Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.
Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.
After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.
Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.