“Leadership is the ability to elicit extraordinary performance from ordinary people.”

“The law of increasing returns says that the more you focus on doing the few things that represent the most valuable use of your time, the better you become at those activities and the less time it takes you to accomplish each one.”

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

“Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.”

“Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one thousand percent.”

“Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current  job, industry, education, experience or interests.”

“Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building.”

“Your life only gets better when you get better.” 

“Know What You Believe What are your values today with regard to your work and your career? Do you believe in the values of integrity, hard work, dependability, creativity, cooperation, initiative, ambition, and getting along well with people? People who live these values in their work are vastly more successful and more highly esteemed than people who do not. What are your values with regard to your family? Do you believe in the importance of unconditional love, continuous encouragement and reinforcement, patience, forgiveness, generosity, warmth, and attentiveness? People who practice these values consistently with the important people in their lives are much happier than people who do not. What are your values with regard to money and financial success? Do you believe in the importance of honesty, industry, thrift, frugality, education, excellent performance, quality, and persistence? People who practice these values are far more successful in their financial lives than those who do not, and they achieve their financial goals far faster as well. What about your health? Do you believe in the importance of self-discipline, self-mastery, and self-control with regard to diet, exercise, and rest? Do you set high standards for health and fitness and then work every day to live up to those standards? People who practice these values live longer, healthier lives than people who do not.”

“Epictetus, a Greek philosopher, once wrote, “Circumstances do not make the man. They merely reveal him to himself.”

“Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

“Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide  what's possible.”

“You will regret many things in life, but you will never regret being too kind or too fair.”

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

“No person or situation can make you fed anything-it is only the way you think about a situation that makes you feel the way you do.”