close cousins. And they always hang out together! Tony Brigmon says: Avoiding excessive debt is not excessive – just progressive and impressive! Tony Brigmon says: Look at what you have to be glad about - for a delightful turn-about! Tony Brigmon says: Our pets teach us everyday how to be irresistibly attractive. Act like you're glad to see and be with others - until you really are! Tony Brigmon says: You can come together by focusing on what you have in common or destroy each other with differences. So, what are you gonna do? Tony Brigmon says: Those who are prepared for rainy day emergencies have no fear of rain – or of emergencies. Be prepared, not paranoid! Tony Brigmon says: Self-respect begins the moment you begin working on self-mastery. You're a work in progress - so please respect that! Tony Brigmon says: Maybe it IS time for you to go shove it – to take that obsessive thing you covet and shove it - out of your mind! Tony Brigmon says: To move forward uninterrupted means you're asleep. And, yes - those ZZZs will soon be interrupted. Enjoy 'em while you can! Tony Brigmon says: One thing is certain about economic uncertainty - spending money we don't have on things we don't need won't fix it! Tony Brigmon says: When the will is stronger than the skill - the skill will borrow strength from the will - and then return it with interest! Tony Brigmon says: 'What about you?' earns you the right to 'What about me?' No you - no me. Got it? Good! Tony Brigmon says: How to treat the one you love the most should not be the one thing thought about least! Tony Brigmon says: There's no such thing as a house rooted in love - only a home. And there's no place like home! Tony Brigmon says: Until the work is done, or begun - you cheat fun. And fun doesn't like it! Tony Brigmon says: Popping a pill in is one way to chill out - but consciously breathing out may be the best way to chill within. Tony Brigmon says: To make a successful come-back you have to come forward - not back. Got it? Good. Come forward. Come on. You can do it. Yes! Tony Brigmon says: To smile through a hardship seems to beguile the hardship into being less hard. Plus, it irritates the heck out of your enemies! Tony Brigmon says: I've had better success with "Let me help you with that!" than with "May I help you?" They get the help. I get the feel-good. Neat! Tony Brigmon Tony Brigmon says: If your life seems to flow with little difficulty - go with the flow. If it seems filled with great difficulty - go with the *grow*! Tony Brigmon says: Don't let a nasty comment from the past cheat you out of a fun blast. Show some class. Drop it fast - at last! Tony Brigmon says: Humuhumunukunukuapua`a is the State fish of Hawaii. A plate of fried catfish fits in my mouth easier than that word! Works for me. Tony Brigmon wonders: Why can't any camera capture a reasonable likeness of that ruggedly handsome guy I see in the mirror? Tony Brigmon Dear Tuna Sandwich: Thanks for being there for me. What passion we shared together! Time to move on now. Sorry. Can we still be friends? Tony Brigmon says: Adversity is an invitation to grow. RSVP the invitation to minimize frustration and trepidation! Tony Brigmon says: When the boundaries of good taste and public decency are crossed, something wonderful dies - but you can be the one to resurrect both! Tony Brigmon says: To take your game to the next level, you have to take your effort to the next level - or work smarter, not harder! Tony Brigmon says: To learn from those who have gone before you is to avoid the painful things that'll floor you - like it did them! Tony Brigmon says: Forget about that dream of the penthouse – if you hire a carnivore to guard your hen-house! Tony Brigmon says: Convincing words are not the result of mincing words. Speak from the heart to reach the heart! Tony Brigmon says: The best education you will ever get will come from reviewing, admitting and correcting – your mistakes! Tony Brigmon says: When you bear a burden so well that it's hard for others to tell you have a burden – that's when you get extra Help with that burden! Tony Brigmon says: From the time I was a little boy I wanted to do magic things. Now I can! Wanna see me make a Krispy Kreme doughnut disappear? Tony Brigmon says: The inconvenience of sacrifice is what makes it a sacrifice. It's also what makes the feeling you get afterwards - priceless! Tony Brigmon says: If you want some wiggle room in your clothes - leave some wiggle room in your stomach after you eat! Tony Brigmon says: When you do the best you can with what you've got, you'll find you've got a lot! Tony Brigmon says: Heart attack. Cancer. Stroke - all killer reasons for eating your favorite desserts today - before it's too late! Tony Brigmon says: A little romantic dining may be the perfect solution for observable neediness or whining! Tony Brigmon says: For a man to "man-up”, he has to put his ego down. For a woman to “woman-up”, she has to put her urge to maim her man down! Tony Brigmon says: Disappointment is an inevitable part of life. But if it consumes the major part of your life – something needs to change in your life! Tony Brigmon says: The bus of disobedience makes two scheduled stops: First at Disbelief. And finally - the crash at Grief. Hop off the bus, Gus! Tony Brigmon says: If your relationship with your pet is better than with other humans, try acting more like your pet when you're with other humans! Tony Brigmon says: If you would find it unpleasant if done to you, it's NOT the right thing to do! Tony Brigmon says: Working hard will not kill ya – and the results of your labor will thrill ya – but only when it's done. Begin the next step! Tony Brigmon says: Note to self: Give up dream of winning argument with wife. Losing has better perks! Tony Brigmon says: Being occasionally wrong is much more tolerable and forgivable than being permanently right! Tony Brigmon says: The chance of your ship finally coming in is slim, but you can still get out to it - if you swim. Begin. Dive in! Tony Brigmon says: Once they see your ego - it's adios amigo! Tony Brigmon says: It's the simple things done regularly, not the impressive things done occasionally, that changes lives profoundly! Tony Brigmon says: Where there are no boundaries set, there will be fewer expectations met! Tony Brigmon says: The lesson we refuse to learn is the experience we get to repeat. Neat! Tony Brigmon says: Stick with what's right or get stuck with the consequences. Ouch! Tony Brigmon says: If your idea of exercise is to get in the tub, fill it with water, pull the plug and fight the current - good luck with that! Tony Brigmon says: Where you are is the result of choices. Where you can be – same thing! Tony Brigmon says: The terrible things you said or did today you can repent of tomorrow. But if you wait till tomorrow, you won't feel any better today! Tony Brigmon says: To be thrown off course is one thing. To throw yourself off course is another. Either way, can you get back on course? Of course! Tony Brigmon says: An extremely extensive flare-up requires an extremely expensive repair-up. Don't be a fool - keep your cool! Tony Brigmon says: The new answer you seek won't be found in your old way of thinking! Tony Brigmon says: “Making a list and checking it twice” is actually good advice – and not just for Santa! Tony Brigmon says: If you can't come to terms over the family financial state – don't secede from the union - renegotiate! Tony Brigmon says: Should you apologize for what you said? If it was wrong, yes. If it was right and you said it wrong, yes. Otherwise, NO! Tony Brigmon says: I never cease to be amazed at the return on investment I get from a friendly wave and a smile! Tony Brigmon says: A deep cleansing breath beats a shallow, filthy outburst! Breathe. Tony Brigmon says: If you can't be a friend to your whole self, at least be a friend to that part of you who loves desserts! Tony Brigmon says: If you want to avoid ‘friendly fire’, walk beside those you would lead! Tony Brigmon says: I have 2 jobs. One, doing what I'm told outside the home. The other, what I'm told inside. Job 1 has better pay. Job 2 - better perks! Tony Brigmon says: I'll take an unsophisticated answer over a sophisticated non-answer anytime! Tony Brigmon says: We become perfect for each other the moment we stop fighting each other’s imperfections. Tony Brigmon says: Before you act on what your inner-voice says, find out who’s talking - and if what it's saying is to your best interest! Tony Brigmon says: If it's the right target, it's worth multiple shots to hit it. Ready – aim – go for it! Tony Brigmon says: A nobody can become a somebody doing the jobs nobody wants to do! Tony Brigmon says: Hold 'em accountable and they'll make themselves responsible. Accountability insures responsibility! Tony Brigmon says: You cannot have an action without a consequence, but you can choose an action with a desirable and predicable consequence! Tony Brigmon says: Adversity is what it is. Don't make it more than what it is, or less than what it is. Deal with what it is - not with what it ain't! Tony Brigmon says: A conversation filled with contention will be void of comprehension! Tony Brigmon says: Never put "I was fired" on your resume. Instead put, "Achieved a major adjustment to employment status, which delighted my employer!" Tony Brigmon says: Use the POP system for performance evaluation: P – Positives. O – Opportunities for improvement. P – Plan of action! Tony Brigmon says: My wife came to me once on her hands and knees. She said, "Come out from under that bed, you coward, and fight like a MAN!" Tony Brigmon says: If the intent of the feedback is to help, share it. If it is to hurt, spare it. But ensure they want to hear it before you declare it! Tony Brigmon says: If you don’t take time to chill, you will lose the thrill. And when the thrill is gone - the deal is gone! Tony Brigmon says: If the change is for the better, embrace it. If the change is for the worse, change it! Tony Brigmon says: Same old, same old leads to ... same old, same old! Tony Brigmon says: Don't let the fear of failure cost you the cheer of success! Tony Brigmon says: Double-Trouble is what you get when you don't handle the first trouble – and it returns with a friend! Tony Brigmon says: When you let listening to the voice of reason go out of season, what does it mean? Stormy weather ahead. Brace yourself! Tony Brigmon says: To choose the things that matter most over the things that matter least - is what really matters most! Tony Brigmon says: Quiet service without fanfare is loud proof that you care. And the recipient(s) will remember you cared long after you're gone! Tony Brigmon says: The waistline's call for expansion should be met with downsizing! Tony Brigmon says: If you can't ever be wrong - things will never be right! Tony Brigmon says: Yes, you can start your life all over again - but first you gotta clean up what you messed up. It's all downhill from there! Tony Brigmon says: You can't overcome a difficulty walking in the opposite direction - unless you're going for help! Tony Brigmon says: It really aint bragging - if you've really done it. But you won't have nothing to talk about if you haven't even begun it! Begin. Tony Brigmon says: A task is only daunting to those who are found wanting. Be prepared - not paranoid! Tony Brigmon says: With good humor and grace, you're a winner in any race – with no sore losers to face! Tony Brigmon says: Ordinary talent + extra effort = Extraordinary results! Tony Brigmon says: You can climb out on a limb to get the fruit. Or you can stand on a ladder and be astute - and still get the fruit! Tony Brigmon says: If you say what others say and do what others do, you can expect the same results - but only if you walk your talk! Tony Brigmon says: The first step is easy. The next step is easy. The last step is easy. What is NOT easy is trying to take all of them at once! Tony Brigmon says: Sleep is the interval between "I can't take this anymore!" and "Bring it on!" Tony Brigmon says: Play the blame game and you get hit with the blame boomerang. Ouch! Tony Brigmon says: Those you fail to commend you offend. Those you remember to commend will likely do what you ask again! Tony Brigmon says: All you can ever be comes down to what you choose to ever and never do! Tony Brigmon says: You can tell when a dog is glad to see you. Can your family tell when you're glad to see them? See dog for tips! Tony Brigmon says: If your bark is worse than your bite, no problem – as long as it's working. If not, it may be time for the growl – and then the bite! Tony Brigmon says: The Answer is: I'm a jerk! The Question is: What magic words begin the process of no longer being a jerk? But only if you mean it. Tony Brigmon says: To know you're a nobody is to begin to be somebody - in the eyes of the nobody's and some of the somebody's! Tony Brigmon says: Someone noted that "stressed" spelled backwards is “desserts”. Works for me - but only every time! Tony Brigmon says: The gain of growth begins with the pain of pre-growth. No growth - no gain - just pain! Tony Brigmon says: My goal before I die is to become the man my wife thought she married. Still have a long way to go - but, hey, she's still with me! Tony Brigmon says: The difference between a wannabe and a want-to-be is the difference between imitation and self-actualization. To be or not to be You! Tony Brigmon says: You haven't failed if you haven't quit - but it may be time for a better fit! If so, it's okay to quit. Really. Tony Brigmon says: Accountability: What are your plans? Will you let me know? When's a good time? How did it go? Nada rule: Three strikes and you're out! Tony Brigmon says: The answer is: The epitome of stupidity! The question is: What do you call someone who keeps repeating what doesn't work? Tony Brigmon says: To serve when it's not convenient is a true test of character. The test is pass/fail and you can retake it & pass with flying colors! Tony Brigmon says: To get an irksome task behind you is to get an irksome feeling behind you. It's a “two-fer” - two for the price of one! Tony Brigmon says: Those who can be trusted to do what they say will find they can be trusted with an increase in pay! Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: 'That's not funny!' Question: What do some scream when it's done to them, but not when they do it to you? Tony Brigmon says: To get on with your life - you have to get off something. Once you figure it out what that is - get off it. And get on with it! Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: Work. Question: What do some people want to get paid for without actually doing? Some succeed. The rest of us pay for it! Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: Unlimited access to video games. Question: What is the major contributing cause for poor academic achievement? Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: Only 100% of the time! Question: How often do I lose when I argue that reality should not be what it is? Deal with it. Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: Expressing irritation. Question: What is rarely effective in altering behavior? Expressing disappointment - much better! Tony Brigmon says: Answer is: Me and anything made from chocolate. Question: What is a match made in heaven? Tony Brigmon says: It takes the new habit's nudge to get an old habit to budge! Tony Brigmon says: If what you're running from became what you're turning toward - would it ultimately be a turn for the better? Be honest. Tony Brigmon says: There are few things more exciting than a skillfully constructed sandwich - by me - the architect of the incredible edible! Tony Brigmon says: If sleep deprivation, water dousing and facial slaps constitute torture - technically, I've been tortured by my wife! I had it coming. Tony Brigmon says: I'm embarking on a whole new healthy life style - I'm keeping my personal opinions and unsolicited advice to myself! Tony Brigmon says: 'Me-Me-Me' can never do for you what 'You-You-You' will do for them - and for you! Tony Brigmon says: Your horn sounds better when someone else toots it. And when you toot it for others, no one disputes it! The music is irresistible. Tony Brigmon says: If you're having trouble with 'blind obedience', try 'informed obedience'. A little information goes a long way! Really. Tony Brigmon says: I can't tell you anything about your genetic code. But I can tell you a lot about your beliefs - by watching your behavior! Tony Brigmon says: Where there is no corporate vision – there will be constant collision! Tony Brigmon says: We are what we think? Hmmm ... If that were true, I'd be a Double-stuff Oreo. How we think affects us for better or worse? Yes! Tony Brigmon says: People will support what they help create – so get their input before it's too late! Tony Brigmon says: The behavior you recognize and celebrate is the behavior they will internalize and emulate! Tony Brigmon says: What's in your wallet? None of my business. What's in my wallet? None of your business. May both of our wallets prosper! Tony Brigmon says: Flattery, flattery - what you gonna do - when Accountability comes for you? Tony Brigmon says: All we really need is for the 'me' generation to meet the 'you' generation – so everybody can be happy! Tony Brigmon says: If you can't give it your best – give it a rest! Tony Brigmon says: 'What can I do for you?' answers the question 'What's in it for me?' - but only AFTER you do the do! Tony Brigmon says: The 7 C's Jubilee: Conceive. Commit. Commence. Continue. Complete - makes sense. Celebrate. Commend. Then, begin again! Tony Brigmon says: Sure, you can teach old dogs new tricks - but most old dogs don't need 'em - because experience has taught 'em what really works! Tony Brigmon says: Pets don't talk back, but they can help you with kids who do - till you get to the grand kids - who will pay back your kids for you! Tony Brigmon says: If 'Liar, liar, pants on fire!' is true about you - you'll have more than your pants to worry about! Tony Brigmon says: To deny what is – is to perpetuate what isn't! Tony Brigmon says: An accusation over money does not endear you to your honey. Loosely translated: No money, no honey! Tony Brigmon says: I've never seen a UFO appear and disappear, but I've seen the same phenomenon with home-made cookies - whoosh - they were out of here! Tony Brigmon says: You can either be prudent in your spending – or a student of doing without! Tony Brigmon says: When life no longer interests you, you’re OLD - regardless of actual age. You may not be dead yet – but you'll have all the symptoms! Tony Brigmon says: To use a guilt trip as the whip for the trip is not only an abuse of the lips - it makes for a really bad trip! Tony Brigmon says: Limit your trips to the fridge and you not only get better mileage - you avoid the cost of a major overhaul to your engine! Tony Brigmon says: If they won't heed your words about consequences, not to worry. The consequences will speak for themselves – but don't interrupt! Tony Brigmon says: A spot-check reveals nothing - zero - nada - dittle-dee squat - about the spots you don't check! Tony Brigmon says: No, you don't have to RSVP a "Drop Dead!" invitation! Tony Brigmon says: The ultimate success formula may be: Find a need and meet it. Whatever goes well, repeat it! Tony Brigmon says: Wife says to husband, "This may be painful, but it's true. There's about 50 pounds of you I'm not legally married to!" Tony Brigmon says: The fire I don't want to play with anymore is the "full-of-myself" fire, because it blazes out of control - but only every time! Tony Brigmon says: Ego-nomics is just not economical. Leave your ego at the door - you won't need it anymore! Confidence - yes. Ego - no! Tony Brigmon says: How high you bounce after you hit bottom depends on how fast you get off your bottom after the hit. Get up. Shake it off. Bounce! Tony Brigmon says: Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know how good they are till you try one, or how sick you can get till you try ALL of them! Tony Brigmon says: It's not the size of the bump in the road that's the problem. It's the speed at which you hit it! Easy does it, but do it. Tony Brigmon says: To get to where you want to go, you gotta know what or where that is - or the going will be slow! Really slow. Gotta know. Gotta go. Tony Brigmon says: The more you listen to the interest of others, the more they become interested in you - and the more attractive you become, too! Tony Brigmon says: Focus on one, have more fun. Look at it all and you climb the wall – which is why we procrastinate! Tony Brigmon says: Don't just tell me 'what', tell me 'how'. And if you really know how, or really don't know how – tell me NOW! Tony Brigmon says: How do you spell innovation? "C-h-a-n-g-e!" Nothing changes until something changes. Tony Brigmon says: There's a time to complain and a time to refrain. Example: if I die on the operating table - you won't hear me complaining about it! Tony Brigmon says: To play with a possibility leads to the impression that leads to the possession of what you believed was possible! Tony Brigmon says: If the dream is not a team dream, you cannot have a Dream Team. But what you will have is a night-mare - only this one will be REAL! Tony Brigmon says: 'The buck stops here!' is not my reality. 'The buck pauses briefly here and then quickly disappears!' is. Hello - goodbye! Tony Brigmon says: All you can do is all you can do. If that's not enough – someone who's not doing all they can do needs to help you! Tony Brigmon says: Being politically correct doesn't make you right. Being politically incorrect doesn't make you wrong. Doing the right thing? Correct! Tony Brigmon says: Do your job through the eyes of the owner and the eyes of the owner will be on you - for promotions and pay raises, too! Tony Brigmon says: If you owned the company, what would an employee have to do to impress you? Do that daily and impressive things will happen for you! Tony Brigmon says: If any of these quotes are creative or brilliant, it clearly proves they did not come FROM me, just TO me. I'm okay with that! Tony Brigmon says: I'd rather be in the middle of a good hug, than watch a bug on the rug! Tony Brigmon says: A "dead-man walking" is one who just won't stop talking! The good news? The dead can return to life by listening and learning! Tony Brigmon says: Tony-isms are mental vitamins to energize, engage, and enrich the mind. So you can be at your best - not by accident - by design! Tony Brigmon says: When you think your special ability makes you some sort of nobility, the ability is a liability - till you start acting with civility! Tony Brigmon says: To present a problem without a solution only adds to the pollution! Tony Brigmon says: We call it a *critique* when we give unsolicited feedback to others, but an *attack* when someone gives it to us! Tony Brigmon says: The moment you pass a kindness on - the ‘debt’ is gone! Tony Brigmon says: You may be the light at the end of someone's tunnel. Make sure your battery is charged so you can shine! Tony Brigmon says: Spring into Spring? Makes sense. Fall into Fall? Not for me. Sum into Summer? Nah. Win into Winter? Oh, Y-E-A-H! Tony Brigmon says: Put that thought on paper before it’s lost in vapor! Tony Brigmon says: What we need most right now is the miraculous effect of mutual appreciation and respect. That's what I suspect! Tony Brigmon says: There would be fewer weeping wives and weeping children if husbands and fathers would make some sweeping changes - in themselves! Tony Brigmon says: Here's how it works: You won't find someone you can count on until you become someone others can count on! Count on it. Tony Brigmon says: You won't get it until you apply it. So, go ahead and try it. Got it? Get it! Tony Brigmon says: To "row, row, row your boat gently DOWN the stream" will not get you to that BIG salmon waiting for you UP the stream! Tony Brigmon says: I'll take the winds of change over the drought of "same-old, same-old"! Tony Brigmon says: Getting some air back in the tire is a higher priority than continuing to whine about how it got flat. But it's your tire - your life! Tony Brigmon says: If you think you can take good care of your external customers without taking care of your internal ones (employees) - think again! Tony Brigmon says: If you could write the end of your success story, how would it end? Hint: This is the place to begin - now! Preview the end - begin. Tony Brigmon says: If the job is rightfully yours, then the right thing to do - is to do it right. Right? Right! Tony Brigmon says: Once your employees fire you, pack your bags. It's just a matter of time before your employer makes it official! Tony Brigmon says: The seeds of today are the weeds or flowers of tomorrow. The weed seeds are easier to plant, but harder to remove - and ugly to view! Tony Brigmon says: A few private moments of silence is the calm before the rain-storm of inspiration. I love it when it rains like this! Tony Brigmon says: Everyone should have a personal haven to turn to daily for renewal and relief from stress. Mine? A bowl of Cookies 'N Cream ice-cream! Tony Brigmon says: Speed reading never did it for me, but slow reading did. Wonder what would happen if I applied the same concept to my speed living? Tony Brigmon says: I don't want everyone to like me. I just want some of them to like themselves - so they won't act like jerks around me! Tony Brigmon says: All work and no play is not okay. All play and no work is not okay. Work hard - then play hard. Okay! Tony Brigmon says: To be at the right place at the right time and unprepared to seize the moment - is wrong! Get ready. Tony Brigmon says: When you get to the fork in the road, turn right - unless the right way is left! Then either way, you're going Right! Tony Brigmon says: Ask "What's the best thing that happened to you this week?" to balance out that chat about problems. Do it at the end for grins! Tony Brigmon says: The best way I know to sustain the momentum is to disdain the minimum! Tony Brigmon says: The greatest identity theft occurs when we become obsessed with imitating others, rather than assuming our own unique identity! Tony Brigmon says: When lies are spread about you, the best thing I know to do: Keep living your life in such a way no one will believe they're true! Tony Brigmon says: Be careful with that snap analysis. It could lead to a slap - even paralysis, but only if you're wrong! Maybe you should check again. Tony Brigmon says: To tell someone you love them and how much you appreciate all they've done for you, won't cost you a penny, but it's priceless. Do it! Tony Brigmon says: The "unfair advantage" you really want is the one preparation gives you. The competition may still scream "Unfair!" - but that's okay! Tony Brigmon says: 3 risky questions: May I have this dance? Will you marry me? May I give you some feedback? Proceed with caution on that last one! Tony Brigmon says: When you express your love to your children or grandchildren and they don't seem to hear or care. They do! Tony Brigmon says: says: Want to know a secret? Not everything you hear or read is true. But everything you confirm is. Check your source? Of course! Tony Brigmon says: A "fructose-sweetened beverage" is just a fancy way of saying, "There's enough sugar in this stuff to kill ya!" Tony Brigmon says: If it hurts you physically - see your doctor. If it hurts your pride - GOOD. You're well on the way to recovery! Tony Brigmon says: You can fall down, but not up - unless you fall on the stairs while headed up. So, you can fall down and up at the same time? Yes! Tony Brigmon says: People who think they're "ALL that & a bag o' chips!" should stop smacking their lips and just chew on the chips! Tony Brigmon says: How I was finally cured of making insensitive remarks: 1 remark - 2 remarks - 3 remarks - ((Whack!)) - FLOOR! Tony Brigmon says: Sometimes a firm "No!" needs no explanation. And any attempt to do so would only soften the declaration! Tony Brigmon says: What does it take to be successful? The willingness to do whatever it takes. That's all it takes! Really. Tony Brigmon says: A bad dude in a bad mood said to me, "How would you like it if I rearranged your face?" I declined the offer and I didn't lose face! Tony Brigmon says: A guy once told me: "Your opinion of me is really none of my business!" which helped me get out of his business and back into mine! Tony Brigmon says: A friend once said: "Play your own game. Make your own rules. Quit when you're ahead!" It was good advice. Tony Brigmon says: If you find special meaning in one of these quotes, it's okay to share. To credit the source would be perfect, of course! Tony Brigmon says: Depression is not the remedy for recession. But the energy from synergy is! Let's pull together and get through this together! Tony Brigmon says: "Arrive early, stay late" used to be my mantra for eating. Now it's, "Leave before it's too late!" Tony Brigmon says: A proven formula for success is: 1) Do your best. 2) Rest. 3) Do your best! Tony Brigmon says: The sad version of "They lived happily ever after!" is "They could have lived happily, but chose not to!" Go with the first version. Tony Brigmon says: "I know you are, but what am I?" is a clever on-screen comeback for insults, but a risky one in life. Try silence! It works for me. Tony Brigmon says: If you got it coming, you're gonna get it. If not now, then later with compound interest. So, either brace yourself or smile! Tony Brigmon says: Some things are better left unfinished and unsaid - before they can't be undone! Tony Brigmon says: Don't let "Hey, watch this!" be your famous last words. Be careful! Tony Brigmon says: A "check up from the neck up" saves you a "beat down from the head down!" Think before you speak! Tony Brigmon says: "Do it now!" assumes you've given some thought to HOW to do it before now. Think, then act! Tony Brigmon says: Frustrations don't upset me. Not being able to resolve them upsets me! Tony Brigmon says: It takes two to make a marriage work, but only one slacker to make it fail! Tony Brigmon says: When it's all said and done, done is a lot more fun! Tony Brigmon says: Angry guy invites me outside. I say No. He says Why not? I say, Things don't turn out well for me when I do that with guys like you! Tony Brigmon says: The correct answer to the question: Would you like to be slapped to both sides of Sunday? is "No!" Trust me on this one! Tony Brigmon says: Minor violations of the law are assessed the maximum fine by the law – which has never been *minor* in my experience! Tony Brigmon says: If you want a lot less trouble with the boss, let the boss be the boss! Tony Brigmon says: If you haven't lost your job, make sure you do your job – but only if you want to keep it! Tony Brigmon says: Three words that describe me best are: FUNologist, QUOTEaholic, and Possibilitarian! How about you? Tony Brigmon says: When your kids are screaming to high heaven is the perfect time to pray to high heaven! Tony Brigmon says: You're gonna need your brain today. Don't leave home without it! Tony Brigmon says: If you don't manage your financial affairs, your money will have an affair with someone else! Tony Brigmon says: When you make your home a sanctuary instead of a war zone - you won't ever have to worry about being home alone! Tony Brigmon says: Blaming people for their wrong-doings is not productive. Holding them accountable is! Tony Brigmon says: A zebra cannot change its stripes, but it can change its direction – and so can you! Tony Brigmon says: To win the "mother of all wars" with Self - you may need to consult your mother! Tony Brigmon says: When you're hot, you're hot! And when you're NOT- you'd better wait till you're hot again, so you can win again! Tony Brigmon says: The passage from insanity to recovery comes down to the honest self-discovery that you really are crazy! Tony Brigmon says: One of my most memorable acts of kindness was recently when I fed 6 home-made, chocolate-chip cookies to my inner child. Priceless! Tony Brigmon says: You can start a lot of fights or you can start a lot of fun. Having done both, I recommend the second one! Tony Brigmon says: Afraid of innovation? How about compensation? When you pay for the first one, you get the second one FREE! Tony Brigmon says: Technically, you don't have to mean it when you say "I'm sorry." But you have to sound like you mean it. But play it safe and mean it! Tony Brigmon says: If innovation is not the rule of thumb, you'll lose all your fingers! Okay, I exaggerated a little - but not much! Tony Brigmon says: You can't play Follow the Leader without a Leader - but you can play Follow the Dummy. It's just not as much fun! Tony Brigmon says: If getting permission will really be harder than forgiveness, you have my permission to go ahead and do it! Tony Brigmon says: Win-win is not always 50-50, so you had better confirm the math! Tony Brigmon says: Money talks, but if you don't have much, you won't hear much! Tony Brigmon says: "Lay me down to sleep" will not get you the same outcome as "Put me to sleep". Be careful what you pray for! Tony Brigmon says: Whether it's the Midnight Train to Georgia or the showdown at High Noon, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! Tony Brigmon says: Sometimes the hardest thing to find is the handle on your emotions. Hint: The quicker you find it the better! Tony Brigmon says: The cure for corporate constipation is innovation. And, oh, what a relief it is! Tony Brigmon says: To learn from your own mistakes is smart. To learn from the mistakes of others is also smart - and it smarts a lot less! Tony Brigmon says: You'll know you're on the wrong track when you hear the whistle of the train. But if you wait until the screech - oops! - too late!!! Tony Brigmon says: If you don't balance the budget, you're off balance. And if you don't regain your balance, you WILL fall! Tony Brigmon says: Gratitude gives you a far better return than grasping. But don't accept or reject what I'm saying until you try it. Tony Brigmon says: The still, small voice is the right voice. The real loud voice is the wrong voice - unless it's your mother! Tony Brigmon says: When you are present to the present, your presence is a present to all present. Translation: Wherever you are, be there! Tony Brigmon says: When you handle victory with humility and defeat with grace - they'll applaud your ability no matter how you finish the race! Tony Brigmon says: Of the 17 miracles in my life, 16 were the births of my children and grand-kids. The BIGGEST one - when my sweetheart became my wife! Tony Brigmon says: Sure, you can find the "serenity in surrender" if you look for it. But what you won't find there is the thrill of victory! Tony Brigmon says: 'Fake it till you make it' works some of the time. Work at it till you make it works MORE of the time. Stop faking it and get to work! Tony Brigmon says: You are FREE to use and share my copy-righted quotes, but not for your financial gain. Let's have a win-win chat about that. :>) Tony Brigmon says: The customer is always right - until he's wrong. And that's the time to back your employee - or you'll be wrong! Tony Brigmon says: A really good example will at the very least inspire a random sample. Tony Brigmon says: You can't get ahead by looking back - unless you are looking back to learn something so you can get ahead. Tony Brigmon says: The only way I know to eat guilt-free is if it tastes good - spit it out! Tony Brigmon says: The best time to be astute is in a nuke dispute! Tony Brigmon says: If at first you don't succeed - make sure whatever you did at first - you don't do that again! Tony Brigmon says: "Happily ever after" realistically begins with "Let's get started NOW." Tony Brigmon says: "Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!" works GREAT for the 3 Stooges, but I wouldn't recommend it as an explanation as to why you're late for work! Tony Brigmon says: Memorization pales in comparison to actualization. Tony Brigmon reveals: The secret to marital bliss: Close your eyes more and open your mouth less - something I'm still working on - I confess! Tony Brigmon says: "I love you!" are the loudest words you can whisper and the warmest words you can feel. Summary: Say it. Mean it. Hear it. Feel it! Tony Brigmon says: If I have a choice, I'll take "Another day - another dollar" over "Last day - painful holler!" Tony Brigmon says: To be short on *willingness* is to live long on *lack* - unless you change your *shorts*. Tony Brigmon says: To teach what you LIVE is a lot more powerful than to teach what you KNOW. Tony Brigmon says: If we'll just let God *edit* the pages of our life it will be a much better read. Really. Tony Brigmon says: When "I can" teams up with "I will", that's when you feel the thrill - but only after "I did" joins the team! Tony Brigmon says : Those who can lead SHOULD lead. Those who can follow SHOULD follow. And those who can't do either SHOULD get out of the way! Tony Brigmon says: If you're trying to lead and no one is following, you're not a leader. You're a loner! Tony Brigmon says: There's never more than ONE thing to do in the Now. And when the one thing becomes the last thing - Wow! Tony Brigmon says: To repent as you go is the best way to go. It's also the fastest way to grow! Tony Brigmon says: To "Keep it Short and Simple" is the "KISS" that won't miss! Tony Brigmon says: Preparation gives you a better outcome than abrogation. (If you don't know that word, look it up. I did. Now I know.) Tony Brigmon says: To give yourself some slack doesn't mean to become a slacker. Tony Brigmon says: "Observe and learn" is a far better strategy than "Fire - Aim - Ready!" Tony Brigmon says: God made us to be a work in progress. Our part is the work. His part is the progress. It's a very good deal! Really. Tony Brigmon says: A feeling of inadequacy may be just a friendly invitation to become adequate. Tony Brigmon says: To biggie-size the nap is to minimize the problem. Translation: If you don't snooze, you lose! Tony Brigmon says: Which side of my brain is dominant? The dark side, of course! Tony Brigmon says: If trash is your treasure, I have barrels of treasure for you. But if cash is your treasure, mine just said "Adieu!" Tony Brigmon says: Adversity University has a steep tuition, but the diploma is priceless! Tony Brigmon says: If I had a choice, I'd take "Another day - another dollar" over "Last day - painful holler!" Tony Brigmon says: Your presence in a room becomes a *present* to all in the room when you make room for the interests and talents of those in the room. Tony Brigmon says: I want to be fat and skinny. Fat on doing what I say I'll do. Skinny on worrying about what others think or say about what I do. Tony Brigmon says: Without average people like me, the exceptional people like you wouldn't be possible. Tony Brigmon says: You can put yourself down or you can pull yourself up. Hint: The 2nd option gives you a better return on investment. Tony Brigmon says: "You are beautiful!" never fails to lift others in life or yourself in the mirror. Keep your "I am beautiful!" remarks to self. Tony Brigmon says: If the ultimate destination of what you desire is the junkyard or trash, maybe it's time to work on something better that will last. Tony Brigmon says: I used to believe I deserved to over-eat, but not to get fat. I was wrong and I got what I deserved. Tony Brigmon says: If we actually knew how many people there are in the world who don't even know we exist, we might be more thoughtful to those who do. Tony Brigmon says: When you spend more money than you have, you lose the peace of mind that you had. Tony Brigmon says: To be jealous of what everyone else has is to be ignorant of what you have. Tony Brigmon says: Today is finally the day you've been procrastinating. Too late for worry now - this should be fascinating! Tony Brigmon says: Sometimes my inner child needs a whack on the butt from my outer adult. Tony Brigmon says: Everyone's life has a purpose. Maybe mine is to serve as a warning to others of what NOT to do. Tony Brigmon says: To choose to dwell ONLY on what is WRONG in the world is to unfortunately miss what is RIGHT. Tony Brigmon says: The 3rd little piggy had roast beef. So, not ALL piggies are vegetarians. Deal with it! Tony Brigmon says: Hope said I could. Doubt said I couldn't. Glad I listened to Hope. Tony Brigmon says: Flattery may get you nowhere with others, but it will sure get you somewhere with me! Go ahead, flatter me. Please! Tony Brigmon says: A big boisterous "HAAAAA! may prove just as valuable as a big sudden "AHA! " Tony Brigmon says: It's true that a laugh attracts a larger audience than a groan. But a groan attracts the ONE friend who won't let you suffer alone. Tony Brigmon says: A responsibility deserves a response. Tony Brigmon says: The best time to take an intentional risk is AFTER you have acquired some additional information. Tony Brigmon says: Formal education will earn you enough. Formal education plus self-eduction will earn you more than enough! Tony Brigmon says: A boss pushes. A leader leads. A boss fails. A leader succeeds. Tony Brigmon admits: I do not originate the *truths* in my quotes, just the placement of the words ABOUT the truths in my quotes. Tony Brigmon says: To make money *disappear* from the books will NOT get you an ovation, just a permanent vacation in an undesirable location (prison)! Tony Brigmon says: The boomerang of respect gives you a far better return than the hand grenade of disrespect. Tony Brigmon says: The impressive "M.B.F.S." credentials after Tony Brigmon's name on his business card actually stand for "Mrs. Brigmon's Favorite Son!" Tony Brigmon : A mediocre action will rarely produce an extraordinary result. Tony Brigmon says: It's not what we don't know that gets us in trouble - it's what we forget when we're under stress. So, chill out. Tony Brigmon says: You can't feel refreshed in the morning by mistreating rest at night. Tony Brigmon says: When ‘I’ becomes ‘We’, our success is guaranteed. Tony Brigmon says: Pretense is the prelude to extremely tense. Tony Brigmon : Asking God's blessing on your work, but not expecting Him to do the work - will likely work out better for you! Tony Brigmon says: I want the following words inscribed on my cemetery headstone: "I told you I was sick!" Tony Brigmon says: Stupid will go repeatedly where Dumb will only go once! Tony Brigmon says: May our love for our loved ones not remain the best kept secret from our loved ones. Tony Brigmon says: If you want total recall, totally write it down! Tony Brigmon says: Complexity is just a bunch of simplicities screaming for individual attention. Tony Brigmon says: Until you've been taken to your limit you don't really know what your limit is. Hint: It's greater than you think! Tony Brigmon says: Anyone who makes something hard look easy has earned that *easy* through hard work. Tony Brigmon says: Talkers say: Here's what I'm gonna do. Doers: Here's what I've done. Talkers keep getting around to it, while doers are having fun! Tony Brigmon says: Talk less, do more. Less talk, more do. Do first, talk later. Later, talk - first do. Tony Brigmon says: A little bit of something beats a big bag of nothing. Do something. Tony Brigmon says: My wife and I agreed to practice peace and harmony, but couldn't agree on who gets to be Peace and who gets to be Harmony. Tony Brigmon says: I'll take gung-ho (enthusiastic) over ho-hum any day. Tony Brigmon says: You will never be lost following someone who knows the way. Tony Brigmon says: Fast and furious may not be the best environment for the creative and curious. Tony Brigmon says: Okay, it's not ALL about ME. But couldn't PART of it be about me? Tony Brigmon Says: 1-2, buckle my shoe - 3-4, get out the door - and make someone's day! Tony Brigmon Asks: What do you call someone who can really see through you and not walk away from you? A friend - a very BEST friend. Tony Brigmon Says: I graduated in the part of my high school class that made the very top part possible. Tony Brigmon Suspects: People don't think or talk about us as much as we think. They have a much more attractive target: Themselves! Tony Brigmon Observes: Once you know the source of the thought or feeling, you have power over the thought or feeling. Tony Brigmon Says: A decisive "I Will" is more powerful and more productive than a wimpy "Coulda - Shoulda - Woulda"! Tony Brigmon Says: Looking great on the outside is about genetics. Feeling great on the inside is about choices. Tony Brigmon makes a profound observation: The reason a cow turns around twice before she lies down is: She can't turn around twice AFTER she lies down. Tony Brigmon says: A life ruled by convenience is a lifeschooled by disappointment. Tony Brigmon says: It is impossible to teach with conviction without first obtaining it. Tony Brigmon says: Joyfully living within our means may not be as difficult as it may seem. Tony Brigmon says: To NOT have everything the neighbors have may be the greatest blessing we will ever have. Tony Brigmon says: You can fake the listening, but not the recall. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I finally 'get' that I have to be still to do active listening. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I have the ability to tactfully communicate that the destination of bad management is not good. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that a mutual understanding leads to happy endings. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I understand now that until people 'get' the Why, they're not interested the What and the How. Tony Brigmon says:I LOVE that thinking & acting in certain ways can make things better today, that the certain ways can be observed in the success of others. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the reminder that exercise is about movement, that if I ain't moving something, I ain't exercising nothing. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE this reminder: If you're too busy to take care of your health, your neglect will take care of your *too busy*, but you won't like it. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that 2 things I want to always remember are: 1) First time I kissed my wife; 2) Last time I kissed my wife. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that working smart gives a better return than just working hard, and that on any given day combining the two can produce miracles. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I know if I turn Right it will not end wrong, that if I turn wrong it will not end Right - unless I turn around. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I know the answer to this question: If you run five miles a day, but eat ten miles a day, will you still lose weight? Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I'm okay with most people not caring if I'm miserable, and with family and friends preferring that I'm not. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE this note to self: No matter where you go, there you are. And no matter where you are, be there. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I can take on six home-made chocolate chip cookies, armed with only my bare hands and a cold glass of milk, and win with a grin. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE teaching this: When they get it right, commend. When they get it wrong, correct. When they get it consistently right, celebrate! Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that the "die" in diet makes me nervous and that the "eat" in treat can't be beat, within reason. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that when I was told I was so ugly when I was born the doctor slapped my mother, that I laughed with everyone, diffusing the insult. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I now know that running faster than I am able - disables. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that what I see in the mirror does not always reflect what others see in me, and vice-versa. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that the ones who are remembered most kindly are the ones who treat most kindly, that I can be one of them if I choose. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE THAT life is not always "Three strikes and you're out!", that usually it's three strikes and "Ouch!" - unless you're bowling. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE noticing what I achieve when I consciously smile and consciously breathe Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that a grateful review of what I have seems to invariably lead to an increase in what I have. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the feeling that comes from doing all I can do even if it wasn't enough in the eyes of others. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I now know requests preceded by "Will you please?" yield far greater results indeed. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that to learn the lesson of defeat is to be free of the emotional pain of defeat. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that in the Now there's never more than one thing to do. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE saying: It is what it is till it ain't. They would if they could but they can't, until they can, & then they will, & that's the deal. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the profound insight that the main reason people go to bed is because the bed won't come to them. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that admitting the truth of the old way makes room for a new and improved way. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that the direction of each step determines the distance to the goal, that I can course-correct at any time. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the insightful gained from observation that Me-Me-Me puts me out of harmony with others. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the thought that the temptation to judge another should be an invitation to inspect myself. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that the perfect end to any kind of day is a review of the lessons and blessings of that day. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that the light of Right disperses the dark of wrong, and that it doesn't take all night long. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the thought that "More than enough" is for those who don't have enough. Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that some of my greatest failures revealed to me the steps to my greatest successes. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that even though words can cut like a knife, they can also encourage and spark a good change in one's life. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I've learned that the real intent of the mousetrap cheese is not to please, that my close calls in life were not fatal. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the pleasant discovery that looking up when things are looking down - really helps. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that you can never rarely go wrong telling someone what they did right. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I'm getting better at 'getting' I can never wake up with a smile by going to bed with worry, that Hope is a better bed-mate. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that a wink and a smile can do more for the imagination than just about anything else. ***Tony Brigmon says:
I LOVE
the feeling of relief and freedom when I finally accept
the fact that what I'm doing is not getting me what I
want. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE the suspicion I have that the things I worry the most about will work out in the end. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that when Depression shows up screaming for my attention that Hope is there whispering for the same thing. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I know what it's like to kiss the most beautiful woman in the world, marry her and discover she is even more beautiful inside. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that dark alleys are only dangerous to those who choose to walk in them. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that I know the joy of powdered sugar and M&M peanuts on buttered toast with a cold glass of milk. ***Tony Brigmon says: I LOVE that a constant and recurring question in my mind is "What biggie-sized dessert will I enjoy today?"  |
