If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd.

You are present in your life on earth at this moment for the purposes of living, loving, learning, and growing. Be assured that life can reliably provide a wide variety of adventures, experiences, and situations that may require you to draw from the depths of your being. Your level of self-awareness and manner of expression can determine the quality of living you experience. Why? Because you get back what you give out.

Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.

The parable of the talents is a good analogy of what happens when we give. When we merely try to hold on to what is given or entrusted to us, life may seem to take away even that. But when we choose to use what life has given us, the return of abundance can include friendship, companionship, financial blessings, homes, transportation, and security in wonderful ways. The universe holds nothing back from the one who lovingly and sincerely gives.

The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.'

Happiness pursued eludes, happiness given returns.