Thursday, January 22, 2015

Share Your Thoughts Blog Hop


Jamie Ayres is celebrating the release of her book, 18 Thoughts, with this cool blog hop.  Participants are supposed to list thoughts that they live by.  If you're really ambitious (which I am), you can name 18.  Congratulations, Jamie!  And here are my 18 thoughts:

1. Work hard

2. Do my best

3. Be kind to others

4. Keep learning

5. Lend a helping hand

6. Think before I act

7. Speak the truth

8. Be a good example

9. Set goals

10. Learn from mistakes

11. Teach others

12. Be grateful

13. Count my blessings

14. Love my family

15. Encourage others

16. Give back

17. Keep trying

18. Dream big

What are some thoughts you live by?
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46 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 22, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    Amen! Those are great.
    I'm still trying to decide what to post for this on Monday, so I'm glad several of you have already posted. Gives me ideas.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    Great list. Maybe I should add work hard(er) since I only put one thought on my page.

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  3. Vanessa MorganJanuary 22, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    What a great blog hop. I loved reading about your 18 thoughts. They show that you are not only ambitious, but that you have good moral values as well. The only thing I'd add to the list is 'being focused'. I'm still working on that, but it pays off ;-)

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:23 PM

      Being focused is really important. That's a good one for the list!

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  4. Stephanie FarisJanuary 22, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    Just do it! Okay, that's a slogan for a shoe company, but you know what I mean. I try to tell myself to stop worrying about how my book is doing and just keep moving forward. It's too easy to obsess!

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:24 PM

      "Just to it!" is one of my philosophies, too. If you think about things too much, you can talk yourself out of doing them.

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  5. Pat HattJanuary 22, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    Great list and bloghop idea indeed. Mine is always do it and its done, well at least that is one

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:25 PM

      You are definitely good at doing it and then it's done!

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  6. Loni TownsendJanuary 22, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    Excellent List! It's quite inspiring!

    I think for me, it's analyze all advice given and apply what is applicable to gain improvement.

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:25 PM

      That's a good one. It's not always easy filtering through all the advice.

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  7. Peaches D. LedwidgeJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Everyone should live by your thoughts, Sherry.

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:25 PM

      I like to think the world would be a better place if we all did.

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  8. Nick WilfordJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Great list. I would add to believe in myself because I think I and many writers struggle with that.

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:26 PM

      True. Receiving rejection letters certainly doesn't help. But you really do have to believe in yourself. Otherwise it's too easy to give up.

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  9. DEZMONDJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    hope you manage to stick to all of them :)

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  10. Heather R. HoldenJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    So many great thoughts! Those are hard to top, I think...

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:27 PM

      As Peaches said, we should all try to live by them.

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  11. sageJanuary 22, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Great thoughts!

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  12. Holy Ghost WriterJanuary 22, 2015 at 4:23 PM

    Great thoughts to live by

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  13. cleemckenzieJanuary 22, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Well, I try. It's just doesn't always happen. But those good thoughts are in my mind. Hope that counts!

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:28 PM

      Yes. But if you keep working at it, these things become habits.

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  14. Christine RainsJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:04 PM

    Awesome thoughts to live by! :)

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  15. Shell FlowerJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    Wow, I only shared one thought (in a few different ways). I love your Dream Big! Definitely the way to make things better all around. I also like how you focus on being a good person. Way to go. Good luck to Jamie, too!

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:28 PM

      You have to dream big. It gives you something to reach for!

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:59 PM

    Dream Big is definitely one I try to live by the most. I figure becoming a NY Times Bestselling Author isn't totally unrealistic since I do write novels, right?! Thanks for playing <3

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:29 PM

      Absolutely! Keep working, and hopefully someday you'll get there! Thanks for hosting the blog hop. Congratulations on your book!

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  17. Janie JunebugJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:07 AM

    Those are great thoughts. I strive to live by the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

    Love,
    Janie

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  18. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    I'm similarly adventurous and will also list 18 ;)

    I loved yours, they're very concise.

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  19. S.A. LarsenッJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    Congrats to Jamie! Great hop. #4 is so important, but these are all great.

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:32 PM

      Learning makes life interesting. We should never stop!

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  20. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comJanuary 23, 2015 at 6:28 AM

    Values of good human being.

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  21. Felicity Grace TerryJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    Great thoughts to live by. All of these bar no 9 (set goals) would also make my list.

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    1. Sherry EllisJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:43 PM

      I'd be curious as to why #9 wouldn't be on your list.

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  22. Ava QuinnJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Yes, Yes, YES! Awesome list, Sherry. Well said!

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  23. Deanie Humphrys-DunneJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    You did a great job on the list Sherry.

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