Are we going to give up, or are we going to be the kind of people who stand up and do what it takes, even if we don't feel like doing it?

We're busy being busy. Distraction is a dangerously deceptive saboteur of our goals, because we are not present to how much time we lose. We're distracted by things like being in meetings or on conference calls, or we get on Facebook related to business and the updates of friends captivate our attention and an hour goes by before we wake up.

Channel your emotion into the excellence of doing something rather than the mediocrity of deciding whether or not to do it.

When it comes to making commitments to other people, sometimes one of the hardest things to learn to say is no when we mean no.

Success is never owned, it is rented, and the rent is due every day.

Fear is a big reason. Ultra achievers don't have an attitude for overcoming fear. They just do it anyway, because they're okay with being afraid. Instead of putting energy into reducing fear, they confront it with action.

We need to stop spending so much of our time trying to make the right decisions and instead start spending our time making decisions and then making them right.