We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
Our attitude can turn our problems into blessings.
Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.
We are responsible for our attitudes.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.
The wrong action done at the wrong time spells disaster. The right action done at the wrong time spells resistance. The wrong action done at the right time spells mistake, but the right action done at the right time spells a miracle.
All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.
When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.
Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live on it for fifty years.
Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.
Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.
Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you’ll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.
People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.
Have the humility to learn from those around you.
Successful people reject rejection.
The depth of your mythology is the extent of your effectiveness.
Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.
Without failure there is no achievement.