The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.

Set goals not for the outcome itself, but for who you get to become in the process.

In America, everything you need to succeed is within reach.

The difference between where you are today and where you'll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you've read.

Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties. Seek out the mentors that you need that will lead you to greatness in your field. If you're not willing to learn from others, who are you willing to learn from?

If you don't have a plan for what you want, then you will probably find yourself buying into someone else's plan and later find out that was not the direction you wanted to go. You've got to be the architect of your life.