Denis Waitley

“The most splendid achievment of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.”

“You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.”

“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.”

“Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.”

“Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.”

“Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.”

“The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.”

“That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.”

“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us concentrate our energy.”

“You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.”

“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.”

“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”

“Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.”

“You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.”

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

“The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.”

“Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.”

“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.”

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”

“Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.”

“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”

“As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.”

“Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.”