The first quality of courage is the willingness to launch with no guarantees. The second quality of courage is the ability to endure when there is no success in sight.

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

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

One of the best uses of your time is to increase your competence in your key result areas.

The sad fact is that people are poor because they have not yet decided to be rich. People are overweight and unfit because they have not yet decided to be thin and fit. People are inefficient time wasters because they haven't yet decided to be highly productive in everything they do.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence.