Make this moment the moment of truth about yourself. You have been selling short all of your life.
Get out of that comfortable rut.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged-because last time you came in fifth.
Commitment doesn't guarantee success, but lack of commitment guarantees you'll fall short of your potential.
Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.
Get high on doing good. No one in history has ever found lasting satisfaction in chemicals or possessions. Real pleasure comes from good work, generous deeds and grateful thoughts.
"I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet" — Denis Waitley
There are no shortcuts to success. Being successful requires knowledge, preparation and persistence.
Give your best effort, because you are worth your best effort.
There are 2 primary choices in life: To accept conditions as they exist, or to accept responsibility for changing them.
Don't be a grudge collector. Too many people spend too much time every day thinking of past hurts, suffered-through office politics, messed-up relationships and, in general, the evils of the world. Don't waste your energy in this way. Apply your excellent mind to forgiving and forgetting.
Your natural gifts are the key to fulfilling your potential for success. Find your natural gifts, develop them and then use them to be the best you can be.
Make enthusiasm your daily habit. Don't let negative people determine your self-worth. Seek friends and associates whose lifestyles and words inspire you. If you have to deal with negative people, make a conscious effort not to let them infect your thinking.
Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear.