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).



Zebra
“Not everyone who chased the zebra caught it, but he who caught it chased it.” –South African Proverb

Actions
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” –John Quincy Adams

Problem
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution.” –Rishika Jain


Skate
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” –Wayne Gretzky


Crisis
“There can’t be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” –Henry Kissinger


Break a vase
Break a vase, and the love that assembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole. –Derek Walcott

Best
“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” –Harry Firestone

First step
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” –Chinese Proverb


Same Language

Michelangelo
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” –Michelangelo

Headlights
“You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” –E.L. Doctorow

Chinese saying
“Man stands for long time with mouth open before roast duck flies in.” –Chinese saying

Butterfly
“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.” –Lao Tzu

Do what you can
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” –Theodore Roosevelt