Comments on: monday motivation

By: {leah}

{leah} — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:25:49 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I’ve heard bits and pieces, but never all of it together. It was exactly what I needed to hear this week.

By: do it anyway. » bluebird chic

do it anyway. » bluebird chic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:21:26 +0000

[...] Higgins shared this on her blog the other day. Let’s just say it was exactly what I needed this week. I’ve been hurt, [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:16:16 +0000

I feel like I’ve heard this before but for some reason, reading it today hit me right between the eyes. And then they welled up with tears. Thank you for posting this!

By: Stephanie P

Stephanie P — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:26:51 +0000

LOVE this! Thank you for sharing!!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:23:17 +0000

Becky -
This was written by a man named Kent Keith in the 1960′s when he was a sophomore at Harvard. His poem has been quoted a lot. He wrote a book about the poem called “Anyway.” I bought the book several years ago, it is a good book, he has written other books which are also inspirational as well. If you search for “Anyway” under books on Amazon you will find it. It is easy to read a chapter a night.
Regards,
Elizabeth
Below is the editorial review from Amazon.com:
Amazon.com Review
As the story goes, author Kent M. Keith was a sophomore at Harvard University in the 1960s when he first wrote “The Paradoxical Commandments,” a manifesto about doing good in a crazy, ungrateful world. These commandments are the basis of his repackaged and expanded book Anyway. Since his Harvard days, Keith’s commandments have taken on a life of their own. They have been quoted by the Boy Scouts of America and written on inspirational office memos, classroom handouts, and Internet sites around the world. They have even been discovered in Mother Teresa’s children’s home in Calcutta. Now Keith has stepped forward to explain his commandments and speak to his credo for doing “the right thing.” Readers will probably recognize the commandments:

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.

No doubt about it–these are provocative and encouraging statements, reminding us that there are no guarantees or tangible rewards for doing good in the world. Each commandment gets its own chapter, where Keith elaborates on the theme with personal anecdotes, famous stories, and advice. Though Keith is obviously a gifted and wise leader, the words and explanations surrounding each commandment often feel like overkill. As in Robert Fulghum’s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, these guidelines ultimately make a better poster than a book. Even so, fans of the original “Paradoxical Commandments” will certainly enjoy meeting the voice and integrity of the man behind the words. –Gail Hudson –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Kent M. Keith earned his B.A. from Harvard and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and Waseda University in Tokyo. He holds a law degree as well as a doctorate in education. Keith has served in the cabinet of the governor of Hawaii, and has also been an attorney, and a university president. Currently, he is the vice-president of Development and Communications for the YMCA of Honolulu.

By: Jacki Armes

Jacki Armes — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:35:48 +0000

I saw this same verse on a card in a store while on vacation, and bought it. Not to send it to anyone, just to have. I eventually decided to cut the front of the card from the back, and made a shadowbox feature out of it. I have it hanging in my home office. Thanks for sharing, Becky!

By: Nicky from Okotoks

Nicky from Okotoks — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:17:42 +0000

Amen

By: Felicia Young

Felicia Young — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:48:53 +0000

This is such a POWERFUL MESSAGE! Love this, thanks for sharing this.

By: amyptucson

amyptucson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:32:27 +0000

Wonderful and heartening to see this again!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:20:38 +0000

Beautiful sentiment. Goes nicely with Martina McBride’s song, “Anyway”. Love that too!

By: Jennifer D. Jesse

Jennifer D. Jesse — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:37:18 +0000

I love this! thank u for sharing, it has made my day!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:59:46 +0000

Love it, good way to start off this last week in January, 2013

By: Rebecca Young

Rebecca Young — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:19:56 +0000

I have loved this quote for years and recently found this beautiful print on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/80036381/do-it-anyway-digital-print-download-for?utm_source=googleproduct&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=GPS&gclid=CNKBru3vi7UCFQLZQgod6jsAFw

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:12:49 +0000

Love it!!!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:01:19 +0000

Needed to hear this today! Thank you for sharing!

By: ShellyJ

ShellyJ — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:44:29 +0000

Love this.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:42:32 +0000

Thank you for this.