Self-Accountability

"Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will and his personal responsibility."

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) German medical missionary Nobel Peace Prize winner

Have Faith, Not Fear

"Fear is faith in reverse."

Zig Ziglar

PS F.E.A.R is false evidence appearing real

Be Encouraging

Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out.

Eleanor Porter (1868-1920) American Novelist

Gratitude Brings True Happiness

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.

Rabbi Harold Kushner

You Will Never Know If You Do Not Try

If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.

Julia Sorel 1926-

Go After What You Want

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!

Jonathan Winters

Adversity Cultivates Talents

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet

Better To Be Wise Than Wealthy

A little wisdom is betterthan a lot of wealth.

Never Give Up On Your Self

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.

Sam Snead (1912-2002, American golfer)

Be True

"What you seem to be, be really."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist & printer

Desire

The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.

Earl Nightingale

Never Give Up

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison

Never Capitulate

There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail."
-- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great

Be More To Get More

IT only gets better when YOU get better.
Anonymous

Learning From Mistakes

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company

Conquer Your Fears

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Keep Busy

Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.