The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.

The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.

SUCCESS is when I add value to MYSELF. SIGNIFICANCE is when I add value to OTHERS.

The bookends of success are starting and finishing. Decisions help us start; discipline helps us finish.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.

Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn from their mistakes, failures, and losses. ... When we are focused too much on ourselves, we lose perspective. Humility allows us to regain perspective and see the big picture. ... Humility allows us to let go of perfection and keep trying.