When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.

Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.

An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.

If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.

If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.

Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.