Quotes
“A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.”
“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.”
“A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.”
“A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.”
“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.”
“A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements.”
“Affiliate marketing has made businesses millions and ordinary people millionaires.”
“An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.”
“An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information.”
“Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.”
“As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.”
“Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.”
“Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.”
“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.”
“Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.”
“Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.”
“Every economy is uncertain. Referring to this or any economy as 'uncertain' is an unnecessary and pessimistic redundancy.”
“Faked enthusiasm is worse than bad acting - it is bad acting with the intent to deceive.”
“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”
“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.”
“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.”
“I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.”
“If you are going to ask yourself life-changing questions, be sure to do something with the answers.”
“If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?”
“If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.”
“In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance.”
“It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.”
“Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.”
“Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human.”
“Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.”
“Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.”
“People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.”
“Remember that it is not where you come from, or not even where you are; it is where you are going that matters most.”
“Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have.”
“Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.”
“Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.”
“Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.”
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”
“The best way to lose a job is just not to care. When you do not care, it shows in everything you do.”
“The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.”
“The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.”
“The secret to having everything you want out of life is the realization that you really don't want most of the things you think you want.”
“Think before you act and act on what you believe.”
“Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.”
“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.”
“True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.”
“Untapped potential is the difference between where a person is now and where he or she can be.”
“Using rhetorical questions in speeches is a great way to keep the audience involved. Don't you think those kinds of questions would keep your attention?”
“Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.”
“We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources.”
“When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.”
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.”