Laugh often. Starting your day with a good laugh, or at least a big smile, is as beneficial to your health as it is to your mood. Scientific studies at Northwestern University and Fordham University concluded that laughter benefits the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs. It relaxes tensions, changes attitude, and increases the body's natural painkillers. And it has no harmful side effects.

Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.

our lives change in two ways :through the people we meet and the books we read

Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.

Are you worried about pressure? I look at it this way: Pressure is having to do something you are not totally prepared to do.

Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.

Good intentions aren't enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.