The greatest leverage you can create for yourself is the pain that comes from inside, not outside. Knowing that you have failed to live up to your own standards for your life is the ultimate pain.

Decisions are the doorway to change.

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

When you know what's most important to you, making a decision is quite simple.

Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.

The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.

If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.