Everyone has a worst time in their life. There's always a worse time. We are all either in a crisis, coming to one or coming out of one.

My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

People who other people value get job offers, they get opportunities, and they get encouragement all because they are valued.

When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.

We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!

It's a lot more interesting to learn and discover real-life principles when they are revealed in the form of a story.