Jim Berlin’s “Thought For The Day” (TFTD)
We update this page daily with miscellaneous quotes, comments and musings from Jim Berlin, the founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. These daily thoughts illustrate Jim’s passion for excellence and touch on everything from business and politics to logistics and life. If you’d like to receive Jim’s “Thoughts For The Day” in an email message every day, just enter your email address in the “Subscribe to our website updates” field on this page and we’ll add you to our subscription list (you’ll also receive our periodic News & Notes website updates).
A Humorless Lot
“My logisticians are a humorless lot…they know if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay. ” -Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC)
Pro’s Talk Logistics
“Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.” -General Omar Bradley
A Ship In Port
“A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” -J.A. Shedd
Look After The Pennies
“If you look after the pennies the dollars will take care of themselves.”
In a New Way
“That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.” -Doris Lessing
Soil We Stand On
“We just have to remember that the very soil we stand on is common ground.” -Bruce Springsteen
Feel Your Attitude
“People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.” -John C. Maxwell
Mistakes of Others
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” -Chanakya
24 Hour Days
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24 hour days.” -Zig Ziglar
That Little Extra
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” -Jimmy Johnson
If You Get Knocked Down
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” -Vince Lombardi
When It’s Dark Enough
“But I know, somehow, only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Too Busy to Look
“Success comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” -Henry David Thoreau
Think You Can
“Whether you think you can or you can’t—either way, you’re probably right.”
Conquer Ourselves
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
Single Ingredient
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” -Theodore Roosevelt