This is a great speech by the former CEO of Coca Cola Bryan Dyson, although there is speculation that he was not the first to say this speech? (see below, what do you think?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dyson reference Bloomberg Business Week
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit … and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls – family, health, friends and spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or evenshattered. They will never be the same.
You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be pave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way… –Brian G. Dyson
As rumours go supposedly this was not an original speech. It has been said that it has been used before and Dyson repeated it.
Would he not admit this when saying the speech eg: As a wise man once said yada yada yada (I am sure a wise man never said that, but you catch my drift), or perhaps quote the persons name who wrote the speech or where he heard it from?
I cant say for sure which is true but I do think either way I appreciate this speech coming from an inspirational man like Dyson. Even if the product that Coca Cola sell is rotting our teeth and can be used to remove rust!
The speech is very inspiring and so is Dyson's career, therefore whether he wrote it or not is irrelevant to me as he obviously lives by this way of thinking which is incredible to be so successful but yet realise the best things in life are free and not to leave them behind in your rise to the top! My father always said "dont bring your work home with you", I am sure he is not the first to say this either nor will he be the last but there is a lot to be said for that.
What do you think? Did this speech inspire you?
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