It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out
how the strong (wo)man stumbles
or where the doer of deeds
could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the (wo)man
who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred
by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly,
who errs and comes short again and again.

Because there is […]

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With the tragedy of a 16 year old Hawaiian boy who was taken by the ocean this week, and another friend being rushed to the hospital last week… I thought I’d share a song that has always lifted my spirit and reminded me who to turn to in times to despair.
This post is:
* In memory […]

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I do not know anyone who has got or gotten to the top without hard work.
That is the recipe.
–Margaret Thatcher

I’m extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
–Margaret Thatcher

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner John Paul are authors […]

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The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible.
But these obstacles have never been
sufficient reason to remain ashore.

Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory
over those things that seem impossible.

It is with an iron will that they embark,
on the most daring of all endeavors,
to meet the shadowy future
without fear and conquer the unknown.
Ferdinand Magellan, […]

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To get profit without risk,
experience without danger,
and reward without work is
as impossible as it is to live without being born.

What will you risk today to make YOUR Dreams come true?

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner John Paul are authors of the […]

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Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
L.J. Cardwal Suenens

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner John Paul are authors of the hit book Secrets Of Online Persuasion. They are […]

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More quotes that would not be quoted by the politically-correct Hollywood:
Vince Lombardi talked about success in a way not many won’t dare talk about these days. He described the character of success as:
“Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, more importantly, it is […]

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Vince Lombardi once said:
The new leadership is in sacrifice, is in self-denial.
It is in love, it is in fearlessness.
It is in humility and it is in perfectly disciplined will.
This is also the distinction between great men and little men.”
And may I add…
This is also the distinction between great women and little […]