One belief that I've developed to carry me through extremely tough times is simply this: God's delays are not God's denials.

The most powerful force in the human psyche is people's need for their words and actions to stay consistent with their IDENTITY - how we define ourselves.

Often we are caught in a mental trap of seeing enormously successful people and thinking they are where they are because they have some special gift. Yet a closer look shows that the greatest gift that extraordinarily successful people have over the average person is their ability to get themselves to take action.

The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. If we choose bliss, that's what we get. If we choose misery, we get that, too.

Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth.

Some people try to deal with money by pretending it doesn't matter, but financial pressure is something that affects us all every day of our lives.

Plan for pleasure for each and every day.