True Joy

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
--George Bernard Shaw

Successful People

Successful people don't rely on the approval of others to pursue their cause or calling. They have the audacity to take the initiative despite social pressures rather than because of them. They are more emotionally committed to doing what they love than being loved by others. They don't wallow or obsess on a single defeat or rely on finding scapegoats or blame when things go wrong, but instead relentlessly place highest priority on being effective in getting the outcomes they are seeking.
--Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, Mark Thompson

Secret of Success

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.
--Benjamin Disraeli

Most important goal

Identify your most important goal in life today. What is it? What one goal, if you achieved it, would have the greatest positive effect on your life? . . . Whatever your answer, take action immediately. Do something. Do anything, but get started.
--Brian Tracy

I Will Try

"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything. "I will try" has accomplished wonders.
--George P. Burnham

Great Life

No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
--Harry Emerson Fosdick

Focus is the Secret

Admonishing someone to be more disciplined or have stronger willpower helps only those whose lives are running pretty well. It does not get to the root of the problem. . . . Focus is the Secret. Rather than willpower and discipline, [you] need focus. . . . The discipline and willpower will come if they are needed. . . . You do not need discipline or willpower to make your life organized or successful. You only need to know how to focus your attention where it will make a difference.
--Sandra Felton

Power of Belief

The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
--Frank Lloyd Wright

One Thing

It is better to say, "This one thing I do" than to say, "These forty things I dabble in."
--Washington Gladden

First

Do the most difficult task first.
--Brian Tracy

Concentration

The first law of success is concentration, to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
--William Mathews

One Particular Channel

Every man has become great, every successful man has succeeded, in proportion as he has confined his powers to one particular channel.
--Orison Swett Marden

The Course of Your Life

Your ability to set your goals, plan, and take action on them determines the course of your life.
--Brian Tracy

Set the Table

There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it.
--Napoleon Hill