Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?"

If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.

Internal victories precede external victories.

I don't read blogs but occasionally people tell me about what they contain, and I do take questions that come from blogs.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.

Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe this is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds.

We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).