2018-12-10 13:00
“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” —– Mahatma Gandhi
“The best revenge is massive success.” — Frank Sinatra
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2018-11-26 21:36
“There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” — Nelson Mandela
“Your playing s… Read More
2018-11-12 13:00
“I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” — Venus Williams
“The thing about goals is that living withou… Read More
2018-10-29 12:00
“Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.” — Tony Robbins
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2018-10-15 12:00
“Do not give in too much to feelings. An overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The goal is to turn da… Read More
2018-10-01 12:00
“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” — Scott Belsky
“Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life… Read More
2018-09-17 12:00
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace. — Ovid
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have t… Read More
2018-09-03 12:00
“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” — Oscar Wilde
“When you react, you let others contr… Read More
2018-08-20 12:00
“One cannot enjoy doing the same thing at the same level for long. We grow either bored or frustrated; and then the desire to enjoy ourselves again pushes us to stretch our skills, o… Read More
2018-05-21 12:00
“The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.”
Tim Ferriss (Author, The Four-Hour Work Week)
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2018-05-07 12:00
“Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.”
Derek Jeter (MLB Player and 5X Gold Glover Winner)
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2018-04-23 12:00
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and… Read More
2018-04-09 12:00
“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reek… Read More
2018-03-26 12:00
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the b… Read More
2018-03-12 12:00
“The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.”
Dan Buettner (Author, Blue Zones)
“You become like the people… Read More
2018-02-26 13:00
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
Benjamin Franklin (American Politician)
“Desire is the start… Read More
2018-02-12 13:00
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you t… Read More
2018-01-29 13:00
“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”
Warren Buffe… Read More
2018-01-15 13:00
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
Colin Powell (Amer… Read More
2018-01-01 13:00
“We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then — and this is the best part — we can allow the extraordinar… Read More
2017-12-18 13:00
Dr. Isaiah Hankel, bestselling author of Black Hole Focus, shares the best of behavioral science with the art of mastering mental focus in his next book The Science of Intelligent Achievem… Read More
2017-12-04 13:00
“We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. Meanwhile, idiots focus on marginal producti… Read More
2017-11-20 13:00
“Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the o… Read More
2017-11-06 13:00
“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”
Brian Tracy (Motivational speaker & Author, Maximum Achievement)
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2017-10-23 12:00
“Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illumi… Read More
2017-10-09 12:00
“If we are paying attention to our lives, we’ll recognise those defining moments. The challenge for so many of us is that we are so deep into daily distractions and ‘bein… Read More
2017-09-25 12:00
“To complain is always non-acceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you ar… Read More
2017-09-11 12:00
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
Buddha
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is… Read More
2017-08-28 12:00
“Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else… Read More
2017-08-14 12:00
“Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to perso… Read More
2017-07-31 12:00
“The reverse schadenfreude of FOMO (the pain we may feel from others having good fortune) and the insatiable yet unreachable need for everything to be fine, conspire to make us distrac… Read More
2017-06-12 12:00
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.”
Clint Eastwood (American A… Read More
2017-05-29 12:00
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders, losses, and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.”
Ralph Waldo Emer… Read More
2017-05-15 12:00
“Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody not greatly in fault themselves to tolerable comfort, and to h… Read More
2017-05-01 12:00
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
Abraham Lincoln (American President)
“Sometimes it… Read More
2017-04-17 12:00
“There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that’s just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their crit… Read More
2017-04-03 12:00
“It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.”
Friedrich Nietzsche (German Philosopher)
“We are no longer puppe… Read More
2017-03-20 12:00
“I have a tendency to sabotage relationships; I have a tendency to sabotage everything. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of being afraid. Useless, good-for-nothing thoughts.&rd&hellip…Read More
2017-03-06 13:00
“There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that’s just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their crit… Read More
2017-02-20 13:00
“The purpose of a relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness.”
Neale Donald Walsch (American Au… Read More
2017-02-06 13:00
“We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man wh… Read More
2017-01-09 13:00
“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”
Christopher Columbus (Italian Explorer)
“One way to boo… Read More
2016-12-26 19:33
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and… Read More
2016-12-12 13:00
“If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
William Shakespeare (English Pl… Read More
2016-12-12 13:00
“If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
William Shakespeare (English Pl… Read More
2016-11-28 13:00
“I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.”
Thomas Jefferson (American Founding Father)… Read More
2016-11-28 13:00
“I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.”
Thomas Jefferson (American Founding Father)… Read More
2016-11-14 13:00
“Storytelling is the game. It’s what we all do. It’s why Nike is Nike, it’s why Apple is Apple, it’s why Walt Disney built Disney World, and it’s why Vin… Read More
2016-11-07 13:00
“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.”
Bruce Lee (Actor)
“If my mind’s… Read More
2016-10-31 12:00
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Winston Churchill (British Politician)
“A creative man is moti… Read More
2016-10-24 14:00
“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
Viktor E. Frankl (Austrian Neurologist and Holocaust Survivor)
“To me, there is o… Read More
2016-10-17 14:00
“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.&r&hell…Read More
2016-10-10 14:00
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”
Sylv… Read More
2016-10-03 14:00
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.&r&hell…Read More
2016-09-26 12:00
“False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.”
Richard Burton, (American Ac… Read More
2016-09-19 12:00
“Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.”
Hubert Selby Jr., (American Writer, Requiem For A Dr… Read More
2016-09-12 12:00
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Thomas A. Edison (American Inventor & Businessman)
“It… Read More
2016-09-05 14:00
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.&r&hell…Read More
2016-08-29 12:00
“The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.&rdq&hell…Read More
2016-08-22 14:00
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live in the present moment, wisely and earnestly.”
Buddha (Religi… Read More
2016-08-15 14:00
“Close some doors. Not because of pride, incapacity, or arrogance, but simply because they no longer lead somewhere.”
Paulo Coelho (Brazilian Novelist)
“Your results are th… Read More
2016-08-08 14:00
“Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!
William Hazlitt (English Philoso… Read More
2016-08-01 14:00
“I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this inten… Read More
2016-07-25 14:00
“I have not always chosen the safest path. I’ve made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes jump too soon and fail to appreciate the consequences. But I’ve learned someth… Read More
2016-07-18 14:00
“Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s success.”
Oscar Wilde (Playwright)
“All men… Read More
2016-07-11 14:00
“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long-run.”
Henry David Thoreau (American Author & Philo… Read More
2016-07-04 14:00
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.”
Richard Bach… Read More
2016-06-27 14:00
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”
Warren Buffett (Chairman & CEO… Read More
2016-06-13 14:00
“Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.”
John C. Maxwell, (Author, The 21… Read More
2016-06-06 14:00
“Bullies want to abuse you. Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.”
Nick Vujicic (Australian motivation… Read More
2016-05-30 14:00
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
René Descartes (Philosopher & A… Read More
2016-05-23 14:00
“The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn’t even thought of – and then meet it.”
Eli Broad (Entrepreneur, SunAmeri… Read More
2016-05-16 14:00
“Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince – move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time.”
Christine Lagarde (Former French Minister, Finance &&helli…Read More
2016-05-09 12:00
“Anybody can become angry—that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way &ndash&helli…Read More
2016-05-02 12:00
“If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.”
Admiral Grace Hopper (U.S. Naval Officer)
“Dream and give you… Read More
2016-04-25 12:00
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
Sun Tzu (General & A… Read More
2016-04-18 12:00
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s… Read More
2016-04-13 14:00
Do you know yourself?
Or do you rely on other people to define you?
If you want to get ahead in life, you need to start seeing other people’s opinions as a kind of infection.
The only… Read More
2016-04-11 12:00
“Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for routine.”
David Ogilvy (British businessman, known as ‘The Father of Advertising’)
“T… Read More
2016-04-04 14:00
“Stop pointing fingers and placing blame on others. Your life can only change to the degree that you accept responsibility for it.”
Steve Maraboli (Scientist and Author, U… Read More
2016-03-30 14:00
When life knocks you down, do you stay down?
Do you quit and refuse to get back up?
To rise to your true potential, you have to be pushed.
The problem is life’s not fair.
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2016-03-28 14:00
“I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.”
Lionel Messi (Soccer legend)
“I choose t… Read More
2016-03-21 12:00
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Thomas A. Edison (Co-founder, General Electric)
“It’… Read More
2016-03-16 14:00
Are you living in the past?
Are you trying to relive your so-called ‘glory days’?
If so–STOP IT.
While you’re living in the past, other people are moving forward bui… Read More
2016-03-14 12:00
“The desperate anxiety to be doing something to relieve the pain, or lessen the danger, which we have no power to alleviate; the sinking of soul and spirit, which the sad remembrance… Read More
2016-03-07 13:00
“Everybody isn’t your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn’t mean they’re for you. Just because they say they’ve got your back, d… Read More
2016-03-02 13:00
Are you chasing your own goals, or other people’s goals?
Do you even know the difference?
Look—what you want in life is affected by what other people want in life.
When you see… Read More
2016-02-29 13:00
“I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in… Read More
2016-02-22 15:00
“A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It’s having backbone.”
Robert Kiyos… Read More
2016-02-17 15:00
How do you handle negative events?
Do you face them head on like an adult?
Or, do you curl up in a ball and whine like a baby?
Do you wilt like a flower and do nothing for 7 days until yo… Read More
2016-02-15 17:00
“When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate b… Read More
2016-02-08 20:00
“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.”
Zig Ziglar (Author & Moti… Read More
2016-02-03 20:00
Quit being undisciplined in your thought life.
Lack of mental discipline will paralyze you.
It will make you anxious, paranoid, and depressed.
It will age you.
It will put you in the hospi… Read More
2016-02-01 20:00
“To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior&rsqu&helli…Read More
2016-01-25 20:00
“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligenc… Read More
2016-01-18 20:00
“Low self-confidence isn’t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered–just like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life… Read More
2016-01-04 20:00
“Life is not a dress rehearsal. Stop practicing what you’re going to do and just go do it. In one bold stroke you can transform today.”
Marilyn Monroe (Actress… Read More
2015-12-30 20:00
Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong?
Have you ever had the creeping feeling that people at your job were going to find out you didn’t really know what you were doing?
Th… Read More
2015-12-28 20:00
“A self-willed man obeys a different law, the one law I too hold absolutely sacred – the human law in himself, his own individual will.”
Bruce Lee (Martial Artist, Actor … Read More
2015-12-21 20:00
“Often times. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable too. But it never helps.”
Lemony Snicket, (Author, A Series of Unfortunate Events)
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