You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

Write while the heat is in you. The write who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience. To achieve something you've never achieved before, you must become someone you've never been before.

Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.

No one makes you feel anything. It is how you react and respond that determines your emotions.

As the day goes on you get more and more tired. Even if people say they're afternoon people or evening people, it's always best to start out first thing in the morning with your most important task as opposed to your email, phone calls, or checking the internet. If you start out with that then basically you'll just do that all day long.

Praise is a powerful people-builder. Catch individuals doing something right.