“Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by-product of a life well lived.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady

A scientist is a man who changes his beliefs according to reality, a theist is a man who changes reality to match his beliefs.
Volker Braun

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Jim Rohn

“Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.”

– Brian Tracy, Author

A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. The man of genius understands the importance of the few things he sees.
George Bernard Shaw

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

– Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist

Power is the ability to do good things for others.
Brooke Astor

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

– William Faulkner, Novelist

Through self-awareness, we set goals with realistic stretch, and stay open to conscience-driven change.

Stephen R. Covey

“Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.”

– Larry Bird, NBA Basketball Player

If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.
Julia Sorel

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.
Jane Haddam

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
William Hazlitt

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will
try to get there.
David Gergen

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Watterson Lowe

Lack of money is no obstacle.
Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
Ken Hakuta

“Ingenuity – plus courage, plus work – equals miracles.”

– Bob Richards, Olympic Gold Medalist

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

– Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.

Jim Rohn

Excuses are the sure and reliable building blocks of failure.
Whether you find yourself offering them or accepting them, they are a definite warning flag that you are veering off course.

Ralph Marston