I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. ~Madame Marie Curie

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep. ~ Denis Waitley

If your energy is as boundless as your ambition, total commitment may be a way of life you should seriously consider. ~ Joyce Brothers

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. ~ Jim Rohn

Sometimes being smart means recognizing when you’re not. ~ Harvey Mackay

You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown. ~ Denis Waitley

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take, choose the bolder. ~ William Joseph Slim

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be like the turtle. If he didn’t stick his neck out, he wouldn’t get anywhere at all. ~ Harvey Mackay

If you don’t think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind. ~ Jeffrey Gitomer

The most important opinion you’ll ever have is the one you hold of yourself. ~ Denis Waitley

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done. ~ Dale Carnegie

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values. ~ Jim Rohn

The most important opinion you’ll ever have is the one you hold of yourself. ~ Denis Waitley

Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe. ~ Mark Victor Hansen

Motivation is motive in action. ~ Denis Waitley

Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe. ~ Mark Victor Hansen

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. That is why I wish to pay fair price for every value. If I have to pay for it or earn it, that makes something of me. If I get it for free, that makes nothing of me. ~ Jim Rohn

It’s not the experience of today that causes us the most stress; it’s the regret for something we didn’t do yesterday. ~ Denis Waitley

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~ William James

Learn to help people with more than just their jobs; help them with their lives. ~ Jim Rohn

Facing the Enemies Within by Jim Rohn

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you've read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o'clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won't need to live in fear of it.

Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.

Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face from within. The first enemy that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is. "Ho-hum, let it slide. I'll just drift along." Here's one problem with drifting: you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

The third enemy inside is doubt. Sure, there's room for healthy skepticism. You can't believe everything. But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I'm telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

The fourth enemy within is worry. We've all got to worry some. Just don't let it conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you've got to worry. But you can't let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here's what you've got to do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, you've got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you've got to push back.

The fifth interior enemy is over-caution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; it's an illness. If you let it go, it'll conquer you. Timid people don't get promoted. They don't advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You've got to avoid over-caution.

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior. Your inner drives will propel you further and faster than external perks. ~ Denis Waitley

He can who thinks he can, and he can’t who thinks he can’t. This is an inexorable, indisputable law. ~ Henry Ford

Managers help people see themselves as they are; leaders help people see themselves better than they are. ~ Jim Rohn

Think of your imagination as a skill rather than a talent and learn to use it. ~ Denis Waitley

If you believe you can, and believe it strongly enough, you’ll be amazed at what you can do. ~ Nido Qubein

Good people are found, not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, “We don’t teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people.” Wow! What a clever shortcut. ~ Jim Rohn

We can change if we want to. ~ Denis Waitley

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine with only interests. ~ John Stuart Mill

My mentor said, “Let’s go do it,” not “You go do it”. How powerful when someone says, “Let’s!” ~ Jim Rohn

You can’t concentrate on the reverse of an idea. A fear is a goal moving in the opposite direction from your desire. ~ Denis Waitley

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. ~ Denis Waitley

We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve, not need. ~ Jim Rohn

The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action. ~ Denis Waitley

Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret—curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable. ~ Walt Disney