"If no changes were necessary for you to achieve financial independence, you'd already be there."

—John Cummuta: author and financial advisor

 “Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you.”

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good."

-- Norman Schwarzkopf, General

Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."

— Zig Ziglar (1926-2012)

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

Mark Twain (1835-1910);

[Samuel Clemens] humorist, essayist, novelist




“Most people are like you and me, or the people across the street or around the world from you and me. Just like you and me, their hearts tell them that somewhere, somehow, they can make a positive difference in the world. ”

William Baker -

Character

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."
-- Phillips Brooks

Wisdom

“In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. ”

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826);

3rd U.S. President

"Happiness is native to the human mind and its physical machine. We think better, perform better, feel better, and are healthier when we are happy."
— Maxwell Maltz: was a motivational author and creator
of the Psycho-Cybernetics

"I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself."

-- Brian Tracy, Author

You are a Mirror to your World

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. "
-- Dale Carnegie, author 

"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror."
-- Ken Keyes 

Don't Look Back

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922);

inventor

Great Men and Little Men

"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others."
-- Don Shula, football coach



“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything, and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

Dr. Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)

clergyman, writer

"You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search."

— Maxwell Maltz: was a motivational author and creator
of the Psycho-Cybernetics

Excellence

“Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”

"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started."Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Philosopher

"Intellectual capital is the most valuable of all factors of production."
Brian Tracy: is a self-help author and motivational speaker

Your Mind

"If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal."
Zig Ziglar: Motivational author and speaker

As a man thinks in is heart so is he

Out of the abundant of the heart the mouth speak

Visualization

The ability to change your physical future life simply by using your mind.

"What we think, we become"
"The Power of Visualization goes far beyond a better golf score or tennis game."

Dedication

“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication. ”

Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
filmmaker

"You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take."-- Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Player