“It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis." - Margaret Bonnano

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James

“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement,
in the thrill of creative effort.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

“The only difference between a Good Day And a Bad Day Is your ATTITUDE!”-

Dennis S. Brown

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things” ~ Peter F. Drucker

"Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them."
- Warren G. Benni

"If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold." - Howard Schultz (1954 - ) - Chairman of Starbucks Coffee

"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." - Michael Jordan, NBA basketball player

"In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes." John Erskine, The Complete Life

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another." - John Dewey (1859-1952) American philosopher and educator

"Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough." -- Henry Royce (1863-1933) English industrialist, co-founder of Rolls-Royce

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present." - Donald Trump

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." -- Milton Berle

“Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free-- and worth a fortune." Sam Walton (1918-1992) founder of Wal-Mart

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." -- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) Hall of Fame football coach

"Deal with the world the way it is, not the way you wish it was." - John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems

"Anything in life worth having is worth working for." -- Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)

"Failure is only an opportunity to begin again more intelligently." -- Henry Ford (1863-1947)

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." -- Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) American writer

"A person who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything." - Paul Arden - Top Advertising Executive

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." -- Sir Edmund Hillary, first man to summit Mt. Everest

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

"Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it." -- George "Papa Bear" Halas (1895-1983) American football pioneer, coach, owner & player

"There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything." -- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970), Hall of Fame football coach

"There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying." -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

“An Investment in Knowledge pays the best interest”, Benjamin Franklin

“I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you’ve done the best you can, you can’t do any better.”- Harry S. Truman

"I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future." Howard Schultz (1952 - ) Chairman of Starbucks Coffee

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." - Helen Keller (1880-1968)

“Never let anyone tell you “No” who doesn’t have the power to say “Yes”

“It’s not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do”.

Optimal Thinking is Optimal Realism- It is not Optimism!

Have a great friday everyone