Highly effective people tend to be proactive. They decide to find a better job or to have better health, rather than of responding to whatever curves life throws at them.

There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.' The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.

In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.

The heart and soul of loving yourself is integrity and the peace of conscience it inspires.

Highly effective people tend to be proactive. They decide to find a better job or to have better health, rather than of responding to whatever curves life throws at them.