It’s not the epitaph on your tombstone but the record of your deeds that may perpetuate your name after death. Alfred Nobel had an opportunity afforded to very few. When his brother died, the newspaper confused the two and published Alfred’s obituary instead of his brother’s. As he read his own obituary, Alfred realized that the world would remember him for his invention of dynamite — an instrument of destruction. It was because of that experience that he decided to fund the Nobel … [Read more...]

A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition. -The Napoleon Hill Foundation … [Read more...]

"The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things." -- Ernest Dimnet … [Read more...]

Failure is not a disgrace if you have sincerely done your best. We live in a competitive world that measures success by winners and losers, and insists that every victory creates a loss of equal dimension. If one person wins, it seems logical that someone else must lose. In reality, the only competition that matters is the one in which you compete with yourself. When your standard of performance is based upon being the best you can be — for yourself — you will never lose. You will only … [Read more...]

"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those." ~ Michael Nolan … [Read more...]

"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 … [Read more...]

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them." — Denis Waitley … [Read more...]

Ability is greater than money because it can be neither lost nor stolen. If you study the lives of very successful people, you will find that they rarely climb to the top of their business or profession and stay there. They often climb to the top and fall to the bottom several times during their careers, but they know that the one thing that got them where they are — their ability — is always there to help them reach the top again. Your ability is the one thing that you own exclusively. … [Read more...]

"We need to find the courage to say 'NO' to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity." -Barbara De Angelis … [Read more...]

"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. " -- Angelique Arnauld … [Read more...]