Commitment

"If you're interested, you'll do what's convenient; If you're committed, you'll do whatever it takes." ~ John Assaraf More

Knowing What You Want

"Never trade what you want in the moment for what you want the most" ~ unknown More

Fussiness

The less specific you are about what you order. The more likely you are to get what you asked for. ~ our waiter "Jerry" from a family dinner More

The Essence of Survival

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed...every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle...when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." ~ Successories More

Opposition

"Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie More

Opportunity

"Do one thing every day that scares you." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt More

Work Ethic

"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." ~ Babe Ruth More

Take Ownership

"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. " ~ John Burroughs More

Run Your Own Race

"Don't be preoccupied with what the competition may be doing. Just like a marathon, some people start fast and fade or start slowly and pick up the pace later. Keep focused on what you're doing, and you won't have to worry about over- or underestimating your peers. Besides, great teammates root for their co-workers, knowing that there's plenty of opportunity to go around if people pull together to grow the business." ~ Marty Fukuda, entrepreneur More

Imitation vs. Innovation

"Imitation is a kind of artless flattery." ~ Eustace Budgell Colton, 1714 "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery." ~ Charles Caleb Colton, 1820 More