“Avoid trivial pursuits. You are a child of God, destined for glory, and called to do great things in His Name. Do not waste your life on hobbies, sports, and other recreational pursuits. Do not throw away the precious moments of your life on entertainment, movies, and video games. Though some of these things can properly have a 'small place' in the Christian's life, we must be careful not to give undue attention to temporal and fruitless activities. Do not waste your life. Employ the time of your youth in developing the character and skills necessary to be a useful servant of God.” GivingChildrenMomentsCharacterChristianFaithGamesNamesSportsPowerfulAttentionYouthActivitySkillsWasteGloryCarefulEntertainmentPursuitVideoGreat ThingsDevelopingServantBe CarefulHobbiesDestinedChild Of GodServant Of GodPrecious MomentsSmall Places Author:Paul Washer
“I learned to observe other people - that’s sort of what it teaches you. To pay attention. Which can also be a really natural human skill so I don’t think I’m better equipped than other human beings.” PeopleHumansNaturalPayAttentionTeachSkillsPay Attention Author:Natalie Portman
“Enlightenment is just the beginning, later on come other skills . . . patience, a forgiving nature, extreme attention . . . .” AttentionSkillsEnlightenmentForgivingExtremes Author:E. J. Gold
“Dominant energy patterns that are contributing to the stress in a human being, are able to be picked up, if a person is open enough. And for me, as a medical intuitive, that's where I focus my attention. That's what the skill is all about.” IfsHumansPersonsEnoughAbleEnergyHuman BeingsAttentionFocusSkillsStressPatternsMedicalDominantIntuitiveContributing Author:Caroline Myss
“I was a class clown, of the classic term for it. I would get the work done easily, and then I would try to deprive other people of their educations. I developed skills for mimicry, and I was a good showoff. I knew how to get attention, and I knew how to do it in a positive funny way.” PeopleWayTryingDoneTermAttentionClassSkillsClassicClownWork DoneMimicryShowoffs Author:George Carlin
“Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way.” WayNeedsDifferentHardCertainAttentionTeachingStudentsSkillsBoredReinforcementPositive Reinforcement Author:Bill Gates
“Flow is the process of achieving happiness through control over one's inner life. The optimal state of inner experience is order in consciousness. This happens when we focus our attention (psychic energy) on realistic goals and when our skills match the challenges we face.” StatesHappensFacesOrderEnergyProcessGoalChallengesAttentionConsciousnessFocusAchieveSkillsFlowRealisticPsychicsInner LifeOptimalChallenges We FaceRealistic GoalsAchieving Happiness Author:Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi