Don't surround yourself with people who just affirm you. Surround yourself with people who challenge you.

The third element of success is your state: You must replace a default state of pessimism or anger with one of determination, of will, of generosity, of curiosity, of gratitude. The more we can put ourselves in such beautiful states rather than suffering states, the more they become habits of being and we end up making better decisions.

It's not resources but resourcefulness that ultimately makes the difference.

No matter how difficult the situation is, it won't last forever. What follows the night is the day. What follows the winter is the spring.

If there is no action, you haven't really decided.

The ultimate success formula: I) Decide what you want (Be precise! Clarity is power) II) Take action (because desire is not enough) III) Notice what's working or not (You don't want to continue to expend energy on an approach that's worthless IV) Change your approach until you achieve what you want (Flexibility gives you the power to create a new approach and a new result.)

Most individuals work much harder to hang on to what they have than to take the necessary risk to shoot for their dreams.