Every parent, coach or teacher says the same thing, “All I ask is that you give me your best effort.” If you put all you have into whatever you do, you won’t eliminate failure. If you put everything you have into everything you do, you won’t eliminate disappointment. So, why bother? When your personal philosophy is to do your best, regardless, you will always stand tall in your own estimation. Losing hurts, but it hurts even more when you realize that you haven’t done your best.
You may not always make right decisions. However, you have the ability to make a decision and then make it right.
Don’t squander time being angry about the circumstances you’re in. Be curious about how you got there.
Regret preoccupies you in ways that will demoralize you and your ability to let go of the past and improve your future.
The certainty of any circumstance can disclose a fact that will not permit you to wholly believe it which ultimately directs you to repeat the same mistakes.
Being willing to ask the tough question isn’t the hard part. It is having the guts to answer the question honestly.
Common characteristics you admire in other people are something you see as a deficiency in yourself.
Making a difference requires you to merge your ego with the aspiration of your soul.
Focus your efforts on what you can change and accept what you cannot.
Find people whose personalities and achievements stimulate, fascinate and inspire you; then strive to duplicate their patterns of superiority.
When you don’t believe in yourself, you expect the worst, not only of yourself, but of others.
Accepting instruction from people is a life-changing choice that will help you break away from your own negative thinking and allow you to grow.
A major detour in your journey is allowing destructive emotions to consume your energy and make you negative.
Your destiny will not be tied to anyone who is willing to walk out of your life.
It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.
We can make choices that will provide us with opportunities to enjoy the ride and afford all that was meant for us.
Find your purpose. Define it and make it the core of what drives you.
We let others define and, in some cases, limit our potential to be successful.
A dream will provide you with a reason to go, a path to follow and a target to hit.
How you see yourself performing in certain situations is a result of how you believe. What you think, you are.