Courage To Improve The Odds

"Courage is about improving the odds. The bravest of us have doubts. Nevertheless knowledge is power because it facilitates effective planning and self-assured action. Our fears don't disappear, yet a record of premeditated success can tame the worst of them."

-- Melvyn L. Fein.

It Is Up To You To Change Your Thinking

"It is all up to you and me. It is you who says, “I can’t win; I can’t get an A; I’ll never be able to buy a house; I’ll never find a mate … ” Since even scientists believe that there is some probability for every single possibility, it is up to us to change our thinking and acknowledge that fact, too."

-- Natalie Reid

How Long To Become A Habit

"You’ve heard  psychologists say that something doesn’t become a habit until you practice it for three weeks. It’s not an exact science, but it’s a good benchmark, and it has worked for me."

-- Darren Hardy

Powerful Results of Positive Projection

"One of the most powerful results of positive projection is that you stop seeing others as obstacles or competitors and instead see them as teammates or valued opponents on the road of life."

-- Brendon Burchard

Visualized To The Path of Success

"I’ve heard some interesting stories of what people visualized on their path to success. One person used a photograph of bread and salt as his inspiration, and he became vastly successful. To each his own on this one."

-- Donald Trump

Fighting Your Best of Ability

"Getting into the fray, and fighting the good fight to the best of our ability, is bound to result in victories—assuming that we are, in fact, fighting to the best of our ability."

-- Melvyn L. Fein.

The Beauty of Cooperation

"Success in most endeavors is the product of a partnership, not the result of acting in isolation. And the beauty of such cooperation is that you get to share your success with those who have aided you."

-- Bob Bowman

Fail Then Learn Then Try Again

"Fail -> Learn -> Try again.  These were the principles of Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history.  Is it any wonder the first of more than 1000 Edison patents was granted when he was just 22, or that he was the founder of 14 companies, including General Electric?"

-- Cliff Michaels

Be Accountable For Your Actions

"You cannot manage or improve something until you measure it. Likewise, you can’t make the most of who you are—your talents and resources and capabilities—until you are aware of and accountable for your actions."

-- Darren Hardy

Gradually Build a Reputation

"When you deliberately establish a standard by which to govern yourself in all transactions with others, and that standard is the Golden Rule, you gradually build a reputation which gains you the confidence, good will, and active cooperation of all with whom you come in contact."

-- Napoleon Hill

Be Clear About What You Want

"Be clear about what you want and what others want, and work to create relationships that you’re both proud of. Do this for life, and you’ll find yourself with happy and healthy lifelong relationships."

-- Brendon Burchard

Self-Cultivation Is For Our Benefits

"Self-cultivation is not for the benefits of others, but to enhance one's ability to survive.  One should always cultivate one's morals.  People may not know who you are but your moral character defines you.  Trouble arise from our minds, the states we are in are formed by our minds.  If we cannot master our destiny, it will in turn manipulate us.  If we cannot right our mentalities, our lives will lose uprightness.  Only with a positive and good mentality, can we enjoy our lives."

-- Buddha

Practice Kindness Toward Yourself

"Unless you practice kindness toward yourself, mindfulness can reinforce the sense that you’re a flawed person, and you’ll keep trying to get rid of or change the “bad” parts of yourself. Changing your habit will become a self-improvement project."

-- Hugh G. Byrne

Biggest Difference Between Successful People

"The biggest difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are not."

-- Darren Hardy

Deposit Into Your Vision Account

"I tell my swimmers that each time they put in a little extra effort during practice they’re making a deposit in their vision account. That account works like a savings account: The more you put in, the more your talent or skill will grow."

-- Bob Bowman

Don't Allow Fear In Your Life

"Do not allow fear to settle into place in any part of your life. It is a defeating attitude and a negative emotion. Recognize and zap it immediately."

-- Donald Trump

Your Friendship Factor in Your Life

"Your friendships have as much bearing on your happiness in life as does the kind of work you do or the amount of money you make. That’s why it’s time you finally figured out the friendship factor in your life."

-- Brendon Burchard

The Best Indicators of Character

"Daily objectives are the best indicators of character. This is where dedication, discipline and determination enter the picture. Here we take the glamour of the big, long-range goal and get right down to the nitty-gritty of foundation building that will help make certain that your dream becomes your destiny."

-- Zig Ziglar

Eliminate All Your Excuses

"Today is graduation day! From this day forward, choose to be 100 percent responsible for your life. Eliminate all of your excuses. Embrace the fact that you are freed by your choices, as long as you assume personal responsibility for them."

-- Darren Hardy

Why Work on Your Thoughts

"Work each day on your thoughts rather than concentrating on your behavior. It is your thinking that creates the feelings you have and ultimately your actions as well."

-- Wayne W. Dyer

Daily Improvement is Critical

"Perhaps you're writing a novel, starting a company, or training for the Olympics?  If you're serious about being the best, daily improvement is critical.  If  the great ones teach us nothing else, it's that passion, purpose, and deliberate practice are essential for peak performance."

-- Cliff Michaels

Quality vs Quantity in Your Daily Effort

"Success in any endeavor is often dictated by how much quality time and effort you put into it. Whichever route you take, just be mindful of the importance of quality and quantity. When it comes to daily effort, the more of both you put in, the better the results will be."

-- Bob Bowman

Be Patient and Kind To Yourself

"Be patient and kind to yourself. Know that the judgments you make against yourself are often the most harmful you’ll ever receive."

-- Brendon Burchard

How To Take Advantage of Great Opportunities

"By consistently  improving and preparing yourself, your skills, knowledge, expertise, relationships, and resources, you have the wherewithal to take advantage of great opportunities when they arise (when luck “strikes”)."

-- Darren Hardy

Your Job To Master Yourself

"Your job is to master yourself and direct your efforts in the direction that you wish them to go.  If  others choose to go on violating the Golden Rule, that is their misfortune, but it will not excuse you if you do the same."

-- Napoleon Hill

If You Believe You Deserve It

"If you believe that you deserve this, are capable of it, can achieve it—whether it’s making enough money to buy a house, patching up your relationship, owning a Ferrari, or becoming a less anxious person —then you’ll make it happen."

-- Richard Templar

The Opposite of Fear

"But the opposite of fear is faith, which is one reason you’ve got to believe in yourself and see yourself as victorious. You will know you are capable of dealing with any discouragements, bullies, or problems along the way."

-- Donald Trump

Die While We Are Alive

"We must indeed die while we are alive in order to be able to look back at our waking consciousness and see ourselves trapped in our cage, which in our case is our body. And then we will see how unnecessary it is to remain caged."

-- Wayne W. Dyer

The Capacity To Care

"The capacity to care and be cared for is a human strength. It’s what allows us to be nurtured as children, and it’s what allows us to demonstrate love, empathy, kindness, forgiveness, and altruism with others as we mature."

-- Brendon Burchard