Thursday, August 29, 2013

The person you ask to lie for you, will lie to you..... (from Grace G's FB)

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind

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 Vitamins for the mind

Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties. - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind

Success is the study of the obvious. Everyone should take Obvious I and Obvious II in school. - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind

It's too bad failures don't give seminars. Wouldn't that be valuable? If you meet a guy who has messed up his life for forty years, you've just got to say, "John, if I bring my journal and promise to take good notes, would you spend a day with me?" - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind

Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are.

Success is 20 percent skills and 80 percent strategy. You might know how to read, but more important, what's your plan to read? - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind

Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it. - Jim Rohn Vitamins for the mind


“All of the great achievers of the past have been visionary figures; they were men and women who projected into the future. They thought of what could be, rather than what already was, and then they moved themselves into action, to bring these things into fruition.” —Bob Proctor

“Our vision is more obstructed by what we think we know than by our lack of knowledge.” —Kristen Stendahl

“In the beginning the dream makes the person, but in the end the person makes the dream.” —John Maxwell

“To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson


Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. —James Allen

“Visualize and think about yourself as you would ideally like to be, not just as you are.” —Brian Tracy

“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.” —Helen Keller

“Achieving your vision doesn't mean you've reached the end of the line. It simply means that you've come to a new starting place.” —Nido Qubein

“Cherish your visions and your dreams. They are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” —Napoleon Hill

“Achievers can almost literally taste success because they imagine their goals in such vivid detail. Setbacks only seem to add spice and favor to the final taste of victory.” —Denis Waitley
Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.   Zig Ziglar
"“A better definition of a strength, is an activity that makes you feel strong. And a weakness is an activity that makes you feel weak. Even if you’re good at it, if it drains you, that’s a weakness.” - Buckingham
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“It takes time to build a corporate work of art. It takes time to build a life. And it takes time to develop and grow. So give yourself, your enterprise, and your family the time they deserve and the time they require.” —Jim Rohn

“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” —Herbert Kaufman

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” —Longfellow

“Decide exactly what you want and resolve to persist, no matter what, until you achieve it.” —Brian Tracy

“I do not have superior intelligence or faultless looks. I do not captivate a room or run a mile under six minutes. I only succeeded because I was still working after everyone else went to sleep.” —Greg Evans

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” —Benjamin Franklin

“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.” —Harvey Mackay

“Nothing of great value in life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.” —Norman Vincent Peale

“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.” —Liane Cardes

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” —Albert Einstein

It is what we are that gets across, not what we try to teach. - Croft M. Penz

What have you done today that nobody but a Christian would do? - Croft M. Penz

There isn’t any use trying to shine unless you take time to fill your lamp. - Croft M. Penz

Christians please God when their walk measures up to their talk. - Croft M. Penz

If you can give but one gift, make it a gift of good example. - Croft M. Penz

“A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.” —Mary Kay Ash


“When a goal matters enough to a person, that person will find a way to accomplish what at first seemed impossible.” —Nido Qubein

“The clearer you are about the consequences of your actions and the more intensely you desire to enjoy the consequences that your behaviors may lead to, the more motivated you will be.” —Brian Tracy

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things… to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.” —Edmund Hillary

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.” —Zig Ziglar


“Mix a conviction with a man and something happens.” —Adam Clayton Powell

“Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior.” —Denis Waitley

“Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant; there is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.” —Johann Gottfried von Herder

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.” —Stephen R. Covey