Italian Proverb

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

Take action. Every story you’ve ever connected with, every leader you’ve ever admired, every puny little thing that you’ve ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

Never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you.

At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun ‘at work’ and getting paid for it!

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities – always see them, for they are always there.

Those who lose visualize the penalties of failure. Those who win visualize the rewards of success.

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

Where you start is not as important as where you finish.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.

If you put that effort in, you’ll get what you want.

Precision, instinct and tempo are all necessary in order to become extraordinary.

We’ve realized the situation will not change so the answer is for us to change.

It’s absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.