The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. - Jim Rohn

Once you set goals that really matter to you, you are no longer the same person. Real goals will affect almost everything you do all day long. And they will be with you wherever you go. Your handshake, your manner of dressing, the tone of your voice, the way you feel — all will change once you have goals. That’s because when your goals matter, everything you do becomes related to their accomplishment.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Then, finally, when I was going through a sales slump, Mr. Shoaff said, “Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less of a challenge, wish for more wisdom.” Since then I can’t honestly tell you that I’ve welcomed the winters, but I can tell you that I’ve used them to gear up for spring, which always comes after winter.