“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” ~ Lena Horne
“Replace the word ‘problem’ with the word ‘opportunity’ in all your thoughts.” ~ Matthew Keith Groves
“I love the man who can smile in trouble, gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection.” ~ Thomas Paine
“Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions.” ~ Charles A. Garfield
“A man may be cursed and rich; he may be blessed and poor. Bleessedness and riches are only joined together when the riches are rightly and wisely used.” ~ James Allen
“Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.” ~ Stan Smith
“If you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.” ~ Lou Holtz
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ~ Mother Teresa
“People first follow the person, then the plan.” ~ via Leadership Challenge
“Words and deeds must be consistent. Exemplary leaders go first. They go first by setting the example through daily actions that demonstrate they are deeply committed to their beliefs.” ~ via Leadership Challenge
“I would never ask anyone to do anything I was unwilling to do first.” ~ Gayle Hamilton
“Know what you value, be willing to take a risk, and lead from the heart – lead from what you believe in.” ~ Alan Keith
“Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.” ~ Alan Keith
“Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end of having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
“Limits begin where vision ends.” ~ via Mind Gym
“The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.” ~ Jacob Bronowski
“Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?” ~ Jimmy Johnson
“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
“If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values – that all reality hinges on moral foundations, and that all reality has spiritual control.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.