I think I'm smart, and I know I was a good mom. But there wasn't a lot I could point to and say, that's why I'm special.

The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they worked. Once willpower became stronger, it touched everything.

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.

Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.

Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.

The same process that makes AA so effective—the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe—happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.