Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result.

Your past is not your potential.

If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.

You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.