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Setting goals helps bring your future into your present and the present is the only time we can take action.
Everyone knows what a hypocrite is. That's the guy who gripes about the sex, violence and nudity on his VCR.
Don't wait until you feel like taking positive action. Take the action and then you will feel like doing it.
Life is a classroom -- only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.
Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.
Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend.
Our children are our only hope for the future, but we are their only hope for their present and their future.
Your life is a result of the choices you have made. If you don't like your life, start making better choices.
It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
Not everyone coming to you with a problem wants a solution. They are attached to the attention it brings them.
Yes, it's absolutely true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly - until you can learn to do it well.
If your ride through life is not as smooth as you would like it to be, blaming the road may not be the answer.
Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.
When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up.
All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we're doing what we have been told or asked to do.
When you give a man a dole you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him his dignity you rob him his destiny.
When we can identify a problem and face the problem with confidence and enthusiasm, the solution is on the way.
If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.
When you've got a solid commitment and solid objectives, you've got a much better chance of reaching your goal.
One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of the word "tolerance" as a great virtue.
Your input determines your outlook. Your outlook determines your output, and your output determines your future.
When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities.
Though I am not always responsible for what happens to me, I am responsible for how I handle what happens to me.
You have made some mistakes and you may not be where you want to be, but that has nothing to do with your future.
The 3 C's of Life: Choices, Chances and Changes.You must make a choice to take a chance or you will never change.
You never work for somebody else. Someone else might sign your check, but you're the one who fills in the amount.
Don't listen to people who tell you what to do. Listen people who encourage you to do what's right in your heart.
It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.
I'm not gonna give up, shut up, or let up, until I'm taken up... as a matter of fact, I'm just getting warmed up.
A man or woman is seldom happy unless he or she is sustaining him or herself and making a contribution to others.
Miserable people focus on what they hate about their life. Happy people focus on what they love about their life.
Winners evaluate themselves in a positive manner and look for their strengths as they work to overcome weaknesses.
If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
There's not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy.
The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'
The same God who created Rembrandt created you, and you are as precious in God’s sight as Rembrandt or anyone else.
It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.
It's just as difficult to reach a destination you don't have, as it is to come back from a place you've never been.
Today be thankful and think how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.
Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.
Each close you use should be an educational process by which you are able to raise the value in the prospect's mind.
I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
There is only one thing worse than training employees and losing them, and that's not training them and keeping them
The only way to reach the mountain peaks of life is to forget about self and help other people reach greater heights.
If you wait until all the lights are 'green' before you leave home, you'll never get started on your trip to the top.
Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.
Every time passionate people fail, they are convinced that they are simply one step closer to fulfilling their dream.
The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more you will have to express gratitude for.
Obviously, raw talent is important, but the difference-maker between first and the rest of the pack is usually desire.
Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.