“If you can get yourself to read 30 minutes a day, you're going to double your income every year.”

“An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done.”

Valuing Yourself and Your Needs (As a Parent): This is about taking care of your OWN needs as a parent because when you consistently put yourself last to be taken care of and habitually continue to sacrifice your basic necessities to make everyone else happy…Essentially, what you’re teaching your children is that they’re here to be of service to others, then themselves. In other words, you’re teaching them to take advantage of you and use you as they please, which in turn communicates to them that they’re most likely to be used. To prevent this from happening, you need to set consistent limits that protect you from demands that could be overbearing and unfair. That way, you’re communicating that your basic needs are just as important as theirs. It’s true…often times parents that are constantly sacrificing themselves are idealized and praised by other parents. You know… the ones that have no hobbies, no friends and no avenue of enjoyment. Is this really desirable? Parents constantly stressed about the needs of others in the family are usually irritable, and unmotivated to try anything new, fun or exciting. How can parents do this long term with no outlet? Instead, us parents need to enjoy ourselves and focus on being re-energized. When you take good care of yourself, you provide the means to take better care of your children. Going out to dinner or cocktails, trips to the gym 3 or 4 times a week, date night with your spouse or even some alone time reading or going for a walk allows you to be a more productive, interested and patient parent.”

“Rule: Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.”

“There is an old saying that "by the yard it's hard; but inch by inch, anything's a cinch!”

“Never talk about the content. Talk about the outcome.”

“You become what you think about most of the time”

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

“There's only one direction you can coast.”

“Communicating is like that, because the way we communicate with our children shows how we feel about ourselves.”

“Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses”

“Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?”

“human resources are the most valuable assets that the company has.”

“Courage is a habit that is learned by acting courageously whenever the quality of courage is required.”

“How shall we live in order to be happy?” Your ability to ask and answer that question correctly for yourself—and then to follow where your answer leads you—will largely determine whether you achieve your own happiness, and how soon.”