Honoree Quotes

There is evidence that the honoree [Leonard Cohen] might be privy to the secret of the universe, which, in case you're wondering, is simply this: everything is connected. Everything. Many, if not most, of the links are difficult to determine. The instrument, the apparatus, the focused ray that can uncover and illuminate those connections is language. And just as a sudden infatuation often will light up a person's biochemical atmosphere more pyrotechnically than any deep, abiding attachment, so an unlikely, unexpected burst of linguistic imagination will usually reveal greater truths than the most exacting scholarship. In fact. The poetic image may be the only device remotely capable of dissecting romantic passion, let alone disclosing the inherent mystical qualities of the material world. Cohen is a master of the quasi-surrealistic phrase, of the "illogical" line that speaks so directly to the unconscious that surface ambiguity is transformed into ultimate, if fleeting, comprehension: comprehension of the bewitching nuances of sex and bewildering assaults of culture. Undoubtedly, it is to his lyrical mastery that his prestigious colleagues now pay tribute. Yet, there may be something else. As various, as distinct, as rewarding as each of their expressions are, there can still be heard in their individual interpretations the distant echo of Cohen's own voice, for it is his singing voice as well as his writing pen that has spawned these songs. It is a voice raked by the claws of Cupid, a voice rubbed raw by the philosopher's stone. A voice marinated in kirschwasser, sulfur, deer musk and snow; bandaged with sackcloth from a ruined monastery; warmed by the embers left down near the river after the gypsies have gone. It is a penitent's voice, a rabbinical voice, a crust of unleavened vocal toasts -- spread with smoke and subversive wit. He has a voice like a carpet in an old hotel, like a bad itch on the hunchback of love. It is a voice meant for pronouncing the names of women -- and cataloging their sometimes hazardous charms. Nobody can say the word "naked" as nakedly as Cohen. He makes us see the markings where the pantyhose have been. Finally, the actual persona of their creator may be said to haunt these songs, although details of his private lifestyle can be only surmised. A decade ago, a teacher who called himself Shree Bhagwan Rajneesh came up with the name "Zorba the Buddha" to describe the ideal modern man: A contemplative man who maintains a strict devotional bond with cosmic energies, yet is completely at home in the physical realm. Such a man knows the value of the dharma and the value of the deutschmark, knows how much to tip a waiter in a Paris nightclub and how many times to bow in a Kyoto shrine, a man who can do business when business is necessary, allow his mind to enter a pine cone, or dance in wild abandon if moved by the tune. Refusing to shun beauty, this Zorba the Buddha finds in ripe pleasures not a contradiction but an affirmation of the spiritual self. Doesn't he sound a lot like Leonard Cohen? We have been led to picture Cohen spending his mornings meditating in Armani suits, his afternoons wrestling the muse, his evenings sitting in cafes were he eats, drinks and speaks soulfully but flirtatiously with the pretty larks of the street. Quite possibly this is a distorted portrait. The apocryphal, however, has a special kind of truth. It doesn't really matter. What matters here is that after thirty years, L. Cohen is holding court in the lobby of the whirlwind, and that giants have gathered to pay him homage. To him -- and to us -- they bring the offerings they have hammered from his iron, his lead, his nitrogen, his gold.

There is evidence that the honoree [Leonard Cohen] might be privy to the secret of the universe, which, in case you're wondering, is simply this: Everything is connected. Everything. Many, if not most, of the links are difficult to determine. The instrument, the apparatus, the focused ray that can uncover and illuminate those connections is language.

If you are not able to see your goals, they will take longer to achieve, and sometimes “longer” is "never.

Ants are a terrific analogy for the route to success. They will go over, under, around, or through whatever gets in their way. They never stop moving, and neither should you. Take the word impossible and turn it into “I’m Possible.

Committed eats impossible for breakfast.” ~Honorée Corder

Fear not that you will dream too big and miss. Focus and act so that you aim high and hit!” ~Honorée Corder

Attitude. People are attracted to other people who “feel good” to them. The people you most likely feel great around are the people who are easy to be with, who make you feel good about yourself, and who encourage you to be your best self. This “beingness” creates a positive environment in which you can excel.

Ants are a terrific analogy for the route to success. They will go over, under, around, or through whatever gets in their way. They never stop moving, and neither should you. Take the word impossible and turn it into “I’m Possible.” You can achieve your goals, you should achieve your goals, and you deserve to achieve your goals. Period.

Commitment eats impossible for breakfast.

Chet Holmes, author of The Ultimate Sales Machine, said “Success isn’t doing twelve million things; it’s doing a few things twelve million times.

Truthfully, what you see with your eyes doesn't matter; what you see in your mind and the pictures you hold there is what really counts.

At a reception at the National Academy of Sciences on Constitution Avenue, which now boasts the world's most interesting statue of Einstein, a twelve foot high, full-length bronze figure of him reclining, he listened to long speeches from honorees, including Prince Albert I of Monaco, who was an avid oceanographer, a North Carolina scholar of hookworms, and a man who had invented a solar stove. As the evening droned on Einstein turned to a Dutch diplomat seated next him and said, "I've just developed a new theory of eternity.

Books on thriving & living one's calling: The Miracle Morning for Writers - Hal Elrod, Steve Scott, and Honoree Corder (if you only read one book on this list - or you're not sure which one to start with - pick this one) The Art of Work - Jeff Goins Prosperity For Writers: A Writer's Guide for Creating Abundance - Honoree Corder Choose Yourself - James Altucher 77 Good Habits for a Better Life - S.J. Scott Productive Habits Book Bundle - S. J. Scott 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home - Steve Scott & Barrie

Perhaps you didn’t realize that every single time you say “I AM” in a sentence, you are simultaneously sending a direct order and a confirmation to your brain exactly how you truly feel about yourself and what you expect. You are actually sending a command to your subconscious mind and telling every cell of your body how to respond. If we go even deeper, the spiritual concept of the “I AM” is a prayer declaring exactly what it is you want to have happen.

On occasion we stumble upon what seems to be a truth. Compared to the surrounding blackness, it sparkles and dazzles our eyes. But are these actually truths? Are our eyes really feasting upon light? Or just patches of grey?

You have already created in your life what you have previously held as a vision, even if you didn’t realize that’s what you were doing. The life you live now is the result of what was probably not a carefully crafted vision. Now is the time to use your subconscious mind through the use of this picturing tool to create what you truly desire, this time on purpose and with purpose.

Engineering circumstances means you put systems, rituals, rules and/or intentions in place to thwart you in the event you try to procrastinate, delay or even fail to perform the tasks you know would ensure your success.

ACCOUNTABILITY As I’ve mentioned before, when you don’t have some form of accountability, you will let yourself slide. You will give yourself an extra day, week, month, year, five years, or even a decade to achieve something. Time passes, and it passes quickly.

When life tries to stop you from writing, be relentless!

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.  —Barbara Kingsolver

You have a responsibility to the world to share your process in a way that helps other people.

You can’t go wrong by pricing your book in the middle of the road ($4.99–$7.99 for ebooks and $12.99–$17.99 for paperbacks).

The Ultimate Sales Machine, said “Success isn’t doing twelve million things; it’s doing a few things twelve million times.

The artist, whom the work of imagination renders at once honoree and outcast, is everywhere and nowhere at home -- and that in itself is belongingness of kinds.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

saying, “Emotion is created by motion.

Know this: you have within you the power to choose, and you have at your fingertips the structure to make what you’ve chosen a reality.

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professional areas I must laser-focus on, such as marketing, business development, client development, or customer service?

Success starts with attitude. Make sure yours is positive, expectant, upbeat, and infectious … and pretty much at all times. What success in life all boils down to is that it is “who you be” that factors more heavily into your success than “what you do.” Keep a keen eye on your being-ness, and you will find it easier to do the things you know you need to do, and as a result amazing things will show up in your life and business.

Make a commitment to study marketing even as you study your craft of writing.

Any finished writing project wasn’t written; it was re-written.

Committed or Just Excited? Goals don’t exist just for the sake of achieving something. Goals help us to become all we’re meant to be. They help us find out what we’re made of and discover our true capabilities. The fastest path to an achieved goal is the path you’re committed to taking.

Daily: Think positive. Read positive. Listen positive. Talk positive. Affirm positive. Watch positive. Practice positive. Make yourself positive. To

Thinking you can achieve something unleashes the force that allows it to happen." ~Honorée Corder  

Anything is possible when you believe you can, have a plan and take consistent, persistent, and intentional action toward its attainment.” ~Honorée Corder   As high achievers know, your beliefs are crucial to your success.  Here’s a truth for you: The possibilities are endless. Not just for others, for you. What you can achieve is most likely much, much bigger and more awesome than what you may believe right now you can achieve. What we can achieve and what we do achieve is so incredibly often miles and miles apart. In my coaching practice, I daily see people with amazing potential that has yet to be reached.

Whether you’re running ten minutes late to a meeting, or you are going to take longer to deliver a product or service, communication where you take 100% responsibility is a key factor in a successful relationship. Isn’t

Truly, when you do what you love, money, success, and happiness are sure to follow. Coach’s

In order for any system or strategy to work, it is up to you to take the first step. The structure will set you free!” ~Honorée Corder

Look at it this way: the best time to close a deal is right after you’ve closed a deal. You’re still excited, so it’s no surprise something else good comes along. Writing is no different. The best time to write your words is the day after you’ve written words. The more you write, the more you write. The more you make from your writing, the more you make from your writing. It’s an end run around actually being a prosperous writer in today’s world, and the way to get there is to put you mentally there first.

Accountability is the mother of accomplishment.” ~Honorée Corder

Who you are “be-ing” is just as important, if not more important, then anything and everything you are “do-ing.

Some people are easy and fun to be around, some people are cranky, grumpy, and toxic. Which are you?

Abraham Lincoln said, “Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree.

Whether you’re running ten minutes late to a meeting, or you are going to take longer to deliver a product or service, communication where you take 100% responsibility is a key factor in a successful relationship.

Daily: Think positive. Read positive. Listen positive. Talk positive. Affirm positive. Watch positive. Practice positive. Make yourself positive. To ensure your beingness and attitude are at their best, I suggest you read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. Hal emphasizes the importance of a morning routine that sets you up for success each and every day. Left to chance, perhaps you will have a good day, perhaps not. By creating a morning routine, you can set the odds heavily in your favor of having an epically fabulous day. Why not increase the odds you will have a fantastic day, full of energy, hope and enthusiasm? Success starts with attitude.

Putting out the last of the rusty folding chairs that propagated in barn corners, I couldn’t help but think the luncheon had the air of a shower, an event commemorating a big life change. Sitting down, we formed a loose circle, plates on our laps, while our supportive friends, many of them business owners them- selves, murmured encouraging words to us. To be truthful, I’ve grown suspicious of life events that trigger showers. It feels like the calm before the storm, the harbinger of things to suck. Historically, these were occasions for women to share their collective marriage or child-rearing wisdom gathered along their own journeys. But that’s not what hap- pens today. We’ve become too politically correct to issue opinions based on our experience, thus leaving attendees of such fetes to fall flat of the original intent. I know; I’ve participated in such group failings myself. But unable to bring ourselves to lay out reality for the honoree, we adopt an “ignorance is bliss” attitude and distract the guest of honor with a Cuisinart, a Diaper Genie, and assorted petit fours—and, like those gathered around the barn, just smile, hoping for the best for this new endeavor.

Finally, include a full page in the back matter of your book about your speaking. You can title that page: “Book [Insert Your Name] to Speak” with a photo of you on stage and the title of your most popular keynote(s) and direct contact information to your booking agent or assistant.

The final irony came in 1983, when the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded a technical Emmy jointly to Dick Shoup and Xerox Corporation in recognition of Superpaint’s role as a pioneering technology of video animation. Shoup went to the ceremony in New York, where he sat at the honorees’ table with his invited guest Alvy Ray Smith and a nameless functionary dispatched by headquarters to accept the award on the company’s behalf.

One by one the Essence Awards honorees were called onto the stage. First went civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, then movie director Spike Lee, followed by comedian Eddie Murphy, and then Dr. Benjamin S. Carson. Ben stood and walked forward to the stage. It was one of the most surreal moments of his life. He wondered how he belonged in the same category as those around him on the stage. It was hard for him to imagine that he, a pediatric neurosurgeon, was being publicly honored along with the most recognizable African American men and women in the country. As he stood onstage, staring out at the crowd, Ben thought about the path his life had taken. Who could have guessed that he, a poor black boy from a single-parent home in Detroit, would end up a brain surgeon? Certainly not those who had considered him the class dummy back in elementary school. Here he was, not just a brain surgeon, but a brain surgeon being honored for the work he had undertaken—experimental surgeries that gave children a chance at life.

Do something today your future self will thank you for!  Don’t give up what you want for what you want right now!

Do you understand that the entire Development department will spontaneously combust if their Gala honoree doesn’t appear on time?” She smiles at me brightly.

Unwavering faith, consistent action, and a ton of patience—these three characteristics make up a very powerful triangle.

A goal is a dream with a deadline. —Napoleon Hill

Matthew Muckey is a renowned classical trumpet player from Sacramento, California. He studied under renowned professors at Northwestern University, and at 21, became associate principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic. Muckey has played with the Omaha Symphony and Boston Pops, and is a Tanglewood Fellow and Roger Voisin Award honoree.