We are all self-made men and women, but only the successful take credit for it.

The key to becoming world-class in your endeavors is to build your performance around world-class routines. It can be difficult, even futile, to predict or control what will show up in the middle of your workday. But you can almost always control how your day starts and ends. I have routines for both.

You are judged by what you produce, not what you said, intended or wanted to produce. It's Friday, add up the numbers. How'd you do?

If you haven’t already clearly defined your values, you may find yourself making choices that conflict with what you want. If, for example, honesty is a big thing for you, but you hang out with liars, there’s a conflict. When your actions conflict with your values, you’ll end up unhappy, frustrated, and despondent. In fact, psychologists tell us that nothing creates more stress than when our actions and behaviors aren’t congruent with our values.

Become very conscious of every choice you make today so you can begin to make smarter choices moving forward.

Almost every great achievement began with someone finally getting ticked off, saying, 'Enough!' and standing up to fight.

Small, seemingly insignificant steps completed consistently over time will create a radical difference