Successful people engage that creative part of their minds and ask, "Well, I wonder how else I can look at this problem? I wonder how else I could deal with this decision? I wonder what other possibilities I have there?"

Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

Seek other people's advice, but don't take orders. And don't take 100% of anyone's advice. Make sure every decision you make is a product of your own conclusion. Be a student, not a disciple.

I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.

Average people look forward to "getting off." Successful people look forward to "getting on."

Commit yourself to something bigger than yourself.