Finding time to learn
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss All high-performance people who "get ahead" are readers/"full-time" learners. (Newspapers and entertainment magazines don't count!) If that's not you, why not get started now? When you find out…
Teaching makes you better
When you struggle to make things more clear for someone else, it makes it clear for you. If one person listens and one speaks, there is the opportunity for transformation for both the listener to be enlightened and the speaker to be better educated by struggling with the language. Words…
Happy Birthday Think Daily!
In 2009 I began writing Think Daily each weekday to stay connected with people I know, and try to share something of value with the world, with no expectation of anything in return. I remember after 30 days I said to a few friends that I was nearly out of…
Take care of your body
How can the mind think about a glorious future if the body is sending it distress signals all the time? The body and mind are partners. The body houses the mind and nourishes it. Take care of your body. No one else will.
We need the struggle
They did an experiment and helped butterflies get out of their cocoons easily, without the struggle. These butterflies did not do well. They couldn't fly because their wings were deformed and not strong. Would it be possible to win if you couldn't lose? Would it be a touchdown if you…
Accept the Personal Challenge
Accept the personal challenge to look within, and do whatever is necessary to be a better person. Take responsibility and accountability for the journey you take. From testimonials and personal experience, we have enough information to conclude that it is possible to live an extraordinary life. Do you accept the…
You get what you deserve
"Life was not designed to give you what you need. It was designed to give you what you deserve." - Jim Rohn Service to others, value creation, attitude, and goodwill - what are you putting out there?
Smart phone addiction
When something to do becomes what you do, you have to ask if it is taking you toward your big worthy goal or not. It's easy to fill spaces that can be used for other things that will be far more important to you in the long run. The phones…
Digital Sunset
Not enough sleep? I bet it's because you get in bed with a device. There are so many rabbit holes to take away your sleep time. Most Americans do not get enough sleep. This leads to stress, poor health, a less enjoyable day, less patience and resilience, and less creative thinking.…
Finding time to learn
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
All high-performance people who “get ahead” are readers/”full-time” learners. (Newspapers and entertainment magazines don’t count!)
If that’s not you, why not get started now? When you find out it’s interesting and, dare I say “fun,” you won’t have any trouble finding the time for it.
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Teaching makes you better
When you struggle to make things more clear for someone else, it makes it clear for you.
If one person listens and one speaks, there is the opportunity for transformation for both the listener to be enlightened and the speaker to be better educated by struggling with the language.
Words are clumsy sometimes when you try to express what is going on in your head; let alone your heart and spirit. The more you struggle to make it clear, the clearer it gets for you.
Absolutely the truth. When I started teaching mural and cloud painting workshops years ago in Texas, I realized I had so much to learn to explain the why of things. What I did instinctively from my own studies wasn’t enough to illustrate to others why I did it. Forced me to learn mote and learn the subjects much note deeply. Once in my head I understood the why, I could pass that on. seriously, made me the better artist for the experience.
Never, never think you’ve learned all there is to know.
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Happy Birthday Think Daily!
In 2009 I began writing Think Daily each weekday to stay connected with people I know, and try to share something of value with the world, with no expectation of anything in return. I remember after 30 days I said to a few friends that I was nearly out of things to write about! After several months I found a voice in it and found a rhythm.
I started Think Daily for Businesspeople about four months later. Now I was committed to writing two messages a day – a tall order. I spend about three hours a week writing, mostly on weekends, if you don’t count all the time I spend learning myself.
Trying to find all these things to say that are mostly true to most people isn’t easy. The accuracy or value of “advice” always depends on what you are trying to do. Since I am speaking to 30,000 people at once now, people who are at all different stages of their lives with a wide variety of interests and goals, I have to be careful my message makes sense to most if not all.
I am glad I started. That’s how we grow – we just get started even if we don’t really know how it will turn out. By doing, we learn how to do. Not everything we do will work out, and even from failure, we learn something. Not everything I have done has worked out. I have had my heart broken, been embarrassed, made terrible mistakes that I regret, and developed unrealistic expectations that stung when I discovered the error. It’s all part of the human experience, and I have tried to use these experiences as a backdrop for moving forward despite being slapped around by the realities of learning.
Think Daily has worked out. It has made me a better person, and, judging by the feedback I get, has encouraged or inspired many others as well. I am propped up and even thrilled to read sincere comments and stories of readers who look forward to seeing what I am talking about each morning. (Please comment with the orange button!) The highest compliment I get is when you refer someone else to thinkdaily.com.
Let’s make a deal. You don’t quit, and I won’t either. I’ll be there for you, and you be there for me.
Deal?
Great stuff to read daily.
Thanks
I look forward to your inspirational messages each day and I share many with friends. I store all of them in my blogs and sometimes refer back to them. Keep them coming.
Love recieving free wisdom in my email every morning. Gets my day started!
Deal.
I love reading your emails each morning – it’s an inspiration way to start my day! Keep them coming.
I like the way you think! No pun intended. Think Daily is part of my healthy diet.
D-E-A-L!
Hi Larry,
I truly enjoy your inspirational and thought-provoking Think Daily messages. Congrats on 30,000 followers! I wish I had that many on my blog and newsletter.
Have a great day!
Patti
We the readers, are thankful that you take the time to do this. Your words are worth reading and one of the few that I personally take the time to read each day. It is obvious that you put a lot of thought into this and that you are true to your own advice of Try, Notice, Adjust and Try Again. They have always been good, and continue to get even better
Thank you, I look forward to your emails every morning.
Larry- I read these everyday and find value in them. Some are great course corrections, some are validating what I have learned, and some are heartwarming. It always puts a thought in my head – sometimes I can take action, sometimes it takes 10x before I can latch on to the thought.
I do appreciate you planting where you will not know the fruits that are born from it. We call it “planting good seeds”. Doing good without a “return” is what we should all do as people. No act of kindness or an uplifting word is wasted.
I do know we all have to bring “value” to customers in a business setting to maintain the business. When business people say one thing and don’t back it up with action, we lose. There are no excuses that hold water. There are reasons – some good and some not so good. In the end, no value, no commerce.
We have to bring value to friends and family as well. All of us are “on-stage” and we are being evaluated. Right or wrong, perception is all there is. Making “creating value” a habit a key to life. I am not perfect and never will be. I do strive to make the best of all situations.
The little acts of kindness to those who are taken for granted such as the cleaning crews at McDonalds, waiters and waitresses, the crews and admin in your own company, should be thanked by name. Everyone loves to hear someone call their name.
Time is of the essence. Make each day count.
Thanks for your writings!
Danny
Deal! I look forward to your writings everyday.
It’s a deal. Your messages have helped to inspire me almost every day!
I’m a better person, and salesman because of you (and Mike Lane)
I’m here and not going anywhere, so keep’em coming.
Thanks Larry. “Happy Birthday”. I will continue to try to encourage others to join. Cheers from South Africa.
Please keep up the great work!
It’s a deal, Larry, for sure. I look forward to the messages, and find myself reevaluating myself when they are not what I was doing on an issue and I ask myself what I should be doing.
Thank you for being there.
It’s like talking to you.
Larry – I read both of your blogs each morning to start my day. Thanks for all your great writing and commitment. You have a deal!
Deal
I don’t know who referred me to Think Daily! It’s like a “secret weapon”!
When we share, Is it an anonymous!
Thanks
Larry , I’m a 62 year old male .I first discovered your company 15 years ago to fix a basement issue . I was so thrilled with the results that I researched your history.I have read many of your articles and have been inspired. Thanks for being there with your many words of wisdom.
Happy Birthday Think Daily ??
That’s a Deal Larry.
I must admit, Some Days Think Daily (Your Message) is the only thing that starts my engine and gets me looking forward to start my day.
It inspires me to do my best, or to conquer a A challenge I might be struggling with or just to be the best self I can.
Thanks My Friend!
Deal… I am part of two corporations and control multiple LLC’s. To keep me in the right frame of mind daily, I have a ton of motivational quotes that are sent to me on a continual bases. I read the latest books and participate in Mastermind groups. Over the last few years, I have been drawn to your messages over most of the others. Thank you for the information and inspiration you give the readers! Keep up the great work!
Awesome job putting this together for us, it really is something I look forward to every morning ?
HI Larry – I have been a think daily subscriber from very early on – I am always amazed at how relevant the messages are. Sincere thanks for the great gift you provide – looking forward to see how long before you hit 100,000 subscribers
You inspire. Thank you.
Deal. Thank you for keeping all of us inspired each morning.
Hi Larry, I enjoy reading your blogs as I start my day! I like your insight, your perspective and your generosity! Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement!
Deal indeed, these daily blog posts are really interesting and exhibit a depth of knowledge and values that we all can use.
Mele Orendorf
Deal! I enjoy starting off my day by reading Think Daily.
At first I did not really read and did not know how I got on the list but as time went on and I stared reading it. I started saving a copy in my Computer File Cabinet. Now I send to all my teams leaders Daily and really appreciate the Though It May Inspire an Individual. We are an Independent A/C Contractor in LOUISIANA>
Zach
I enjoy the posts and I frequently pass them on.
Keep it coming.
Deal! Happy Birthday Think Daily!
Good morning Larry!
Happy Birthday Think Daily!
Congrats on the milestone. I was just thinking the other day the challenge of coming up with things to write about, let alone another daily message for businesses! I’m a 34 year old business owner and your messages are inspirational and informative. Keep up the good rhythm.
Roll Tide
Hello Larry, I also appreciate and look forward to reading your words of inspiration and support each and every day. I admire your strength and perseverance, keep pushing forward.
You bet. I’m all in!
Mike
Deal!
Hi Larry,
It`s a deal!! Reading think daily every morning is part of my daily routine. It really helps me.
Thank you!!!
Thanks for all the time and energy you put into Think Daily. You are making an big impact on a lot of lives. Wow, hard to believe you’ve been doing this since 2009!! Happy Birthday!
Deal!
Like so many in your Think Daily readership base, I begin each day feeling reflective, smarter, and inspired. I’ve shared Think Daily with family members, friends, and colleagues, encouraging them to subscribe. Some days I just want to shout to the world “Go read today’s Think Daily – you’ll be SO glad you did!” Tall order for you to keep writing each day? Yes. And an even taller order for us to keep YOU motivated. Thank you Larry, for all you’ve done and continue to do with our collective mind space.
Larry,
I made it a daily routine to read your email and it has given me an opportunity to have some thinking and introspection time every morning.
Thank you for this, and please keep on writing.
I’ll keep my side of the deal by continuously referring friends.
Done Deal!!
Thanks for taking the time, by far your biggest commodity, to better the lives of your readers. Every student should read your messages. They do not teach “Life” in school.
Thanks Larry!
Deal!
I LOOK FORWARD TO START MY DAY READING YOUR INSPIRATION EVERY MORNING.DEAL
Happy Birthday “Think Daily”
Excellent, keep it going your Love, Drive and Passion shows with every note you write. Thank you
Deal!
Larry,
I always enjoy Reading your words of wisdom, it always reinforces and brings to better light the way I think. Please keep it up.
For the first few years, I literally woke up daily to your message -2 hour time difference made it 4am here when my phone message dinged! It is still the first thing I read daily all these years later. Thanks Larry for all your time, effort and wisdom.
Keep up the good work. I love reading it day and sometimes I love you message so much that I pass it on to others. Thank you so much!
God Bless you!
Been reading them since April 2012!
Love reading your messages! It doesn’t always happen in the morning but I️ should make it part of my Miracle Morning. Keep going strong!
Well done, Larry!
Thank you for your effort, thoughtfulness, generosity and perseverance. Of course not everything applies to everything and everyone all the time…but it’s hard to beat a good buffet on the receiving end!
As for screw-ups, we all do it. What matters is how you handle it afterwards. I learned long ago that handling a screw-up well, can earn you more points in the long run than almost anything else you’ll do.
-Ray
DEAL!
Sounds like a deal to me!
I look forward everyday to your messages. Even when I travel for business or vacation I read them. I rarely have a comment to make, but that doesn’t mean they are any less interesting to me. Please keep them coming!
Thank you, Larry, for your time and effort.
Putting the words out there, whatever they may be, will be interpreted and applied to our individual realities, so you probably don’t need to concern yourself so much with universality. Whether I agree with them, or not, I enjoy reading your messages. They make me think – daily!
DEAL! always great inspirations. I share them with many people often!
Thanks for all your efforts!
I enjoy reading your thoughts each day and in about 99% of the cases, it’s relevant to what I have going on. At the very least it causes me to pause for a moment to see if I can turn your thoughts into action in my business.
So YES, we have a deal. You keep sharing and I will keep learning.
Thank you!
Like others, I look forward to your messages every day. Thank you for taking the time and effort to give back!
Thanks for the daily thoughts, They help me re-adjust my thinking and focus.
I don’t know how you do it, Larry, but thanks!
Pretty amazing.
DEAL! A good acronym for Daily Evaluation Advances Learning. I just made this up, but perhaps you already have one in mind too. Judging from the number of responses you have today, it’s obvious you are making a difference in our daily thinking and learning. I have sent messages along to friends and family members when the message seems to relate specifically to a group. Sending along these thought provoking messages truly is a compliment to the good work you are sharing. What blesses one, blesses all. Thank you!
Yes Deal. I appreciate your time!!
I have never met anyone as disciplined as you Larry. Some people can manage to be disciplined for themselves, but I don’t know anyone who can also be so disciplined about serving others.
Getting your Think Daily is as inspiring and dependable as the SUN coming up in the morning!
Thank you for your commitment, it means a lot not only to me, but to all my employees, who also see a new Think Daily hung up in our office every morning.
Happy birthday Think Daily! Thank you Larry, for your wonderful daily encouragement, motivation and empowerment. I look forward to reading you every day.
I’m all in! You continue to write and I will continue to refer people to your site.
Best always,
Pam Berrios, President.
National Hispanic Landscape Alliance & Owner of Alexandria Landscapes.
Happy Birthday Think Daily! I look forward to reading each day, you are an inspiration and manage to consistently capture messages that apply to many. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 🙂
You got it Larry-I read both messages every day and often share them with my son, who is an entrepreneurship major in college. We met when you were the keynote speaker for the BRBC and one day I hope to get the opportunity to show you around Bridgeport’s Homes for the Brave, the non-profit I run that serves homeless men and women (primarily Veterans).
Deal, your work and extra time is greatly appreciated.
Deal! Many of your comments are very well done, I like how they apply to being a good person in general.
You can count on me being here Larry! I am blessed to lean and experience new things from you daily. Thank you, really, I mean it, thank you for caring and sharing like you do. The world is a better place because of it.
I look forward to reading both Think Daily and Think Daily for Business everyday. I often print out the daily lesson for use as motivation for our company/safety meetings held each Wednesday. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.
Deal!
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Take care of your body
How can the mind think about a glorious future if the body is sending it distress signals all the time? The body and mind are partners. The body houses the mind and nourishes it.
Take care of your body. No one else will.
Thanks for the birthday wish Larry. But what I really want to thank you for is being a great person to look up to. I’ve always believed that people need to look up to someone. In my younger years I looked up to people for the wrong reason in most cases it wasn’t the person it was what they had I looked up to. But as I got older I realized money doesn’t always mean your a good person.
I would have never thought that from my crawlspace at my cottage I would be introduced to a person as solid as Larry Janesky . Thanks for all you do for people from your book, SOE and think daily I can’t speak for others but I know you’ve made a change in my life.
Hello back LJ!!
Agree 110 %
The body is the servant of the mind. If the mind is not right neither is the body.
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We need the struggle
They did an experiment and helped butterflies get out of their cocoons easily, without the struggle. These butterflies did not do well. They couldn’t fly because their wings were deformed and not strong.
Would it be possible to win if you couldn’t lose? Would it be a touchdown if you could just walk over the goal line with the football under your arm? Would it be satisfaction or glory if they just handed you the trophy when you were on the starting line so you could just go home then?
Embrace the struggle of striving for a worthy goal – it’s what makes you the kind of person who can accomplish it.
Yes, the struggle makes us stronger!
The journey is the destination
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Accept the Personal Challenge
Accept the personal challenge to look within, and do whatever is necessary to be a better person. Take responsibility and accountability for the journey you take.
From testimonials and personal experience, we have enough information to conclude that it is possible to live an extraordinary life.
Do you accept the challenge?
Challenge accepted!
I accept and love the challenge!
Thanks Larry, this is a great post. I try to live this every day.
Particularly on the days that I fail myself and those close to me. I know I can do better. I will do better. I’m grateful that I do fail myself, only occasionally I hope, as this gives me the best view of myself, so that I can improve the most, so that I too can “live an extraordinary life” for others.
I’m new here and I accept the challenge!
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You get what you deserve
“Life was not designed to give you what you need. It was designed to give you what you deserve.” – Jim Rohn
Service to others, value creation, attitude, and goodwill – what are you putting out there?
results and feedback from my actions …..I’m learning and understanding Larry
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Smart phone addiction
When something to do becomes what you do, you have to ask if it is taking you toward your big worthy goal or not. It’s easy to fill spaces that can be used for other things that will be far more important to you in the long run.
The phones in our pockets can be a technology accelerator or a big waste of time.
How many idle seconds before you feel the need to click or scroll something?
Identifying the productivity tool and more importantly identifying the fact that this same tool can also become a distraction. Understanding both is helpful. Great post.
I see it happening all over! Couples out to dinner, one their phone, kids at a high school sports event texting the kid down three rows! It’s crazy that some of us have lost the ability to TALK to people and pay attention to them in their presence. The smart phone is a powerful tool, but its just that a tool.
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Victim
Being a “victim” puts control outside yourself.
No more. Take your power back.
I understand and believe in taking responsibility for one’s self, one’s actions and one’s work. However, we do not have control over all things. It’s important to be diligent and monitor all things we do have control over.
Thanks! I will be adding this to my daily declaration!
Well said!
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Digital Sunset
Not enough sleep? I bet it’s because you get in bed with a device. There are so many rabbit holes to take away your sleep time. Most Americans do not get enough sleep. This leads to stress, poor health, a less enjoyable day, less patience and resilience, and less creative thinking.
A book can be the answer. In my experience, you’ll be asleep before you know it. And if you aren’t, you’ll learn something!
I love to read but you are right, Larry. At night my book becomes anesthesia: ten minutes tops and I’m out!
It changed my life when I figured this out about 4 months ago. I’m amazed at how many books I’ve read.
Great advice.
Ditto on Marsha Allen’s comment. Dropping TV and phone time at night has made all the difference. I set a goal of reading at least two books each month and my non-digital routine has made this possible.
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Thank you Larry! I look forward to your messages every day!
Just need to figure out how to get some more hours in the day. But you are so right!