I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.

If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced. If we spend our energies on those things over which we can expect positive results, we will expand our influence.

One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

We not not our feelings. We are not our moods. We not even our thoughts.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?