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Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

I suggest the greatest challenge to Christians in the business world is within - making the heart determination (simply put, the choice) to live by God's principles and sticking with it; making the commitment to serving Christ and mankind with our efforts, our gifts and our knowledge.

Is your fear of failure greater than your desire to succeed?

It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.

It is good from time to time to recall all those big and little reasons why you wanted to quit smoking in the first place. Reading this blog once in a while might also be helpful

It is impossible to go as high as you are capable of going, if you are carrying the burden of hate, revenge and bitterness.

It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'

I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!

It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

It's a great day! And if you don't think it's a great day, just try missing one.

It's easier to explain price once than to apologize for quality forever.

It's impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.

It's just as difficult to reach a destination you don't have, as it is to come back from a place you've never been.

It's not going to be easy, it's going to be worth it.

It's not the situation, but whether we react, or respond, to the situation that's important.

It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.

It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.

It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself.

It's true, spectacular preparation always precedes spectacular performance.

It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.

I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.

I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.

I will live a hope-filled life every day. I will handle my problems as opportunities in a different, more effective manner, based on the power of advanced mathematics; "You + God = Enough

I win not because of my own efforts or my own goodness, but rather through the grace, love, and mercy of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He died so that I might win this game of life and live with Him forever.

I wouldn't say 'most' people are prone to negativity. I think it's probably that most people allow negativity to color their thinking, depending on circumstances, but I also believe most people make the necessary efforts to return to positive thinking as quickly as possible.

I would rather train someone and lose them, than not train them and keep them

Just remember, when you should grab something, grab it; when you should let go, let go.

Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.

Keep trying. It's only from the valley that the mountain seems high.

Keep your thinking right and your business will be right.

Kids don't make up 100 percent of our population, but they do make up 100 percent of our future.

Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.

Kids instinctively know - although they will argue to the contrary - that they really are not mature enough to make good decisions on some important issues.

Knowledge has the power to help us avoid making bad choices that produce bad results.

Lectures often confuse our kids, but the example we set is crystal clear.

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

Life is a classroom -- only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.

Life is a ladder, it's not a bed

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow you reap. What you give you get. What you see in others exists in you. Regardless of who you are or what you do, if you are looking for the best way to reap the most reward in all areas of life, you should look for the good in every person and in every situation and adopt the golden rule as a way of life.

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back.

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise.

Life really is like a grindstone, in that it will either grind you down or polish you up.

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

Logic won't change an emotion but action will.