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Great quotes from great leaders:
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969)
“We must become the change we want to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
Henry Ford (1863-1947)
“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.”
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
“Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.”
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
“If a man does his best, what else is there?”
George S. Patton (1885-1945)
Source: Simpletruths.com
Healthy living begins one step at a time
The lifestyle of a truck driver is not conducive to healthy living. Job logistics lead to stressful conditions, meals on the go and lack of exercise. But a new study by a Toronto researcher may come as a real wake-up call to drivers.
Dr. Martin Moore-Ede found that truck drivers have a 10- to 15-year lower life expectancy than the average American male, who lives on average to age 76. This statistic has served as a life-changing jolt for some drivers.
One Wisconsin driver, finding himself overweight and barely able to pass his physical, decided to start a walking routine. Instead of waiting around for his truck to be unloaded, Jeff Clark would walk a mile or so into the nearest town. Eventually his walk turned into a jog. In fact, he’s currently training for the Green Bay Marathon in May. He admits that long-distance running is not for most drivers, but wherever he goes, he urges drivers to make just one lifestyle change: walk, join a gym or quit smoking.
Because truckers are on tight schedules and are away from home, they have to be more creative in finding time to exercise than those in other professions. “When you pull in, park at the farthest stall,” a 30-year-old trainer says. “Strap on some ankle weights and jog to the rest area. Then jog back. Next time, jog around the truck stop.”
Many guys will feel self-conscious jogging around with ankle weights, but “it’s about what kind of commitment you will make to yourself,” he says. “It’s not about anybody but you.”
Source: Roemer Report. Used with permission.
