“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Calvin Coolidge
Inspirational / Motivational
The best thing you can do…
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” -Theodore Roosevelt
Start Now
Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trebling. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are with what you have. Just start. Just do.
Winning is…
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi.
The Psychology of the Rich
Do you believe that it’s possible to bring something from the world of the formless, from the world of a dream, into the world of the physical?
Most of us were raised to become ordinary.
You can go way beyond ordinary. You can go way beyond just being average.
I’m Going To Go Out There And Do It
I’m going to go out and do it, and show myself that it’s possible, because possibility is very contagious. If you show yourself that something is possible in your life that you once thought was impossible, that’s going to give you confidence throughout your whole entire life. And so one thing I do is, every …
Change Must Become a Lifestyle
A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage, and in the middle they placed a ladder with bananas on top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, every time a monkey went up the ladder, the other monkeys …
The Guaranteed Way To Kill Bad Habits
Bad habits; we all got’em. You know what they are. You know you should stop. But… it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel downright powerless. And you’re not crazy… Research from Duke University shows 40% of what you do every day isn’t a decision — it’s a habit. The good news is there’s a guaranteed …