Resources Dwelling within us ~ Richard Byrd

"Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used."

-- Richard Byrd, Explorer

Clearly Defined Goals ~ Robert Heilein, American Novelist

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."

-- Robert Heinlein, American Novelist

Don't wait for moods ~ Pearl Buck

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind
must know it has got to get down to work.
-- Pearl Buck, Novelist

It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts ~ Ella Fitzgerald

"It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts."
-- Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer

Attitude, aptitude and altitude ~ Zig Ziglar, Author

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
-- Zig Ziglar, Author

Alexander Graham Bell quote on close and open door

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open."
-- Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor

"Fix your eyes forward on what you can do ~ Tom Clancy's quote

"Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change."
-- Tom Clancy, Author

Article: 4 Stories That Will Make You Love the World

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To live a happy life ~ Albert Einstein

"If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things."
-- Albert Einstein

Write Something Worth Reading ~ Benjamin Franklin

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

-- Benjamin Franklin, Inventor

Time is more valuable than money ~ Jim Rohn

"Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time."

-- Jim Rohn, Motivational Speaker

"Focus your messages on the results you expect ~ Marty Brounstein, communications trainer

"Focus your messages on the results you expect, not on the methods for doing the job."
-- Marty Brounstein, communications trainer

The mind ~ John Milton

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav'n of hell and a hell of a heav'n."
-- John Milton, poet

Do the best you could in current condition ~ Edgar Howe

"Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them, and not waited until the next year for better."
-- Edgar Howe

Article: How to Use Mind Maps to Unleash Your Brain's Creativity and Potential

Mind mapping is one of the best ways to capture your thoughts and bring them to life in visual form. Beyond just note-taking, though, mind maps can help you become more creative, remember more, and solve problems more effectively. Whether you're new to mind maps or just want a refresher, here's a...

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Article: 5 Takeaways From UN's Global Report on Happiness

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Article: A Scientific Guide to Effectively Saying No

Learning how to say no is one of the most useful skills you can develop, especially when it comes to living a more productive and healthy life. Saying no to unnecessary commitments can give you the time you need to recover and rejuvenate. Saying no to daily distractions can give you the space you...

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Article: When and How to Say "Enough!"

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Article: Surprising Things That Can Boost Your Self-Esteem

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Opportunity

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity."
-- H. Jackson Brown, Author

Strength, courage & confidence ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady

Create a plan and put it into action ~ Napoleon Hill

"Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you're ready or not, to put this plan into action."
-- Napoleon Hill, Motivational Writer

The biggest tragedy in America ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

"The biggest tragedy in America is not the great waste of natural resources - though this is tragic; the biggest tragedy is the waste of human resources because the average person goes to his grave with his music still in him."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Surrender to your vision

"Once you surrender to your vision, success begins to chase you."
-- The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Article: Follow the leader - Richard's Blog

Look around the room you are in. Can you spot the leader?

Most people grow up believing that a leader is someone else in the room.

There are many different types of leader and some people take mor …

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To be successful... Build a relationship.

"To be successful, you have to be able to relate to people; they have to be satisfied with your personality to be able to do business with you and to build a relationship with mutual trust."
-- George Ross, Star of The Apprentice with Donald Trump

Luck is dividend of sweat ~ Ray Kroc

"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get"
-- Ray Kroc, Executive

Article: Don't Make Decisions, Orchestrate Them

http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2013/08/dont-make-decisions-orchestrat.html

Article: 5 Ways to Feel Less Powerless

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Feel-Less-Powerless-Deepak-Chopra

Hard work and Judgement ~ Theodore Roosevelt

"I never won anything without hard labor and the exercise of my best judgment." -- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president

Ability to triumph begins from you ~ Oprah Winfrey

"It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always." -- Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host

The most responsive to change survives ~ Charles Darwin

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." -- Charles Darwin, scientist

Imagine - Believe - Achieve

Good management ~ John Rockefeller

"Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people" -- John. D. Rockefeller, American Industrialist

Article: 5 Exercises You Think You Need—but Don't

http://www.oprah.com/health/Exercise-Misconceptions-Exercises-You-Dont-Really-Need

Article: 6 Steps to See Yourself More Clearly

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Martha-Beck-Positive-and-Negative-Personality-Traits-Perseveration

Article: Your Weekend Has 60 Hours--Here's How To Wring The Most Out Of Them

http://www.fastcompany.com/3004128/your-weekend-has-60-hours-heres-how-wring-most-out-them

Path of least resistance ~ H.G. Wells

"The path of least resistance is the path of the loser. " -- H.G. Wells, author

Keep Pushing ~ Larry Bird

"I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing. " -- Larry Bird, basketball player

Resolve problem after sleeping

"It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it." -- John Steinbeck, Author

Goals ~ Diana Scharf Hunt, Author

"Goals are dreams with deadlines." -- Diana Scharf Hunt, Author

Natural touch ~ Lee Trevino, golfer

"There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls." -- Lee Trevino, golfer

Article: Dr. Oz-Approved Medical Websites

http://www.oprah.com/health/Dr-Oz-Approved-Medical-Websites

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." -- Ralph Marston, Author

Always be doing ~ Thomas Jefferson

"Determine never to be idle. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing." -- Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President

Teach people to believe in themselves - Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club

"Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. "
-- Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club

He who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon ~ Dag Hammarskjold, statesman

"Only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road."
-- Dag Hammarskjold, statesman

A little bit more ~ Lou Vickery, American Business Writer

"Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more. "
-- Lou Vickery, American Business Writer

Character is the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life ~ Joan Didion

"Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs."
-- Joan Didion

Learning is a treasure ~ Proverb

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."
-- Proverb

Take risk ~ Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
-- Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

3 Motivational Mind Tricks Designed To Power Progress | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

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Nurture your mind ~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes."
-- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

Article: Finding Faith and Purpose: 6 Quotes from Karen Armstrong

http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Finding-Faith-and-Yourself-6-Quotes-from-Karen-Armstrong

Article: How to Take the Worst Kind of Pain and Transform It Into Light

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Beverly-Donofrio-Essay-Surviving-Painful-Things

Miracles ~ Chaim Weizmann

"Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them"
-- Chaim Weizmann, Chemist

Make Mistakes ~ Vince Lombardi

"If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough."
-- Vince Lombardi, football coach

Personal Calling, Best Way to Succeed ~ Oprah Winfrey

"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."

-- Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host

Explore. Dream. Discover ~ Mark Twain, Author

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-- Mark Twain, Author

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
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Article: The Best Advice Dr. Maya Angelou Has Ever Given—and Received

http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/The-Best-Advice-Maya-Angelou-Has-Ever-Given-and-Received-Video_1

Resolution to succeed ~ Abraham Lincoln

"Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
-- Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president

Gratitude ~ Cicero

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but also the parent of all the others."
-- Cicero, Philosopher

Way to happiness ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

The great irony in life is that there is no way to happiness; happiness IS the way. ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

Success - Jonathan Winters,

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
-- Jonathan Winters, Comedian

Innovate ~ Larry Ellison

"When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts."
-- Larry Ellison, entrepreneur

Article: How Your Nose Can Control Your Brain

http://www.oprah.com/health/Smell-and-Emotions-Nose-and-Brain-Sense-of-Smell

Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

Students deserve teachers like Pierson.

Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
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Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit

Check out this amazing TEDTalk:

Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit
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Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success

Check out this amazing TEDTalk:

Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success
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Article: Meditation In Action: 5 Tips For Integrating Mindfulness Into Everyday Life

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Article: The 9 Words That Changed Dr. Maya Angelou's Life Forever

http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/The-9-Words-That-Changed-Dr-Maya-Angelous-Life-Forever-Video

Article: How to Get Out of Your Own Way (and the Brain Science Behind It)

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Quitting ~ Paul J Meyer

"Ninety percent of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit."
-- Paul J. Meyer

Persevere to succeed ~ Helen Adams Keller

"You have set yourself a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere."
-- Helen Adams Keller, American Author and Lecturer

Article: How to Listen When Someone Is Venting

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/how_to_listen_when_someone_is.html

Dream higher shoot higher ~ William Faulkner

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
-- William Faulkner, Author

Conscious, ignorant, knowledge ~ Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

"To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge."
-- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

Choose a job you love - Confucius

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius

Vision and Action - Japanese Proverb

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."
-- Japanese Proverb

Article: What Kids Learn from Your Marriage

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Article: Be a Better Dad: 5 Tips for Showing Affection

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Carry out your ideas - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams. "
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet

Article: The Secrets Only Happiness Experts Know

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Happiness-Secrets-Only-Experts-Know-The-Psychology-of-Happiness

Article: Identify Bad Guys with Dr. Phil's 8 Warning Signs

http://www.oprah.com/oprahs-lifeclass/Spot-a-Bad-Guy-with-Dr-Phils-Eight-Warning-Signs-Video

Article: 4 Potent Life Lessons From Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments are otherworldly, and his advice is golden. Here are four life lessons I've learned from reading his autobiography (twice). All quotes are by Ben Franklin.Accept Full Responsibility For Your Life"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is."Benjam...

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Visions and Dreams - Napoleon Hill

"Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. "
-- Napoleon Hill, Pioneer of Personal Achievement Philosophy

A good goal - Mary Kay Ash

"A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch."
-- Mary Kay Ash, cosmetics pioneer

Do the things that others will not do.

"You must do the things today that others will not do so that you can have the things tomorrow that others will not have."
-- Anonymous

Fulfilling someone else's need ~ Stuart Wilde Biography, Self Help Author and Lecturer

"Your needs will be met once you can find a way of projecting energy and fulfilling someone else's need."
-- Stuart Wilde Biography, Self Help Author and Lecturer

Imagination ~ Albert Einstein

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
-- Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

Life ~ Irving Berlin

"Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. "
-- Irving Berlin, American Composer and Lyricist

Courage ~ Winston Churchill

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. "
-- Winston Churchill, British prime minister

Bumblebee ~ Mary Kay Ash

"Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyway."
-- Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

Look at what you have left ~ Robert Schuller

"Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost."
-- Robert Schuller, Clergyman

Success and Happiness ~ Dave Gardner

"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."
-- Dave Gardner, comedian

Success & Discipline ~ Vince Lombardi

"I have never known a really successful man who deep in his heart did not understand the grind, the discipline it takes to win."
-- Vince Lombardi, American Football Coach

Future you see ~ Robert G Allen

"The future you see is the future you get."
-- Robert G Allen, Business, Finance & Motivational Author

Keep asking ~ Jack Canfield

"Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four or five "no's" before you get a "yes." "
-- Jack Canfield, Success Coach

Accomplishments ~ Althea Gibson

"No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you."
-- Althea Gibson, Tennis Player

Winners in life ~ Barbara Pletcher

"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better."
-- Barbara Pletcher, author

Crisis ~ Martha Beck, Author

"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way."
-- Martha Beck, Author

Destiny ~ William Jennings Bryan

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
-- William Jennings Bryan, 41st United States Secretary of State

Trying Times ~ Ray Owen

"Trying times are not the times to stop trying."
-- Ray Owen, Writer

A Champion ~ Jack Dempsey

"A champion is one who gets up even when he can't."
-- Jack Dempsey, Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Concentration ~ Anil Ambani

"Concentration can be cultivated. One can learn to exercise will power, discipline one's body and train one's mind."
-- Anil Ambani, Billionaire Businessman

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" -- Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
-- Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

Greatest pleasure ~ Thomas Edison

"I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success. "
-- Thomas Edison, inventor

Difference between successful and unsuccessful people ~ Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

"The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination."
-- Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

Wise man have something to say. Fools have to say something ~ Plato, Philosopher

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."
-- Plato, Philosopher

Action breeds confidence ~ Dale Carnegie Carnegie

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
-- Dale Carnegie, Author

Great things must be willed ~ Vincent van Gogh

"Great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed."
-- Vincent van Gogh, artist

Enthusiasm ~ Og Mandino

"Every memorable act in the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles."
-- Og Mandino

Have a clear vision with plan ~ Brian Tracy

"A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power."
-- Brian Tracy, Author

Predictable luck ~ Brian Tracy

"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often."
-- Brian Tracy, Author

You are the way you are because that's the way you wanted to be ~ Fred Smith

"You are the way you are because that's the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing right now."
-- Fred Smith

Letting go of anger ~ Buddha

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."
-- Buddha

Great minds have purpose ~ Washington Irving

"Great minds have purpose, others have wishes."
-- Washington Irving, American Author

Contentment ~ Epictetus, Philosopher

"Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants."

-- Epictetus, Philosopher

Implement Your Ideas ~ Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless."

-- Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur

Fear melts when you take action towards a goal you really want

"Fear melts when you take action towards a goal you really want."
-- Robert G Allen, Author

Ability to communicate ~ Bobby Bonilla, Baseball Player

"The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing."
-- Bobby Bonilla, Baseball Player

Imagination ~ Albert Einstein

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions."
-- Albert Einstein, Physicist

Danger and Opportunity ~ John Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis." One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of danger--but recognize the opportunity."

-- John Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

People with goals know where they are going ~ Earl Nightingale

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going"
-- Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker

"No great performance ever came from holding back." -- Don Greene, performance coach

"No great performance ever came from holding back."
-- Don Greene, performance coach

"If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough." -- Edward Everett Hale, Clergyman

"If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough."
-- Edward Everett Hale, Clergyman

Changing your attitude ~ Maya Angelou, Poet

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
-- Maya Angelou, poet

People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons ~ Zig Ziglar, Author

"People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons."

-- Zig Ziglar, Author

Decisiveness ~ Brian Tracy, Author

"Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all."
-- Brian Tracy, Author

Mastery through hard work ~ Michelangelo, Artist

"If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful."
-- Michelangelo, Artist