“Courage is not absence of fear; it is control of fear, mastery of fear.”

“To earn more, you must learn more.”

“The most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex. But the payoff and rewards for completing these tasks efficiently can be tremendous.”

“When everything is laid out neatly and in sequence, you will feel much more like getting on with the job.”

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.”

“Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.”

“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”

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

“the quality of your thinking is largely determined by the quantity of the information you have with which to work ”

“Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.”

“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true”

“Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.”

“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.”

“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.

“knowing how to deal with change effectively is a primary requirement for living successfully in perhaps the most exciting time in all of human history ”