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1 " If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do–and don't do it. "
― Tommy Newberry , Success is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices Change Your Life
2 " We've been given the power to have what we visualize, but we tend to visualize what we already have. "
― Tommy Newberry , The 4:8 Principle: The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
3 " You cannot eliminate a thought by fighting it or trying to block it out. Resisting an unwanted thought only entangles you and drives that thought deeper into your mind, making it even more of a distraction. "
4 " If you are committed, you can select your thoughts and thereby shape your life here on earth into something spectacular. The alternative is to give up this freedom and live a life of mediocrity dominated by uncertainty and suspense. "
5 " Dwelling on your problems doesn’t fix them; it just makes you an expert at them. "
6 " If you persist in identifying with current or prior performance by constantly thinking and talking about it, then where you have been, where you are, and where you are going will all be one and the same "
7 " Before you can have, you must do; but before you can do, you must first become. "
― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life
8 " If there is anything in your life that is not the way you want it to be, you and only you are responsible for changing it. You must believe that it is up to you to create solutions to the challenges of life. Whether they are big or small, you’re still responsible. Each time you give an excuse, you diminish your respect, your credibility, and your integrity. Each time you make an excuse, you reinforce your propensity to make even more excuses in the future, and excuse making becomes a habit. "
9 " Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. "
10 " No matter who you are, your progress and success in life will depend, more than any other factor, on how you invest the twenty-four hours you’re blessed with each day. "
11 " My daily choices create my perfect health. "
12 " More than any other single factor, you are where you are today because of the choices you have made. To achieve things you have never achieved before, you must take action today that you’ve never taken before. "
13 " Success is a planned outcome, not an accident. Success and mediocrity are both absolutely predictable because they follow the natural and immutable law of sowing and reaping. Simply stated, if you want to reap more rewards, you must sow more service, contribution, and value. That is the no-nonsense formula. Some of God’s blessings have prerequisites! Success in life is not based on need but on seed. So you’ve got to become good at either planting in the springtime or begging in the fall. "
14 " Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible. "
15 " When you take responsibility for your actions, accept that life isn’t fair, get rid of excuses, become a doer, and develop an abundance mentality, you will break down many of the barriers keeping you from true success. You will be well on the way to maximizing the potential that God has given you. "
16 " all lasting change is preceded by changed thinking. "
17 " Great leaders possess tremendous long-term clarity about what they’re trying to accomplish both personally and in their careers. And it’s this long-term perspective that builds character, wisdom, and self-discipline. Long-term thinking is the hallmark of high-performance living, yet it’s often neglected in favor of the treadmill of urgent activities of the moment. "
18 " You can’t make more time, only better choices. "
19 " Success will be measured at the end of your career, not at the peak. When you’re finished with baseball, if you love God, if you’re still in love with your wife, if your children know who you are, and if your reputation is still intact, then you’ll be successful. "
20 " If you don’t have specific goals written down for your life, you are mentally malnourished. Your mind was designed to be fed with goals just as your body was designed to be fed with food and water. "
