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> [Today only happens once in a lifetime. Make the most of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/today-only-happens-once-in-a-lifetime-make-the-most-of-it/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

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## More by Michael Ray

> [You must set up measurement of results and celebrate small victories as you go along. I have observed that any creativity initiative gets about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/you-must-set-up-measurement-of-results-and-celebrate-small-victories/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [The more I do this creative work teaching the "Personal Creativity in Business" course at Stanford the more I realize that business is about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/the-more-i-do-this-creative-work-teaching-the-personal-creativity-in/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [The most important thing you can do individually and organizationally is to pay attention to your own creativity. Sports psychologists call this muscle memory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-individually-and-organizationally/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [If you live for the highest goal, you are living a life of the spirit-whether or not you consider yourself to be on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/if-you-live-for-the-highest-goal-you-are-living-a-life-of-the-spirit/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [People have enough ideas. The real question is "Which ideas are you going to use?".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/people-have-enough-ideas-the-real-question-is-which-ideas-are-you/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [In my courses I encourage people to bring their creativity to bear on six personal challenges - discovering purpose and career, dealing with time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/in-my-courses-i-encourage-people-to-bring-their-creativity-to-bear-on/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [Which I think is great. I don't think there's nothing wrong with it. If you look in most professional sports, they're run by Jewish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/which-i-think-is-great-i-don-t-think-there-s-nothing-wrong-with-it-if/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [Living with the exhortation "Be in the World But Not of It," stimulates the best of your analytical skills, deepens your intuition, eliminates destructive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/living-with-the-exhortation-be-in-the-world-but-not-of-it-stimulates/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [The less judgment the more curiosity, and the more curiosity the more creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/the-less-judgment-the-more-curiosity-and-the-more-curiosity-the-more/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [Executives run organizations. In business, we need executives who have clarity, people who are in touch with themselves. Then, in leadership and management positions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/executives-run-organizations-in-business-we-need-executives-who-have/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [Yes I can list all sorts of organizational forms and cultural issues that can get in the way of our accessing our inner creativity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/yes-i-can-list-all-sorts-of-organizational-forms-and-cultural-issues/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [I believe that if one can understand one's false personality or ego, then they can develop self-awareness and the manifesting of that self-awareness is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/i-believe-that-if-one-can-understand-one-s-false-personality-or-ego/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [In order to deal with the chaos that exists in the world today, you need some grounding. That grounding best comes from knowing who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/in-order-to-deal-with-the-chaos-that-exists-in-the-world-today-you/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [Today only happens once in a lifetime. Make the most of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/today-only-happens-once-in-a-lifetime-make-the-most-of-it/)

[Michael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ray/)

> [When you are living with the exhortation or live-with "Be in the World But Not of It," you experience your connection with all and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ray/when-you-are-living-with-the-exhortation-or-live-with-be-in-the-world/)

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