I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.

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.

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.

Obstacles are merely a call to strengthen your resolve to achieve your worthwhile goals.

Your current conditions do not reflect your ultimate potential, but rather the size and quality of goals upon which you currently are focusing.

I'm certainly not saying that my life is what success is all about. To me, success is the ongoing process of striving to become more.

Remember: we all get what we tolerate. So stop tolerating excuses within yourself, limiting beliefs of the past, or half-assed or fearful states.