Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life QUOTES

2 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

4 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

6 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

8 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

10 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

12 " 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. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

14 " 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

16 " Top 10 Reasons to Establish Written Goals for Your Life       10. Written goals strengthen your character by promoting a long-term perspective.       9. Written goals allow you to lead your life as opposed to simply managing it.       8. Written goals provide internal, permanent, and consistent motivation.       7. Written goals help you stay focused—to concentrate on what’s most important.       6. Written goals enhance your decision-making ability.       5. Written goals simultaneously require and build self-confidence.       4. Written goals help you create the future in advance.       3. Written goals help you to control changes—to adjust your sails, to work with the wind rather than against it.       2. Written goals heighten your awareness of opportunities that are consistent with your goals.       1. And finally, the most important benefit of setting effective goals is the person you become as a result of the pursuit! "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

18 " The Bill of Responsibilities       I. You have the responsibility to ask only for opportunity.       II. You have the responsibility to seek and find your true place in life.       III. You have the responsibility to write down compelling goals for your life.       IV. You have the responsibility to invest your minutes and hours wisely.       V. You have the responsibility to visualize the attainment of your goals in rich, vivid detail.       VI. You have the responsibility to talk yourself into success.       VII. You have the responsibility to choose a high-energy lifestyle.       VIII. You have the responsibility to develop every area of your life to its maximum.       IX. You have the responsibility to provide more value and contribution if you desire more rewards.       X. You have the responsibility to persist until you succeed. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life

20 " success is not measured so much by our accomplishments in life but by what we had to overcome in the process. "

― Tommy Newberry , Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life