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1 " Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. "
― John C. Maxwell , Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success
2 " Just for Today . . . Just for today . . . I will choose and display the right attitudes. Just for today . . . I will determine and act on important priorities. Just for today . . . I will know and follow healthy guidelines. Just for today . . . I will communicate with and care for my family. Just for today . . . I will practice and develop good thinking. Just for today . . . I will make and keep proper commitments. Just for today . . . I will earn and properly manage finances. Just for today . . . I will deepen and live out my faith. Just for today . . . I will initiate and invest in solid relationships. Just for today . . . I will plan for and model generosity. Just for today . . . I will embrace and practice good values. Just for today . . . I will seek and experience improvements. Just for today . . . I will act on these decisions and practice these disciplines, and Then one day . . . I will see the compounding results of a day lived well. "
3 " Today Matters People create success in their lives by focusing on today. It may sound trite, but today is the only time you have. It’s too late for yesterday. And you can’t depend on tomorrow. That’s why today matters. "
4 " You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training,” says (Seth) Godin. “There’s no such thing as an overnight opera sensation. Great law firms or design companies don’t spring up overnight…every great company, every great brand, and every great career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.” There is no magic solution to success. "
5 " Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is often painful. But we need to recognize that there are really two kinds of pain when it comes to our daily conduct. There’s the pain of self-discipline and the pain of regret. Most people avoid the pain of self-discipline because it’s the easy thing to do. What they may not realize is that the pain of self-discipline is momentary but the pay-off is long lasting. "
6 " Hell begins on that day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts we wasted, of all that we might have done that we did not do. "
7 " The greatest handicap a person has is not realizing his potential. "
8 " You have not lived a perfect day, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.No man becomes rich unless he enriches others. "
9 " Priorities shift every day; values once defined, stay same. "
10 " Decisions help us start. Discipline helps us finish. "
11 " The best way to help people is to see the best in them.The 101% principle: Look for the 1 thing I admire in them and give them 100% encouragement for it. "
12 " In order to *do* more, I've got to *be* more. "
13 " You may have a million reasons not to get started now. In a month or a year or five years from now, you may have only one regret - that you didn't start now. "
14 " The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda."The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today. "
15 " On the card is this statement: “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. "
16 " All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins. "
17 " The thoughts in your mind will always be more important than the things in your life. Choose happiness. "
18 " Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged. It's how I arrange my mind."Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. "
19 " A strong positive self image is the best possible preparation for success in life. "
20 " It takes quantity as well as quality to develop warm and caring relationships. "