People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

Am I motivated by what I really want out of life - or am I mass-motivated?

As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.

Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.

Most very successful people can remember that their success was discovered and built out of adversity of some kind. It's not the problems that beset us-problems are surprisingly pretty much the same for millions of others-it's how we react to problems that determines not only our degree of growth and maturity but our future success-and, perhaps, much of our health.

One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.