As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

Don't wait until you feel like taking positive action. Take the action and then you will feel like doing it.

When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they'll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don't.

Will what I am about to do, bring me closer to, or take me further from my goals?

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

By the mile it's a trial, but by the inch it's a cinch.

Make finding the good in others a priority