The simple act of writing down a goal and making a written plan for its accomplishment moves you to the top 3 percent.

Your own level of self-acceptance is determined largely by how well you feel you are accepted by the important people in your life.

Remember, you only have to succeed the last time.

You perform at your best when you are working continually on high-priority goals and objectives.

The future belongs to the competent

Most companies, 97 percent or more, put all their focus on clever advertising and clever taglines to get people to buy average or mediocre products. You need to back off and offer a really good product or service.

A goal or decision without a deadline has no urgency. It has no real beginning or end.