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).
Drill
“The customer is really not interested in the drill. He is interested in the hole the drill makes.”
Officer
“Remember: As an officer, you need to win only one battle—for the hearts of your troops. Win their hearts and they will win the fights.” -James Mattis
Interfere
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” -John Wooden
Forward
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things. Because were curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt E. Disney
Encourage
“When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.” -Zig Ziglar
Gratitude
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” -Zig Ziglar
Speak
“We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears.” -Fred Rogers
Service
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” -Muhammad Ali
Strength
“For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.” -Rudyard Kipling
Follow
“As officers you will neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep, nor smoke, nor even sit down until you have personally seen that your men have done those things. If you will do this for them, they will follow you to the end of the world. And if you do not, I will break you.” -Field… Read more »
Thankful
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -Oprah Winfrey
Solutions
“SOLUTIONS (and not just knowing the problems inside and out) is what counts in the end.”
Fear
