Your success is your responsibility. Take the initiative, do the work, and persist to the end.

Keep a positive mind. Remember, a failed attempt doesn’t make you a failure—giving up does.

This is about me being ready to succeed.When I win in my mind, I truly win.Anything worthwhile deserves some time.I will do it this time! No excuses!

Visualization engages the mind and encourages the body.

Push today for what you want tomorrow!

Live in the present, but live for the future.

People aspire, learn, and grow when they are ready to commit to the process.

Don’t compromise your focus by comparing what you are trying to learn to what you already know. Focus in the moment, on what you are trying to learn now.

Keep an open mind and know that you can always learn more.

You must be grounded to take flight.

True confidence is born of experiencing your hard work and seeing your determination pay off.

In my experience ideology is a lot like religion it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it becomes clear that their ideology doesn't describe the real world.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

We mature not by years, but by stories…" Cinderella In Focus:Cindy's Secret

Loving yourself is the first step towards knowing what you would and wouldn't take from people - it determines not just the way people treat you but the relationships you keep in the first place

Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.

For brain surgeons it's particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.

I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. 'You're fired' is a very strong term.

Hold a positive thought of an enlightened person in your mind. When that thought touches their aura, it comes back quickly with a positive lift. You will go up.

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didnt publish my first book until I was 41.

For some people, what really matters to them is sleep.