Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 30th.Today is Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute – a perfectly timed celebration for December 30th.This quirky holiday acknowledges something true: even at the eleventh hour, change is possible. You've got two days left in 2025. That might not seem like much, but it's enough. Enough to start something. Enough to fix something. Enough to change something.The festival reminds us that transformation doesn't require months of preparation. Sometimes enormous changes happen in the final moments, when we finally stop overthinking and just act.Victorian novelist Dinah Maria Craik wrote in her novel A Life for a Life:"It is never too late to be what you might have been."Craik's words challenge our excuses. We tell ourselves: "It's too late. I'm too old. I've missed my chance. The year is over."But Craik pushes back. It's never too late. Not at fifty. Not at seventy. Not on December 30th. What you might have been is still available to you, right now, today.The Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute celebrates this truth. Change doesn't need perfect timing or ideal circumstances. It needs decision. It needs action. Even last-minute action counts.Think about what you might have been this year. Maybe you meant to be healthier, kinder, braver, more creative. You're not out of time. You've got today and tomorrow. That's enough for enormous changes.Today, make one enormous last-minute change. Not for January. For now.Call someone you've been avoiding. Start that project. Apologize. Forgive. Create. Move. Act.Don't wait for the perfect moment in 2026. Craik's wisdom applies right now: it's never too late. Not even on December 30th.Make your enormous change. You've got time. Barely. But enough.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 29th.Today is Tick Tock Day – the reminder that time's almost up on 2025.Created by Thomas and Ruth Roy, this day exists to nudge us toward finishing unfinished business. Those projects you started. Those calls you meant to make. Those goals you set in January. The year's almost over, but it's not over yet. You've still got time.Tick tock. The clock's still running.Baseball legend Yogi Berra captured this moment perfectly when he said:"It's not over till it's over."Berra's famous line reminds us: December 29th isn't defeat. It's opportunity.Yes, the year is almost done. Yes, you may have fallen short on some goals. But the clock hasn't hit zero. You still have time to make calls, finish projects, take action. Three days might not seem like much, but Berra understood something crucial: games are won in the final innings. Years can be redeemed in the final days.Tick Tock Day asks: what's still unfinished? What loose end needs tying? What promise needs keeping? The year hasn't ended. There's still time to finish strong.Berra's wisdom applies beyond baseball and beyond years. It's about not giving up before the actual end. Not writing off today because tomorrow seems inevitable. Not quitting at 90% because 100% feels impossible.It's not over till it's over. So get to work.Today, make your list. What's unfinished? What needs doing before midnight on December 31st?Maybe it's calling someone you've been meaning to reach. Maybe it's finishing that project. Maybe it's making that donation. Maybe it's apologizing, thanking, or finally saying what needs saying.You've got three days. That's 72 hours. That's enough.Don't wait for January to start fresh. Finish December strong. Because Berra was right – it's not over till it's over.And it's not over yet.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 28th.Today is National Call a Friend Day – a reminder to pick up the phone and reconnect.In our text-first world, actual phone calls have become rare. We emoji react, we voice note, we message. But call? That feels almost formal now. National Call a Friend Day pushes back on that trend, encouraging us to have real conversations with real voices.There's something irreplaceable about hearing someone's voice. The warmth, the laughter, the pauses. Text can't capture that. A phone call creates presence in a way digital communication can't match.Aristotle understood the depth of true friendship when he wrote:"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."Aristotle's definition is beautiful and true. Real friendship isn't just proximity or shared interests. It's deeper connection – two people who understand each other so completely they become extensions of one another.You know this friend. The one who finishes your sentences. Who knows what you're thinking before you say it. Who gets the joke before you tell it. That's not coincidence. That's Aristotle's single soul dwelling in two bodies.But that connection needs maintenance. Souls dwelling together require communication. And sometimes, a text isn't enough. You need to hear their voice. You need the back-and-forth of conversation. You need the realness of a phone call.National Call a Friend Day reminds us: these connections are precious. Don't let them atrophy through neglect. Pick up the phone.Today, call a friend. Not text. Call.Pick someone you haven't talked to in too long. Someone you keep meaning to reach out to. Someone who makes you laugh, who gets you, who knows your soul.Don't overthink it. Don't wait for the perfect time or the perfect reason. Just call. Say "I was thinking about you." That's enough.Because Aristotle was right. True friendship is two souls connected. But souls need voices to keep that connection alive.So dial. Talk. Laugh. Remember what it feels like to hear your friend's voice and think: yes, there's the other half of my soul.That's worth a phone call.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 27th.
Today is Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day – celebrating the simple art of folding paper and cutting patterns to create winter beauty.It's an activity that requires nothing expensive or complicated. Just paper, scissors, and imagination. Fold the paper. Make some cuts. Unfold it to discover what you've created. Each snowflake emerges as a surprise, revealing patterns you couldn't quite predict.The beauty is in the unpredictability. No two snowflakes ever turn out the same, even when you're trying to replicate one. That's not a flaw. That's the magic.Author Donald L. Hicks captured this truth beautifully when he wrote:"Every snowflake is unique, yet they are each perfect."Hicks's observation applies to paper snowflakes and real ones. In nature, no two snowflakes share identical patterns. Scientists have examined millions – each one different.When you cut paper snowflakes, the same thing happens. Your cuts won't match mine. Can't. Won't. Shouldn't. Every fold is slightly different. Every angle of the scissors creates something new. Every snowflake that unfolds reveals its own pattern.Here's what matters: they're all perfect. The elaborate six-pointed one with intricate designs? Perfect. The simple one with just a few cuts? Perfect. The lopsided one where you accidentally cut too much? Still perfect.They're perfect because they're unique. Not despite their differences, but because of them.This applies beyond paper crafts. We spend so much energy trying to match some template, some ideal, some version of what we think we should be. But Hicks reminds us: uniqueness is perfection. Your particular pattern, your specific cuts, your individual design – that's not a deviation from perfect. That is perfect.So today, make paper snowflakes. Find some paper, grab scissors, and create. Don't worry about making them beautiful or symmetrical or Instagram-worthy.Just fold. Cut. Unfold. See what emerges.Each one will be different. Each one will be unique. And according to Hicks's wisdom, each one will be perfect.Remember this when you're comparing yourself to others, when you're wishing you were different, when you're seeing your uniqueness as a flaw rather than a feature.You're a snowflake. Unique and perfect. Exactly as you are.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 26th.
Today is National Thank You Note Day. After gifts received, gratitude expressed.
And that brings us to today's quote from William Arthur Ward who once said:
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

Ward's right. Gratitude unexpressed stays trapped inside. Useless. Wasted.
The gift only becomes real when given. Same with saying thank you.
Write it. Send it. Say it.
Today, write thank you notes. For yesterday's gifts. Or last year's kindness.
Gratitude felt is nice. Gratitude expressed? That's the gift.
Ward was right. Express your gratitude.
That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 25th.
Today is Christmas. A day of gifts, gatherings and plenty of food and drink. A day for family, friends and appreciating everything you have.
Whether you celebrate Christmas - the religious meaning behind today, the secular celebrations or not at all. Today is a good day to reflect and spend some time with those you love.
And that brings us to today's quote from Dale Evans Rogers who once said:
"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."
Rogers understood. Christmas isn't a date. It's a decision.
To love. To give. To act.
Every act of love makes Christmas real. Any day and every day.
So today, make Christmas real. Not with presents but with presence.
Love someone. Give something. Take action.
Rogers was right. That's Christmas.
That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.
Merry Christmas.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 24th.
If you celebrate Christmas... Happy Christmas Eve... hopefully you've got all your shopping done and don't need to venture out into the last minute shopping chaos. And if you are all done... hopefully it is all wrapped and ready to go so you aren't up late tonight wrapping presents.
Today is National Eggnog Day. Rich. Creamy. Traditional.
Whether you spike it with Rum or not, eggnog makes you feel warmer, cozier, and at home. Especially paired with some classic Christmas music which brings us to today's quote from actress Zooey Deschanel who oncesaid:
"One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth."

Eggnog has that same tradition. Not just the taste. But a feeling of warmth.
The warmth isn't temperature. It's family. Connection. Belonging.
Traditions carry warmth forward. Generation to generation.
So today, honor warmth. Make eggnog. Sing carols. Whatever tradition brings connection.
And if you just don't like eggnog or never got into that tradition substitute it with some hot chocolate with or without the Baileys Irish Cream... because Deschanel's right. Traditions carry warmth. Pass them on.
Merry Christmas Eve.
That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 23rd.
Today is Festivus. For the rest of us.
Festivus became famous through Seinfeld's 1997 episode "The Strike," but it was actually invented by writer Dan O'Keefe's father, Daniel O'Keefe, in 1966. The TV version features an aluminum pole, airing of grievances, and feats of strength – celebrating authenticity over holiday perfection.
Festivus says: be real.
Oscar Wilde said:
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Festivus embodies Wilde's wisdom. Don't demand holiday perfection. Don't pretend you're someone you're not.
Everyone else is already taken. The only authentic option left is you.
That's Festivus. That's freedom.
Today, practice Festivus authenticity. Say what you really think. Drop the holiday performance. But be nice... airing grievances might not be the best way to spread holiday cheer. And maybe substitute feats of strength with feats of gratitude. That might work out better for you.
But be yourself. Because everyone else is taken anyway.
Happy Festivus.
That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote.