For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So can you.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

Worry is negative goal setting.

Learn from the experts; you will not live long enough to figure it all out by yourself.

There's only one direction you can coast-downhill.

The predominant quality of successful people is optimism.... Your level of optimism is the very best predictor of how happy, healthy, wealthy, and long-lived you will be.

I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.