We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.

Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes.

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation?

Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.

Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'

The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.