Persistence is self-discipline in action.

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be faster changing and more unpredictable than the present.

Your mental diet largely determines your character and your personality and almost everything that happens to you in life. When you feed your mind with positive affirmations, information, books, conversations, audio programs, and thoughts, you develop a more positive attitude and personality. You become more influential and persuasive. You enjoy greater confidence and self-esteem.

Self-esteem is the reputation you have with yourself.

Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?

To be successful, you need to really work hard. And every study in the last 50 years says that successful people say, "I am not smarter than anybody else. I just want to work harder and longer."

Why haven't you achieved your goals yet? What are your favorite excuses, and how do they hold you back?