JM – Thomas Edison was a hack and a fraud.

JW – If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.

JD – Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.

EB – It’s not what you know or who you know, it is what you will do for who you know.

KJ – If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. – Thomas Edison

Today’s is Thomas Edison’s birthday and despite Mr. Mathy’s quote, he was truly a remarkable person. It is surprising the number of times in the readings I have been doing on attitude, etc. that Thomas Edison is mentioned.

Coincidentally, I was just thinking about Thomas Edison the other night when I was flying into Chicago at night. The city was truly beautiful all lit up at night. I thought about how truly amazing it was that Thomas Edison was able to come up with an electric light bulb in the first place. But that is just the beginning, because nowadays a lit up city means more than just someone inventing a light bulb. It means a vast network of power lines, power plants, service people, computer systems, on and on and on.

It was a great reminder of something I am believing more and more every day. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH. If someone from 100 years ago heard me explain what I saw in Chicago the other night, they would say it is impossible. They would tell me that I was crazy. That human beings aren’t capable of that.

We all have the opportunity to “literally astound ourselves” every day.

Have a great weekend.

Jake