Procrastinating, fighting and avoiding will only make it more difficult. The way out is to get it done.

Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited.

Sure, it's easy to be upbeat when everything is going your way. Anyone can do that. It is far more important, however, to take a positive approach in circumstances that most people would view as negative.

Today is plenty; right now is enough. Tomorrow will come in good time. Until it does, live the depth of now.

Achievement does not require extraordinary ability. Achievement comes from ordinary abilities applied with extraordinary persistence.

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.

When you do the right thing, enjoy it! When you take positive actions, enjoy them. After all, they are leading you toward positive results. Pat yourself on the back. Truly enjoy the fact that you're making positive progress, and the negative temptations will have no power over you.