As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming.

Most everybody thinks that if I want to get big rewards I need to take huge risks. But if you keep thinking that, you're gonna be broke.

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.

Nothing can drag you down if you're not holding on to it.

I still love coming home, but home is where the heart is. I take those whom I love most with me. That's my number one. My number two is being ready.

The defining factor [for success] is never resources; it’s resourcefulness.