Start

"You don't need to be great to start;

you need to start to be great."

--- Zig Ziglar

Optimism and Achievement

"Optimism is essential to achievement

and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."

--- Nicholas Murray Butler

Between Origins and Achievement

"Success has always been easy to measure.

It's the distance between one's origins

and one's final achievement."

--- Michael Korda

The Highest Appreciation

"As we express our gratitude,

we must never forget that the highest appreciation

is not to utter words, but to live by them."

--- John F. Kennedy

The Secret of Success

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure

instead of having pain and pleasure use you.

If you do that, you're in control of your life.

If you don't, life controls you."

---Anthony Robbins

It's Not About Achievement

"Life is not about achievement,

it's about learning and growth,

and developing qualities like compassion,

patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth.

And so if that is the case,

then I think our goals should include something which stretches us."

--- Jack Canfield

Choose Responsibility

"Responsibility is a choice.

I often refer to it as the key to freedom.

Your future can be everything

you have ever dreamed about

and then some."

--- Bob Proctor

A Thankful Start

"Let's start with what we can be thankful for,

and get our mind into that vibration,

and then watch the good that starts to come,

because one thought leads to another thought."

--- Bob Proctor

Gratitude Attitude

"Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply.

And the more grateful you are,

the closer you become to your maker,

to the architect of the universe,

to the spiritual core of your being.

It's a phenomenal lesson."

--- Bob Proctor

Lowest Point In Life

‎"You will find that at your lowest point in life,

when things are going all against you,

that that's the time when you reach deep inside

to pull out of yourself the best you can be."

--- Denis Waitley

Attitude of Achievers

"Achievers have a can-do attitude

that sets them apart from mere dreamers.

Achievers are sold out to success—

no matter the obstacles—

and they are willing to put forth the effort

and pay the price of success."

--- Dr John C. Maxwell

Power of Creation

‎"As an expression of the power of creation,

we alone participate in the events of our world,

create the quality of our lives,

and have the discernment to choose

in a way that makes us better people."

--- Greg Braden

Power Consciousness

"We cannot express powers that we do not possess.

The only way by which we may secure possession of power

is to be conscious of power,

and we can never become conscious of power

until we learn that all power is from within."

--- Charles Haanel

Storms of Life

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass;

It's about learning to dance in the rain."

--- Vivian Greene

Home

"Home is where you dare to dream

and your harvest exceeds your greatest expectations."

--- Mary Anne Radmacher

Responsibility

"Responsibility = response ability,

whether it be thoughts,

treatment of others,

yourself or life situations.

When we show the ability to respond

in the correct manner for the good of all;

this is responsibility."

--- Daz Hannah

Great Things

"To accomplish great things,

we must not only act,

but also dream;

not only plan,

but also believe."

--- Anatole France

The Tragedy of Man

"The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man

who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort,

who never stretches to his full capacity,

never stands up to his full stature."

--- Arnold Bennett

Infinite Capacity

"We are here to change.

We are here to grow, develop and unfold.

We are progressive beings that have infinite capacity."

--- Michael Beckwith

Gifted

"The most gifted members of the human species

are at their creative best when they cannot have their way,

and must compensate for what they miss

by realizing and cultivating their capacities and talents."

--- Eric Hoffer

One Day

"One day is worth a thousand tomorrows."

--- Benjamin Franklin

An Attitude of Happiness

“Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions,

it is governed by our mental attitude”

--- Dale Carnegie

The One String

"We cannot change the past.

We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way.

We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,

and that is our attitude."

--- Charles R. Swindoll

To Change a Person

"What is necessary to change a person is

to change his awareness of himself."

--- Abraham Maslow

The Troubles of the World

"I've always believed that a lot of the troubles in the world

would disappear if we were talking to each other

instead of about each other."

--- Ronald Reagan

Some Benefits of Gratitude

"Gratitude helps you to grow and expand;

gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life

and into the lives of all those around you."

--- Eileen Caddy

The Most Splendid Achievement

"The most splendid achievement of all

is the constant striving to surpass yourself and

to be worthy of your own approval".

--- Denis Waitley

The Greatest Discovery

“The greatest discovery of any generation

is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.”

--- William James

The Most Wonderful Gift

"The most wonderful gift one human being can give another is,

in some way, to make that person's life a little bit better to live."

--- John Assaraf

Proof of Your Existence

"Actions in alignment with your purpose and passions prove you exist."

--- Bruce Brown

Measure Of Intelligence

“Action is the real measure of intelligence.”

--- Napoleon Hill

Vision Without Action

“Vision without action is a dream.

Action without vision is simply passing the time.

Action with Vision is making a positive difference.”

--- Joel Barker

Time for Action

“The time for action is now.

It's never too late to do something.”

--- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

No Result

“You may never know what results come of your action,

but if you do nothing there will be no result”

--- Mahatma Gandhi

Spontaneous Action

“Our spontaneous action is always the best.

You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed,

come so close to any question

as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.”

--- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Get Busy

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear.

Action breeds confidence and courage.

If you want to conquer fear,

do not sit home and think about it.

Go out and get busy.”

--- Dale Carnegie

Deeply and Vitally Alive

“Seek out that particular mental attribute,

which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,

along with which comes the inner voice,

which says,

‘This is the real me,’

and when you have found that attitude,

follow it.”

--- William James

Actions Determine Your Worth

“Your actions,

and your action alone,

determines your worth.”

--- Evelyn Waugh

Thinking is Easy

“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult,

and to put one's thoughts into action is

the most difficult thing in the world.”

--- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Action and Happiness

“Action may not bring happiness

but there is no happiness without action.”

--- William James

High Achievers

“High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly,

make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately.

Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.”

--- Robert H. Schuller

Attitude Success Failure

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it,

for that determines our success or failure.

The way you think about a fact may defeat you

before you ever do anything about it.

You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."

--- Norman Vincent Peale

Living Determined

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."

--- Kahlil Gibran

Time Flies

"Time flies.

It's up to you to be the navigator."

--- Robert Orben

Happy or Unhappy

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself:

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.

I can choose which it shall be.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.

I have just one day, today,

and I'm going to be happy in it."

--- Groucho Marx

Waiting For You To Ask

"Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask.

Everything you want also wants you.

But you have to take action to get it."

--- Jack Canfield

Gratitude Electrified

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity;

it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all."
--- William Faulkner

Believing in Yourself

"Magic is believing in yourself;

if you can do that,

you can make anything happen."

--- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Come Alive

"Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it."

--- Howard Thurman

Your Treatment

"How others treat you, you'll discover,

has a lot to do with how you treat yourself

and thereby teach others to treat you."

--- Wayne Dyer

Seekers and Setters

"Most people are not going after what they want.

Even some of the most serious goal seekers and goal setters,

they're going after what they think they can get."

--- Bob Proctor

Reading and Memorizing or Understanding

"No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life.

It is the understanding and application of

wise thought which counts."

--- Bob Proctor

Our Biggest Battle

"Our biggest battle is with ourselves.

Our biggest battle is with the enemy that resides within us.

We are attacking ourselves more often than there is real danger from outside of us.

Our biggest battle is with the mind."

--- Annie Cap

Advice

"All of us, at certain moments of our lives,

need to take advice and receive help from other people."
---Alexis Carrel

Keep On Going

"Keep on going and the chances are that you will stumble on something,

perhaps when you are least expecting it.

I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."
---Charles F. Kettering

Risk

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud

was more painful that the risk it took to blossom."

--- Anais Nin

Fear of Change

"Most people are scared of change.

They are set in their ways and like things the way they are.

Why rattle the cage?

The thought of change brings up fear in people

because change takes them out of their comfort zones.

This is very logical on the surface,

but if people knew what was waiting on the other side of change,

they would jump at the chance to take the journey.

Change requires both courage and thought."
--- Madisyn Taylor

Chocolates

"Life is like a box of chocolates;

you never know what you're going to get."

--- Forrest Gump in the movie 'Forrest Gump' - 1994

Happiness Comes From

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work

but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after

the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

--- Theodore Isaac Rubin

Being Honest With Yourself

"Being honest with yourself is a bit like being naked,

and few people are really comfortable being naked.

Being honest with yourself is having naked emotions."

--- Madisyn Taylor

Energy Levels

"The higher your energy level,

the more efficient your body.

The more efficient your body,

the better you feel and the more you will use

your talents to produce outstanding results."

--- Anthony Robbins

Passion Energy Power

"Passion is energy.

Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."

--- Oprah Winfrey

Living and Life

"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life'."

--- Maya Angelou

Bird Song

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer,

it sings because it has a song."

--- Maya Angelou

Living Your Purpose

"When you're living your purpose,

it's as if a veil has been lifted

from your eyes and from your soul."

--- Bruce Brown

Positive and Masterful Thinking

“Think positively and masterfully,

with confidence and faith,

and life becomes more secure,

more fraught with action,

richer in achievement and experience.”

--- Eddie Rickenbacker