A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.

At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That's wonderful, and I'm happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself?

If you don't have a plan, days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into years, and before you know it you're looking back saying, I should've had a plan.

Eighty percent of all questions are statements in disguise.

When you allow a person's words to upset you, you're giving away your power.

Some people prefer the passenger role, because it imposes no real pressure to decide or stand accountable for their life results.

There is an interconnectedness among members that bonds the family, much like mountain climbers who rope themselves together when climbing a mountain, so that if someone should slip or need support, he's held up by the others until he regains his footing.