“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” — Tony Robbins I guess we all know this is true –…
Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. Tyron Edwards Thoughts must always come first. We think about what we want to achieve. Maybe some would say we dream of our success,…
Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before. …
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. — Elizabeth Kubler Ross We all have that light within us, but…
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. —- George Bernard Shaw You may not be able to change the laws of nature, but you can…
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. – Seneca How to achieve a goal Know what it isIf you don’t know what you’re aiming for, you have…
Men soon the faults of others learnA few their virtues, too, find out;But is there one—I have a doubt—Who can his own defects discern? – Sanskrit Proverb None of us are perfect. We all have faults. We all have limitations. It’s important that we understand…
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. –Michael Jordan Never be afraid…
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second is listening, the third is memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. Solomon Ibn Gabriol So stop talking, start listening to the right people, remember what you heard, act on it, and…
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, 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…