When We Hate Our Enemies

"When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness."

-— Dale Carnegie

Tell Yourself You Can Do Anything

"Tell yourself that you can do anything that you put your mind to. Tell yourself that there is no problem that you cannot solve. Look upon solving the problem or resolving the crisis as a test of your character and intelligence. See it as a challenge, something that has been sent to help you to grow in knowledge and wisdom."

-- Brian Tracy

Nothing is Impossible

"Nothing is impossible to a willing mind."

-— Monk Hae Chang

The Failures Create Knowledge

"The failures create knowledge, the knowledge empowers decisions, the decisions create actions, and the actions create progress."

-- Phil M. Jones

The Ocean of Your Life Ahead

"Ultimately, nothing matters very much. The defeat that seems to break your heart today will be but a ripple among the waves of other experiences in the ocean of your life further ahead."

-- Napoleon Hill

No Matter What Has Happened

"No matter what happens, remind yourself that you are a thoroughly good person. You are a person of character, competence, and intelligence. No matter what has happened, you have the ability to rise to the challenge and deal with the situation."

-- Brian Tracy

What You Are Grateful For

"Say what you’re grateful for. If you aren’t likely to keep up with writing in a journal, make it a habit to say what you’re grateful for. Find one of life’s gifts to be grateful for each morning when you wake up and each night before you go to sleep. Say the words out loud, even if it’s just to yourself, because hearing the words of gratitude will increase your feelings of gratitude."

-- Amy Morin

How Happy You Feel Inside

"Success is often measured in external ways, such as how big your house is or what job title you have, but the internal measure of how happy you feel inside is far more important."

-- Alison Price

Persistence and Determination Are Omnipotent

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

-- Calvin Coolidge

A Clear Idea

"The princess did not start off dreaming about marrying whoever came along. She began with a clear idea of meeting a handsome prince who would be ideal for her in every respect. What is your handsome prince or princess in your work or your personal life?"

-- Brian Tracy

Bring A Big Idea To Life

"The ability truly and honestly to look at the potential risk of attempting to bring a BIG idea to life often gives you the confidence and freedom to work harder for its success."

-- Phil M. Jones

If Think Bad Things Happen To You

"If you think, Bad things always happen to me, create a list of good things that have happened to you as well. Then, replace your original thought with something more realistic like, Some bad things happen to me, but plenty of good things happen to me as well."

-- Amy Morin

The Seed of Greater Benefits

"No matter what happens, seek the valuable lesson in every difficulty and setback. Within every problem you face, there is the seed of an equal or greater benefit or advantage."

-- Brian Tracy

The Only Thing That Matters Now

"Start taking responsibility for your own actions; acknowledge you have played a major role in getting where you are. It no longer matters what you did in the past—the only thing that matters now is what you are going to do about the future."

-- Rupal Jain

Be Courageous and Take More Risks

"Be more courageous and take more risks. You are most alive when you are learning, growing, stretching and exploring."

-- Alison Price

Mastery of Difficulties and Obstacles

"Instead of “quitting” the job because there were obstacles to master and difficulties to be overcome, you should have faced the facts and then you would have known that life, itself, is just one long series of mastery of difficulties and obstacles."

-- Napoleon Hill

Discipline Yourself for The Good

"When you discipline yourself to look for the good in the situation, and to seek the valuable lessons that the situation or crisis might contain, you automatically remain calm, positive, and optimistic. As a result, all the powers of your wonderful mind remain available to you to solve the problem or resolve the crisis."

-- Brian Tracy

Our Own Failure in Life

"None of us wants to be the cause of our own failure in life—yet most often we are. It is our own inept thinking, our own bad habits that rip the vibrancy from life. We are the ultimate oppressors of our own happiness."

-- Brendon Burchard

Volunteer To Help A Worthy Cause

"It will take your mind off your problems and you can feel good that you’ve helped support someone else. It’s hard to feel sorry for yourself when you’re serving hungry people in a soup kitchen or spending time with elderly residents in a nursing home."

-- Amy Morin

Take Regular Time Out

"Make sure that you take regular ‘time out’ to look at the bigger picture, and to work out what you want from life. You get so caught up in the rat race of life that it usually takes a crisis to make you step back and re-visit what your priorities are."

-- Alison Price

Winning The Rat Race

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat."

-- Lily Tomlin

We Would Astound Ourselves

"If we did all of the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

-- Thomas Edison

Don't Forget The Journey

"Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey."

-- Arthur Wang

Develop A Simple Criteria

"Develop simple criteria like the question: “What better options do I currently have to move me closer to my goal?” If the answer is “none,” then ride the wave and see where it takes you."

-- Phil M. Jones

Switching Disciplines or Careers Brings Value

"It’s normal to feel inadequate when you might begin trying to understand a new subject or to broaden or change your career. Even though what you are doing is difficult, you are bringing fresh perspectives into your studies and work. This can not only be useful to your new colleagues—it can freshen your own personal outlook. Don’t discount this."

-- Barbara Oakley