Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst.

The one element that stands out most clearly among our peak performers is their virtually unassailable belief in the likelihood of their own success.

On course doesn't mean perfect. On course means that even when things don't go perfectly - you are still going in the right direction.

Self-mastery calls for thorough familiarity with one's mental and emotional strengths. And it calls for sustaining a commitment to personal growth - the understanding of what makes you tick as an individual - as well as personal development.

People who have committed to a service/advocacy role will tell you that some of the sublimest pleasure they have ever experienced comes in the context of that work. You get way more than you give.

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks.

Mission starts with determining what you really care about and want to accomplish and committing yourself to it. You can always develop expertise. First, discover your preference.