Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four or five "no's" before you get a "yes."

Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.

Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else's projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle.

Self-esteem does not mean feeling good all the time. Self-esteem means loving yourself even when you feel badly...even when you make a mistake. It means loving yourself even when you're depressed. It means that you accept yourself fully.

Sometimes you dance with a partner, and sometimes you dance alone. But the important thing is to keep dancing.

Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals.