You can't be successful with other people if you haven't paid the price of success with yourself.
Stephen CoveyOpposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
Stephen CoveyResponse-ability is the ABILITY to choose our response to any circumstance or condition.
Stephen CoveyAll things are created twice. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental, just as a building follows a blueprint. If you don't make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default.
Stephen Covey