Have a Clear Cause and Effect Relationship

"There are some areas in life where I can set a plan based on a goal and walk in a straight line towards that goal. For example, I decide that I want to lose weight for a friend’s wedding in eight weeks. That is a straight-line goal. I set the goal, make a plan and then stick to it. I decide I want to have a psychology degree. I go to university, study hard and, at some point, pop out with the result. The pathway for both these goals is primarily in my control; there is a clear cause-and effect relationship."

-- Stephen Macdonald

Learning To Achieve Something

"There is very little learning in achieving something easily. It probably indicates the goal you set wasn't challenging enough. But when you get off target, you're forced to either give up or to examine what you're doing. After the examination you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again, as the song goes. You make adjustments, adapt, and try again. You might search for more information to help you reach your goal and incorporate that, or enlist the help of other people as you continue your efforts. Depending on the goal, these processes may well be repeated, until finally you achieve your outcome or redefine the goal with the knowledge and practical skills you've gained along the way."

-- Stephanie Philp

Seek Success Seek Mastery

"Commit to success by seeking mastery. Find the best way to carry out each step along the way to your one thing and accept accountability for doing everything possible to achieve it. Look for a mentor who can direct you along your path."

-- Gary Keller

What You Do From This Moment

"What you do from this moment on matters. Every thought and action matter. Everything you do either becomes a way to stay where you are or to move forward. Which do you want? More of the same?  Or something more?"

-- Joel Fotinos

You Can Move On With Your Life

"I don’t know what mistakes you’ve made in the past, but I’d like to suggest that you, too, mostly did the best you could with what you had at the time. If you find yourself living with regret, try to catch it and see what’s moving. Did things mostly turn out all right? If so, be grateful! Is there anything funny about it? If so, laugh! Have you learned anything new since then? If so, enjoy what you now know and express it however you can! Do whatever you can do to let your regret go—forgive yourself and, if necessary, ask for forgiveness from others—so you can move on with your life."

-- Gladys McGarey

The Hunger For More

“Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted … but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.”

-- Curtis Jackson 

The Act of Actualization

"Your strong need may be to be the best teacher you can be, the owner of your own business, a skilled photographer, or the person who can hold their breath underwater for the longest time.  Needless to say, the act of Actualization is in the act of doing … not talking about doing."

-- Shaa Wasmund

Your Conscious and Subconcious Mind

"While your conscious mind enables you to identify and analyze your environment, your subconscious mind contains the great powers that allow you to accomplish great things. It is essential that you learn to tap into these powers in order to achieve your goals."

-- Andrew Clancy

Wisdom of Your Higher Self

"When you are experiencing yourself as the cocreator of your life, you make choices about what you desire to create, and channel the infinite energy, power, and wisdom of your higher self into manifesting your choices through active visualization and affirmation.  When the channel is flowing freely in both directions, you are being guided by your higher wisdom, and based on that guidance, you are making choices and creating your world in the highest, most beautiful way."

-- Shakti Gawain

Critical Thinking and Remembering Information

"Don’t be afraid to try a new style. Instead of focusing on the way you like to learn, embrace the discomfort of matching the method to the task. Reading and writing are usually best for critical thinking. Listening is ideal for understanding emotions, and doing is better for remembering information."

-- Adam Grant

Your Purpose Is Your Foundation

"Charge your goals with purpose, priority and productivity to achieve results. Your purpose is your foundation. Your big one thing is your priority for action. Your small one thing fuels your productivity."

-- Gary Keller 

We Are The Change We Seek

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

-- Barack Obama

Be The Person In The Arena

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again …”

-- Theodore Roosevelt

Commit To Life-Long Learning

"Commit to life-long learning: Successful people are life-long learners. They possess what researchers have labeled a growth mindset, they understand the focusing illusion, and they develop their emotional intelligence."

-- Michael Edmondson

You Are Responsible For Your Own Life

"You don't have to feel powerless. Whatever your circumstances are, there are positive thoughts and positive actions that can change them for the better. You are responsible for your own life, and you can absolutely make your life better and more successful."

-- Joel Fotinos

Sometimes You Need To Turn Away

"Most of us also know what it feels like to come up against something that isn’t going to serve us at all.  Being open to life sometimes means turning away from things that aren’t good for us. We can say a kind but firm “No, thank you” and just keep going on with our lives."

-- Gladys McGarey

Learn To Be A Resilient Person

"As a resilient person, you believe that regardless of what life throws at you, you still have some measure of control over your life. You can still be responsible. When tragedy strikes, rather than just feeling sorry for yourself for the rest of your life or blaming circumstances, you'll look for even small ways to improve a bad situation. You'll focus on the positive changes you can make to improve your life or situation. You may, for example, watch the news and feel hopeful that things are getting better in the world and that you can make a difference, even if it's only in your little corner of society or your family."

-- Stephanie Philp 

The Power of Singular Focus

"Passion and skill often align with a person’s one thing. Singular focus leads to spending a large amount of time developing a skill that improves your results and adds to your enjoyment. Bill Gates developed his high school passion for computers into a singular skill for programming. He built that knowledge into success as co-founder of Microsoft."

-- Gary Keller

When You Make A FIRM Commitment

"When you make a firm commitment to achieve a particular goal, you step on the accelerator of your subconscious mind, enabling you to be more creative, determined, and focused than ever before."

-- Andrew Clancy

Choose The Joy in Learing Itself

"What do you need to learn in order to have the experiences you listed above? What would you love to learn? What books and movies would stretch your mind and tastes? What kinds of art, music, or theater would you like to know more about? Are there languages you want to master? What skills do you need to develop to make your career thrive? Remember to focus on end goals—choosing learning opportunities where the joy is in the learning itself, and the learning is not merely a means to an end, such as a diploma."

-- Vishen Lakhian

Strengthening Your Shortcomings

"Many things are possible when you are allowed to fail once, and twice, and to try again, to break through the barriers of disadvantage. In fact, the great personality theorist Alfred Adler believed that healthy living involves trying to strengthen shortcomings that may be stopping you from carrying out the life you’ve imagined for yourself."

-- Michael Edmondson

Achive Greater Success

"By focusing on controllable factors such as our efforts and actions, and by detaching ourselves from uncontrollable outcomes such as acceptance and rejection, we can achieve greater success in the long run."

-- Jia Jiang