Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds Of Real-world Lessons For Success And Happiness Quotes
The only way an annoyance can bring you down is if you let it.
Having kids is not the same as being a parent.
Being a good loser helps build character, provides valuable lessons, and helps you become mentally prepared for your next challenge.
Your life is determined by the sum of the choices that YOU make.
You can’t live an unhealthy lifestyle and expect a healthy outcome.
If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.
Measuring progress is often like watching grass grow. While it’s difficult to detect movement on a daily basis, it’s simple to see growth over time.
The next time someone says, ‘The odds are against you, ’ remember: If you don’t try, you forfeit the opportunity.
Ask yourself whether the problem will matter in a year or two. If not, it may be a trivial issue unworthy of your concern.
Moments don’t last forever, but their memories do.
Every time you give your word, you’re putting your honor on the line.
Given the option, would you rather choose the right path, even though it’s difficult, or the easy route, knowing that you’ll be compromising your standards?
Winning without honor, is worse than a resounding defeat.
Knowing what’s right isn’t as important as doing what’s right.
Shared beliefs and values form the heart of every successful relationship and ultimately determine its success.
Follow your conscience. Sleep well.
Appreciate what you have, while you have it, or you’ll learn what it meant to you after you lose it.
When you make a promise, you’re not giving your word in erasable pencil, you’re inscribing your commitment in indelible ink.
Many people are actually poor because the only thing they have is money.
Achieving success is hard staying successful is even harder.
It’s better to bite your tongue than to eat your words.
There’s more to life than increasing its speed.
People stop trying when there’s no benefit for being exceptional and no consequence for being mediocre.
Keeping score, in friendships, is a losing game.
It’s your life to live. Own it! You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life.
What counts that we’re not counting?
You send a message by what you say and what you do. If words aren’t supported with consistent actions, they will ring hollow.
We place artificial demands on ourselves that undermine our happiness. These demands force us to work harder and harder to cross a finish line that keeps moving.
A positive mental attitude can improve your health, enhance your relationships, increase your chances of success, and add years to your life.
Life is like playing musical chairs –– you never know when the music will stop.” ~
Learning is as much an attitude as it is an activity.
Without trust, no company can ever hope for excellence.
Trust is like blood pressure. It’s silent, vital to good health, and if abused, it can be deadly.
Mistakes don’t make you a failure, but beating yourself up makes you feel like one.