If you don't make a conscious effort to control your focus-and decide in advance which things you're going to focus on-you'll be so pulled by the demands of the world that you will soon find yourself living in reaction rather than living a life plan you've designed for yourself.

Losers react,leaders anticipate.

We only learn our limits by going beyond them. I propose that we all commit ourselves to the process of Constant and Never ending Improvement.

More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny.

You're far more likely to lose the weight and keep it off if you lose slowly, perhaps ½ to 1 pound a week, exercise moderately, and find that replacement for comfort, connection, and control. That's a doable long-term plan.

Most people know what to do, but they don't do what they know - because they haven't found their inner drive. Their passion.

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.