Don’t take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you – be nice to them. Don’t sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.
EARL NIGHTINGALEIf the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.
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If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.
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Find what you can do best that renders service to others and do it with all your might.
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If you don’t have a good model for success, just look at what everybody else is doing and do the opposite.
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Visualization is the human being’s vehicle to the future – good, bad, or indifferent. It’s strictly in our control.
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Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.
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Time can’t be managed. I merely manage activities. Each night, I write down on a sheet of paper a list of the things I have to accomplish the next day. And when I wake up I do them.
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Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success — and success is in direct proportion to our service.
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A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a pre-determined job, because that’s what he decided to do deliberately. But only one out of twenty does that.
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You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.
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People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.
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Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.
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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
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Watch what everyone else does–do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.
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Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you’ll be doing when you’ve reached your goal.
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Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be.
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Security isn’t what the wise person looks for – it’s opportunity.
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Whenever we’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
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Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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The amount of money we receive will always be in direct ratio to the demand for what we do; our ability to do it; and the difficulty in replacing us.
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We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light so we can see the bright side of everything.
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Goals reflect your choice of destination.
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Your rewards will be determined by the extent of your contribution, that is your service to others.
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We become what we think about.
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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
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Ask yourself every morning, ‘how can I increase my service today?’
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