Improving yourself

"You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and most delicate ways, improve yourself."

John Ruskin

Believing in yourself

"To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."

Sugar Ray Robinson

Removing doubt and fear

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Dale Carnegie

Looking at what can be done

"So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done."

Marian Wright Edelman

Getting junk out of the way

"Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally to complete other tasks."

Brian Tracy

Branding yourself

"Initially my income was low and I was unknown. As soon as I launched the Mars-Venus brand, my income sky-rocketed even though my knowledge level had not changed. Branding is everything."

Dr. John Gray
Author and Speaker

A grateful heart

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."

Zig Ziglar
Author and Speaker

Doing remarkable things

"Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable."

Wendy Wasserstein
1950-2006, Playwright

When the only way is up

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

J.K. Rowling
Novelist