Ralph Marston Quotes

You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.

Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.

Your life is magnificent not because someone says it is, but because you choose to see it as such

A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.

Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.

There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking.

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

Begin each day with the expectation that it will bring something new, something to which you can say yes.

Never assume that you're stuck with the way things are. Life changes, and so can you.

Every aspect of your life is greatly influenced, day in and day out, by the way you imagine life to be. Imagine the best, choose the goodness, and "be a source of love and light for all to see.

One of the biggest threats to success is success itself. When you get a little bit ahead, it's all too easy to become complacent and to quickly lose what you have gained.

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.

You become what you think about most. When you continually focus on the fear of failure, failure will become real for you. Look instead at the possibilities. Look at what could happen if only you would attempt it. Sure, it might not succeed completely. Yet even then you will learn something.

Though the universe is delightfully complex, life, at its heart, is not particularly complicated. Live true to who you are and though it won't always be easy, you'll live well.

Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines. Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.

The fundamental challenge of achieving anything you wish is first to convince yourself to do it. Once you are totally convinced of its value, you'll find a way to get it done.

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.

There's nothing that says you have to succeed in the same way as someone else. In fact, there's nothing that says you must define success in the same way as someone else.

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

Success requires both urgency and patience. Be urgent about making the effort, and patient about seeing the results.

There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.

So go ahead and face that fear, make that effort, move forward into new territory and fully live the grand possibilities with which you're blessed. Boldly face life, and you'll find it to be better than you ever imagined.

Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.

Even in the most difficult situation there is always, somehow, a way to triumph

When you're not afraid to fail, you'll most certainly have the confidence to succeed.

Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.

If you so choose, each day can be filled with even more joy than the one before. If you so choose, even the most seemingly random events can work in your favor.

Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. [at least it will feel like it!]

You may very well have good reasons for resentment, frustration and anger. But that doesn't mean those negative responses are good for you, or that you must choose them.

It's difficult to follow your dream. It's a tragedy not to.

You cannot expect to get the effect when you neglect to create the cause.

The way to transform your immense inner value into outer riches is by giving it freely and authentically to others.

Winners win not because they're allowed to, but because they decide to.

The most effective strategy for successful living is really no strategy at all. It is, rather, to be real, to be honest, to be authentic, to be you.

Just because the road ahead is long, is no reason to slow down. Just because there is much work to be done, is no reason to get discouraged. It is a reason to get started, to grow, to find new ways, to reach within yourself and discover strength, commitment, and determination. The road ahead is long and difficult, but it’s filled with opportunity. Start what needs starting. Finish what needs finishing. Get on the road. Stay on the road. Don’t give up.

If the challenge seems a bit too overwhelming, that's the one you want. Take it on & let it pull you up.

Be wary of those who seek to steal your dream. Be even more wary of those who seek to tell you what your dream should be.

Gratitude is the smile of love.

Life is not always easy. And that is a major reason why it is so precious. Many of life's best rewards are possible only because you must work your way through difficult challenges to get to them. If everything in life were easy, there would be no opportunity for real fulfillment.

The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true

Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding - and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life.

Concern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.

There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.

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

You are full of wonderful possibilities. Do something with them. The most painful regrets, those which never go away, are regrets of things not done, things never attempted.

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.