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    “Most of us reflect on our actions after we recognize that we have hurt someone or done an injustice. This is certainly a good first step, but it is reactive. We need to be proactive through disciplined and regular personal reflection.” ~ Keshavan Nair, A Higher Standard of Leadership

      “The sadness that results from the come-down of accomplishments, the uncertainties of love and the curiosities of existence should not be repressed, but reflected upon.  Enjoy it, it’s part of living fully.” ~ Unknown, The Daily Zen

        “Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Leadership Gold

          “You can always look back and see where you might have done something differently, changed this or that. If you can learn something, fine, but never second-guess yourself. It’s wasted effort…. Does worrying about it, complaining about it, change it? Nope, it just wastes your time. And if you complain about it to other people, you’re also wasting their time. Nothing is gained by wasting all of that time.” ~ John Wooden

            “Nothing that had happened in the past could be taken away. This was an amazing gift. The past was done and over and settled; you couldn’t get it back, but still, whatever good you had gotten from it, spiritually, emotionally, would be yours for your lifetime.” ~ Nancy Werlin

              “Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” ~ Charles Dickens

                “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~ Steve Jobs

                  “How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad.  Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day.” ~ Anne Frank

                    “If you don’t know what you are doing wrong, you can never know what you are doing right.” ~ Chen Xinhua

                      “We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.” ~ Stephen Covey

                        “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward” ~ Kahlil Gibran

                          “If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values – that all reality hinges on moral foundations, and that all reality has spiritual control.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

                            “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~ Mark Twain

                              “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. ” ~ David McCullough

                                “Study the past if you would define the future.” ~ Confucius

                                  “I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That’s were the fun is.” ~ Donald Trump

                                    “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” ~ Buddha

                                      ‎”Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” ~ Unknown

                                        “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” ~ Peter F. Drucker