If all the people around you are happy with you, you are not doing great work. When you stop being like other people, they stop liking you. That's just how it goes. There's no escaping it. And it's okay. What you need to understand about that disapproval is that it's a sign you're doing something right.

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

If you truly want to be successful, spend less time following the lives of other people and more time leading your own.

Success is not for those who want it, nor those who need it, but for those who are utterly determined to seize it--whatever it takes.

The activities you are most afraid of are the activities that can cause a breakthrough in your success. Step into them.

Fear doesn't prevent death, but it certainly prevents life.

Forget about willpower. It's time for why-power. Your choices are only meaningful when you connect them to your desires and dreams. The wisest and most motivating choices are the ones aligned with that which you identify as your purpose, your core self, and your highest values. You've got to want something, and know why you want it, or you'll end up giving up too easily.