“It’s not actual pain that drives us, but our fear that something will lead to pain. And it’s not actual pleasure that drives us, but our belief – our sense of certainty – that somehow taking a certain action will lead to pleasure.”

– A. Robbins

You can think your way out of anything. If you put your mind to it. No matter what the problem is, your mind is capable of coming up with a solution… but once a solution becomes apparent, that’s when other factors come into play: focus, determination, strength, persistence, resilience, etc.

“If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I’ll tell you what you are. That determines your character. That is the most significant thing about you.”

– Dale Carnegie

“A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.”

– Thomas Carlyle

“Child of God, you were created to create the good, the beautiful, and the holy. Do not forget this.”

– A Course in Miracles

“In your longing for your giant self lies your goodness: and that longing is in all of you.”

– Kahlil Gibran

“Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.”

– Epictetus

“The accurate measure of a human being is what he or she actually gets done.”

– George Lois

If you never hear the word NO then you’re not trying hard enough.

“You cannot change what you are willing to tolerate”

– Craig Groeschel