Ernie Zelinski Quotes & Sayings

Live a little. Laugh a little. Love a little. Happiness will find you in a big way. — Ernie J Zelinski

People who observe no limits in attempting to get work done aren't nearly as smart as they think. Hard work can be done by any fool. But to be highly productive, and still have plenty of time to rest and play, this is where true genius resides. — Ernie J Zelinski

If you can only be happy with other people - and not alone - you are not a very happy person — Ernie J Zelinski

The universe defies you to answer the following questions: What good is a high paying career if it leaves you continually stressed out and miserable? What good is owning a large stately house if the only time you spend in it is when you sleep in it? What good is having a lot of interesting possessions if you never have the free time to enjoy them? Above all, what good is having a family if you seldom see any of its members? — Ernie J Zelinski

Having taught economics courses at private vocational schools and universities, I have always had a problem with GNP as a yardstick of prosperity. GNP is improved by increases in questionable activities such as consumption of cigarettes and the production of weapons. Moreover, a substantial increase in car accidents will favorably affect GNP because more funerals, hospital visits, car repairs, and new car purchases will result. — Ernie J Zelinski

According to the book Celebrate Today, June 18th is National Splurge Day. Besides being the birthday of Paul McCartney and Isabella Rossellini, it's also mine. Go ahead; celebrate my birthday and don't worry about the cost! — Ernie J Zelinski

Have you ever considered that your perception of reality could be wrong? If you haven't, this is a pretty good sign that it is. — Ernie J Zelinski

Try to earn your $$$$$$ before you spend them. — Ernie J Zelinski

A Bit of Craziness Is Good for Business — Ernie J Zelinski

you can accomplish more than you think you can. most of your limitations are in your mind. — Ernie J Zelinski

You are fooling yourself whenever you think you are productive just because you have worked fourteen hours in a day. You will be truly productive when you do the same amount of work in four hours, and take the other ten hours to enjoy the good things life has to offer. — Ernie J Zelinski

Spiritual leaders say that as a matter of course prosperity will come when you are pursuing the right things with your life. To feel truly prosperous, you may have to leave the corporate world for good simply because prosperity and freedom go hand in hand. For some people this means having to give up a substantial amount of their income, at least for a certain period of time. — Ernie J Zelinski

Imagine that you are in control of your life. Now, the question is: Why do you have to imagine this? — Ernie J Zelinski

Anything great that has been accomplished in the history of humanity has started with one small thought. We all have those thoughts; few people do anything with theirs, however. What do you intend to do with yours? — Ernie J Zelinski

Be more attentive to what successful people have to say about all the opportunity around you. Anything important - which takes only two minutes to point out - will exceed most people's attention span by at least a minute and a half. Learn to pay attention for two minutes at a time - and you will see more opportunity than you know what to do with. — Ernie J Zelinski

Nice people are often not good people and good people are often not nice people. — Ernie J Zelinski

The longer you work, the more money you'll have for retirement. But the longer you work, the less time you'll have to enjoy that retirement. - Wall Street Journal — Ernie J Zelinski

Enriching others is the only way to get rich, if that is what we desire. The more we serve, the more we deserve, getting what we give, no more and no less. — Ernie J Zelinski

Just one great idea can change your life dramatically. Look for it. It's there somewhere! — Ernie J Zelinski

Taoism extols the virtue of flexibility. What survives on earth is what effortlessly adapts to the changing environment and changing circumstances. — Ernie J Zelinski

Your suffering is something you choose. Experience it fully. Without it you will not achieve personal growth and higher consciousness. — Ernie J Zelinski

If you think you have big problems - and you are looking for more big problems - you will definitely have a lot of them. Instead of giving yourself a nervous breakdown when a difficult situation arises, put the situation into proper perspective. In the event you find yourself unemployed, sure, it's a problem of sorts. But compared to the situation of a pavement dweller in India, who has to spend twelve hours a day looking for water and food just to survive for another day, your problem of being unemployed in North America is quite a privilege — Ernie J Zelinski

Real success doesn't care how you get there. — Ernie J Zelinski

Compromising your integrity for money, power, or fame will come back to haunt you. — Ernie J Zelinski

Trust not what inspires other members of society to choose as a career. Trust what inspires you. From this decision alone will come over a third of your satisfaction or misery in your life. — Ernie J Zelinski

Fifteen Minutes of Notoriety Beats the Best Advertising Money Can Buy — Ernie J Zelinski

Thank Heaven for Retirement! — Ernie J Zelinski

The Most Creative Shortcut to Success Is to Reevaluate What Success Means to You. — Ernie J Zelinski

Talking about creativity is useless if you don't do anything magical with yours. — Ernie J Zelinski

If you believe that happiness can be bought, then why don't you try selling some of yours? — Ernie J Zelinski

Financial Insanity Has Its Own Big Following - Including You and Me. — Ernie J Zelinski

Never economize on the small luxuries of life. Drinking fine wine and eating chocolate won't solve your problems - but they won't hurt either. — Ernie J Zelinski

There is no secret to how to attain prosperity. The Universe supports and rewards us for taking risks on things that matter to the Universe. When we remember this, the mysteries about prosperity disappear, and prosperity stands explained. Prosperity will then manifest itself easily provided the Universe agrees that we are doing the right things in our lives to deserve this prosperity. — Ernie J Zelinski

Ordinary People Attain Extraordinary Success - You Can Too! — Ernie J Zelinski

If you always do the easy and comfortable thing, life ends up being difficult and uncomfortable. If you do the difficult and uncomfortable thing, however, life ends up being easy and comfortable. — Ernie J Zelinski

Opportunity can't reward you with its many gifts if you fail to recognize it and act on it. What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made from the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one. Let the good times roll! — Ernie J Zelinski

Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have Ever Been — Ernie J Zelinski

I have gone from local obscurity to national obscurity to international obscurity. Once I learn how to monetize obscurity, I will be rich. — Ernie J Zelinski

You Are Already a Millionaire - Your Creativity Makes It So.. — Ernie J Zelinski

Good deeds are seldom remembered; bad deeds are seldom forgotten. — Ernie J Zelinski

There is a spiritual realm that encompasses all beings. Make friends with the angels, who will always be with you, although invisible. Make good use of their assistance while following your dreams and in all your creative pursuits through life. Your success and prosperity will come much easier and a lot quicker. — Ernie J Zelinski

Don't believe you have to travel far and wide to discover opportunities. The best opportunities will always be found in your own back yard, and not half way around the world in someone else's backyard. You have to look for them, however. — Ernie J Zelinski

The severity of your problems is a matter of perspective. Change your perspective and most of them become insignificant. Some of them will no longer exist as problems - but opportunities instead. — Ernie J Zelinski

Imagination allows you to think of the journey worth making. Motivation gets you started. But, it's patience and perseverance that get you there. — Ernie J Zelinski

To be more successful, learn to distinguish between the truly unimportant and the truly important. Eventually you will be considered not only a genius, but a messiah as well. — Ernie J Zelinski

In an overly materialistic world, prosperity is unfortunately and invariably associated with hoards of money and countless possessions. Yet to the truly prosperous people of this world, prosperity is prosperity in its purest and original sense. Prosperity comes from the Latin word "spes", which means "hope and vigor." To the truly prosperous person, being prosperous means being positive and happy in the moment. — Ernie J Zelinski

Regardless of how much you enjoy your work, you must accept that everything won't come easily. No one has clear sailing on their voyage to success. You will always meet obstacles to overcome. The attainment of real success isn't based on the absence of problems, but the extraordinary ability to deal with problems. Indeed, you will find greatest satisfaction in overcoming the toughest of problems thrown your way. And only by overcoming great difficulties can you achieve greatness in this world. — Ernie J Zelinski

Get Creative - You Will Surprise Yourself and Change the World! — Ernie J Zelinski

If you end up getting into a fight with someone, make sure that you win by at least half a mile. — Ernie J Zelinski

Prescription for Life-long Happiness: Purpose enough for satisfaction; Work enough for sustenance; Sanity enough to know when to play and rest; Wealth enough for basic needs; Affection enough to like many and love a few; Self-respect enough to love yourself; Charity enough to give to others in need; Courage enough to face difficulties; Creativity enough to solve problems; Humor enough to laugh at will; Hope enough to expect an interesting tomorrow; Gratitude enough to appreciate what you have; Health enough to enjoy life for all its worth. — Ernie J Zelinski

Great opportunity is all around you and it will inspire you to either take advantage of it or deny that it is there. — Ernie J Zelinski

Misery doesn't only love company. It demands it. For this reason, don't walk away from negative people. RUN! — Ernie J Zelinski

What Is Your WOW Factor? This applies to both the service that you provide to the world and the way you market it. Make it edgy, make it snappy, and make it punchy. Even make it raunchy - but make it different! Real different! — Ernie J Zelinski

Everyone seems to want to be somewhere they aren't. Choose to be where you are right now and you will be happier than 90 percent of humankind. — Ernie J Zelinski

Do It Badly - But at Least Do It! — Ernie J Zelinski

Here is a myth for you if myths are your pleasure: "There is no more opportunity in this world." Most people held this false belief fifty years ago, the majority agreed with it five years ago, and practically everyone clings to it today. Clearly, this myth will also be the screaming rage in the future. Hang on to this myth, and you are destined to miss great opportunities for the rest of your life. — Ernie J Zelinski

You can't be genuinely prosperous unless you have personal freedom. You will have attained true personal freedom in this world when you can get up in the morning when you want to get up; go to sleep when you want to go to sleep; and in the interval, work and play at the things you want to work and play at - all at your own pace. — Ernie J Zelinski

Having a great deal of opportunity proves nothing. Opportunity without creative action is like a brand new Ferrari without an engine. You possess something valuable, but it won't get you anywhere. — Ernie J Zelinski

Overnight Success Happens Only in Fairy Tales, Trashy Novels, and Bad Movies. — Ernie J Zelinski

Be a learner first, a master second, and a student always. — Ernie J Zelinski

If You Hang Around with a Bunch of Blunderers Long Enough, you Will Become One Yourself. — Ernie J Zelinski

Regardless of how little time and work someone takes to perform a task, there has to be a more efficient and effective way to perform it. — Ernie J Zelinski

Occasionally, you will be given the chance to be either intellectual or pleasant. Leave being intellectual to others. — Ernie J Zelinski

Be good to others, but don't expect a lot of gratitude in this world. Remember that good deeds are seldom remembered and bad deeds are seldom forgotten. — Ernie J Zelinski

Know the moment when to work diligently. Even more important, know the moment when not to work, but to relax and play instead. This will not only benefit you immensely, but also will astonish your friends and competitors. — Ernie J Zelinski

When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left. — Ernie J Zelinski

Don't Mess Around with Reality and Reality Won't Mess Around with You. — Ernie J Zelinski

Like the truth, retirement can set you free. Or, like work, retirement can imprison you. — Ernie J Zelinski

Sex is Number 1 of my Top-10 joys in retirement. Number 2 is reading How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free. I forgot the other eight. — Ernie J Zelinski

Always feeling rushed is no way for a prosperity-minded individual to live. The objective of life is not to get through it as fast as possible. — Ernie J Zelinski

Take Special Care of Yourself - Because No One Else Will! — Ernie J Zelinski

Do the Difficult and Uncomfortable If You Would Like an Easy and Comfortable Life. — Ernie J Zelinski

Your prosperity and happiness will ultimately be determined by the enrichment you create for others in this world. If whatever you are doing does not enrich your life, or that of others, then it's time to do something else. — Ernie J Zelinski

Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, let go of the past, and find peace and happiness within. — Ernie J Zelinski

Two people look at the same Exercise above: One sees "Opportunity Is Nowhere" and one sees "Opportunity Is Now Here." — Ernie J Zelinski

Be clear about the purpose of money. Money is like health. It is necessary for survival but it is not what you live for. — Ernie J Zelinski

Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve. — Ernie J Zelinski

Creativity goes beyond what you already know. What you know is just knowledge. — Ernie J Zelinski

Welfare is not a retirement plan. — Ernie J Zelinski

Foster a curiosity for the uncommon, regardless of how unpopular it is. The uncommon is where opportunity likes to hide. — Ernie J Zelinski

Prosperity Comes When You Do the Right Things with Your Life — Ernie J Zelinski

If you expect to have it all, you will have nothing. Learn to be happy with nothing - and you will have it all! — Ernie J Zelinski

A half-hour walk is the most beneficial thing you can do for your ailments. — Ernie J Zelinski

So many worlds,
So much to see and do,
So little seen
and done by others,
means many more things
to be seen and done
by extraordinary you. — Ernie J Zelinski

Why waste so much time, energy, and money trying to buy the biggest house that your credit rating will allow? Truth be known, a small house can hold as much happiness as a large one. Sometimes it will hold even more. — Ernie J Zelinski

Put money in it's place. Money can buy you cars, houses, trinkets, fleeting sex, shallow companionship, cheap attention, and unfulfilled status. However, it can't buy you peace, love, or happiness. — Ernie J Zelinski

You're financially independent if you have $15,000 coming in and $14,900 going out. — Ernie J Zelinski

When you need something tedious done, and don't have time for it, give it to a workaholic. This way, both of you will be happy. — Ernie J Zelinski

Instead of Criticizing Someone's Success, Why Not Learn Something Valuable from It? — Ernie J Zelinski

If you want to retire happy, great health is important. The foundation for all happiness lies in health. Physical, mental, or spiritual health - you must use it or lose it! — Ernie J Zelinski

Feeling prosperous means paying your utility bills on time and with a smile on your face. Prosperity means not only giving to the homeless person, but having a smile on your face when you do it. Prosperity also means buying fresh produce with a smile on your face instead of buying day-old bread or bargain overripe fruit with a scowl on your face. Still more, being prosperous means tipping generously with a smile on your face when the waiter has given you great service instead of trying to stiff him with a mere percent, or worse, no tip at all. — Ernie J Zelinski

Contrary to popular belief, prosperity is an emotional state that has little to do with your wealth or the state of the economy. You can feel more prosperous in a one-room cottage than most wealthy people feel in a twenty-room mansion. Misers will hoard a lot of money and spendthrifts will spend whatever they have - you don't have to do either to feel prosperous. You may have to give up your secure, high-paying corporate job, however - and grow spiritually in the process. — Ernie J Zelinski

Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first; Be different; And be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference in this world. You may even attain greatness. — Ernie J Zelinski

You can't have the space for prosperity and success when you are obsessed with security. It is not possible to obtain unwavering security - physical, emotional, or economic - by having money. Keep in mind that security, like success, can be defined in many ways. If you focus less on how much your financial assets are worth, and more on what a creative and well-balanced individual you can be, security will take on a new meaning. — Ernie J Zelinski

It's interesting and somewhat dismaying how many people will look up to anyone who wins a multimillion-dollar lottery - but will deride anyone who has worked either hard or smart to attain prosperity and real success. — Ernie J Zelinski

Most people are too busy working on insignificant projects and pursuing life's frivolities to tap their creative abilities. It's a mistake to be one of them. Striving for excellence where excellence doesn't matter is the stuff misfits are made of. — Ernie J Zelinski

Social Security is a secure way to find great pleasure in being terribly deceived. — Ernie J Zelinski

What do you see? OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE — Ernie J Zelinski

If you are a happy person, don't spend your time trying to make an unhappy person happy. Near as I can tell, you have to be a magician to pull it off. — Ernie J Zelinski

Retirement is the beginning of life, not the end. — Ernie J Zelinski