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“We are often hindered in accomplishing our objectives because we allow ourselves to be distracted and lose our focus. Keep your eyes on the prize.”

“The time to avoid having regrets is today. Do what you would have regretted not doing, and refrain from doing that which you would regret.”

“People are more interesting and successful when they are less concerned about being normal and more concerned about being natural.”

Michael Nolan

“I am convinced that the worst suffering is not that which comes from the hands of others, but that which we inflict upon ourselves. The person occupying the house can do more damage to it than can anyone outside it.”

“Probably my favorite word is the Greek word ‘Entelechy’ which was coined by Aristotle and means ‘the realization of potential’. My primary mission in life is to realize my own potential and to help others do the same.”

“The food chain, and life itself, is based upon living things eating other living things. Generally speaking, the smarter, faster and more ferocious eat the dumber, slower and more timid life forms. We humans have and are, in one way or another, eating all the living things beneath us in the food chain.”

“Life often seems to be pulling us downward like gravity. Since this is the case we each need a ‘champion’ to inspire and encourage us. Consider how you might be someone’s champion. It will make more difference than you know.”

“If people aren’t giving you what you believe you deserve, you are either with the wrong people, or you are overestimating the value you are bringing to others.”

“There are many ways to earn a lot of money. None of them involve working for others.”

“The most productive way to frame objections in any situation, is to view them as requests for more information.”

“Laugh, and the world laughs with you/Weep, and you weep alone

For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth/But has trouble enough of its own.”

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. It is on account of this phenomenon that numerous people have lost their lives unnecessarily.

“People often mistakenly come to believe that reason and emotion are in opposition to one another. The truth is that they are complimentary and mutually assist one another.”

The fear of making a mistake holds many people back from accomplishing what they are capable of. As Wayne Gretzky observed however, "You miss every shot you don't take."

“It seems to me that people often make becoming successful more difficult than necessary. Essentially it boils down to noticing what works and why it works and then doing more of what works and less of what doesn’t.”

“We often have in our possession knowledge which we cannot at this time adequately articulate.”

“A question in search of an answer is: ‘If we continue to get unsatisfactory answers to our questions, will we eventually stop asking?”

“Sometimes we avoid asking the toughest questions because doing so would force us to confront unpleasant realities which we would rather avoid.”

“The CARE model for consuming and disseminating information:

· Consume quality content

· Assimilate it so that it becomes your own

· Rephrase it in your own words

Evaluate by asking: ‘What did I get right?, ‘What did I get wrong?', ‘What will I do differently next time?’”

“I think most of us are guilty of underestimating the value of a simple smile. If you are like me, you have experienced the power of a smile when you were desperately in need of one.”