Experience The Facts of Life

"Rejection, failure, struggle—these are all just facts of life. Those who don’t experience any of these are outliers (or single inhabitants of their parents’ basement who spend their days playing Xbox)."

-- Bobby Bones

Knowing What To Do Is The Key

"If you have a container that’s full of manure, there’s no room in the container for love or for anything else. We all have manure in our lives, but it’s knowing what to do with the manure that’s really important. If you take the manure and put it into the ground and use it for fertilizer, you can grow beautiful flowers with it."

-- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

What You Put in Your Minds

"The same is true with our minds. What we put in our minds comes out in our lives. Every action we take, every word we say, and every attitude we express originates in our thoughts."

--  Craig Groeschel

In Pursuit of The Bigger Goal

"Look at the greatest performers in your profession, and you will find that they add the “ERs,” or “extra reps.” The great ones don’t want to just be strong; they want to be strongER. They don’t want to be fast; they want to be fastER. They don’t want to be smart; they want to be smartER. And they are willing to persevere and do whatever they can possibly do to make that happen, all in pursuit of their bigger goal."

-- Brian Levenson

Link Between Fitness and Productivity

"There is an undeniable link between improved fitness and increased productivity. Fitness enhances our ability to solve problems, it increases stamina and energy, and it reduces feelings of stress and fatigue. It also teaches us that we can push ourselves beyond thresholds we did not think were possible."

-- Sherrie Campbell

Why Bad Habits Are Like Heavy Weights

"Bad habits are like heavy weights that you drag around as you go about your day. They’ll slow you down, tire you out, and frustrate you. Despite your hard work and talent, you’ll struggle to reach your full potential when you’ve got certain thoughts, behaviors, and feelings holding you back."

-- Amy Morin

Successful and Unsuccessful People

"Since childhood, I’ve known that the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is in the way they think. It’s a lesson my father taught me, and it has guided me to this day."

-- John C. Maxwell 

Your Time Is Your Life

"Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time."

-- Rick Warren

What Came Before The Effortless

"As observers of experts, we are often in awe of their ability to play and perform in a way that seems almost effortless. But the performance is the final product—what came before the play is almost always years of hard work in preparation."

-- Brian Levenson

Problems or Solutions You Will Find Some

"If you think you can’t do something, you probably won’t. If, on the other hand, you think you can, odds are you will. The same is true with your problems. If you dwell on them, they will overwhelm you. But if you look for solutions, you will find some."

--  Craig Groeschel