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).
Start Doing It
“The best way to figure out how to get something done is to start doing it.” –Edward Harriman (Thanks to Bob Moore for today’s thought – JB)
Not Better / Not Inferior
“Don’t feel like you’re better than anyone else. But don’t feel like you’re inferior to anyone either.”
The fight
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” –Muhammad Ali
A Father’s Day Story
Really amazing story. One of my old UB “comrades” from back in the day Jim Berlin, CEO, Logistics Plus
Attitude
“It’s all a matter of attitude. Ho hum, bet you’ve heard that one before. But it is! One person’s nightmare is another’s golden opportunity.” –Tom Peters
Load the Wagon
“Don’t worry about whether the horse is blind. Just load the wagon.” –John Madden
Perform
“Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.” –Benjamin Franklin
Cross the river
Mōzhe shítou guòhé. –Dèng Xiǎopíng Cross the river by feeling the stones. –Deng Xiaoping
Enlightenment
Dùnwù zhī qián kǎnchái tiāo shuǐ, Dùnwù zhī hòu kǎnchái tiāo shuǐ. –Wú Lì Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water; After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. –Wu Li
A Carpenter
“Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” –Sam Rayburn
Climb Up
“Climb up, up in the trees, every chance you get is a chance you seize.” –Coldplay
To Dare
“To dare is to lose your footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose yourself.” –Kierkegaard
