“We become what we think about all day long.”  –Ralph Waldo Emerson

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction. –James Cabell

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
that is where they should be.
Now put foundations under them.
– Henry David Thoreau

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world your best and it may never be enough;
Give the world your best anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

- Mother Theresa

Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness,
Applause is not fame,
Prominence is not eminence,
The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages.
A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond.
A man may have money but that does not make him a success.
It is what the unimportant do that really counts, and determines the course of history.
The greatest forces in the universe are never spectacular.
Summer showers are more effective than hurricanes but they get no publicity.
The world would soon die but for the fidelity, loyalty and concentration of those whose names are unhonored and unsung.

Dr. Joseph R. Sisso gave the above rendition

Zig Ziglar continues this principle by saying…

These are the great people.
For we confuse fame w/ success.
Madonna and Marilyn Manson have fame.
Mother Theresa and Billy Graham have success.
They have everything that money can’t buy.

Matthew 6:19-21

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do NOT destroy,
and where thieves do not break in and steal.

For where your treasure is… there your heart will be also.

What is Success?

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded!

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A life worth living is a life worth recording.”
~ Anthony Robbins

“Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”
- Proverbs 4:7

I’ve always believed that one woman’s success can only help another woman’s success.

- Gloria Vanderbilt

Always do what you love… and you’ll never work a day in your life!

~ Coach Deb