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).
You Can Do Today
“Work while it is called today, for you know how much you will be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave that til tomorrow which you can do today”. -Benjamin Franklin
Learn How
“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” -Pablo Picasso
Certainty is Absurd
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” -Voltaire
Carried by the Current
“If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?” -Buddhist saying
Anything Can Be
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” -Shel Silverstein
Make Your Case
An old Kansas lawyer is defending his client, accused of biting a man’s ear off in a bar fight in the local saloon. He asks the witness: “So, did you actually see my client bite that man’s ear off?” Witness says: “No, sir, I did not”. But instead of just sitting down and STFU, the… Read more »
Better Than Anyone
“If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else day in and day out.” -Chuck Noll
Common Ground
“It will be up to not just Joe and Kamala, but each of us, to do our part—to reach out beyond our comfort zone, to listen to others, to lower the temperature and find some common ground.” -Barack Obama
Interfere
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” -John Wooden
After You Get Tired
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” -Newt Gingrich
Aviation is Proof
“Aviation is proof that, given the will, we have the ability to achieve the impossible.” -Eddie Rickenbacker
Understanding and Forgiving
“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” -Dale Carnegie
Teachers
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”
We’ll Not Fail
“Screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we’ll not fail.” -William Shakespeare