See You at the Top

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow you reap. What you give you get. What you see in others exists in you.

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

The story of life repeatedly assures you that if you will use what you have, you will be given more to use.

I recognize that winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.

The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.

This is not to imply that we agree on everything because we don’t. Nor does it mean there are no arguments because there are. It does mean there is never any maliciousness or bitterness in our differences. It does mean each is willing to admit a mistake and apologize if he or she is wrong. It means we enjoy each other and love each other enough to put the other one first. We never part company or go to sleep without settling our differences and reaffirming our love. We’re both grateful that God has let us spend enough years together to develop a relationship and discover what real love is all about. Our prayer is that God will permit us to have many more years together before we start our walk though eternity—together.

With my past forgiven, my present secure, and my future irrevocably guaranteed, why shouldn’t I be enthusiastically optimistic?

You cannot consistently perform in a manner that is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Booker T. Washington said, “You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

the largest locomotive in the world can be held in its tracks while standing still simply by placing a single one-inch block of wood in front of each of the eight drive wheels. The same locomotive moving at 100 miles per hour can crash through a wall of steel-reinforced concrete five feet thick.

Several years ago on an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the railroad when they were interrupted by a slow moving train. The train ground to a stop and a window in the last car— which incidentally was custom made and air conditioned—was raised. A booming, friendly voice called out, “Dave, is that you?” Dave Anderson, the crew chief called back, “Sure is, Jim, and it’s really good to see you.” With that pleasant exchange, Dave Anderson was invited to join Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, for a visit. For over an hour the men exchanged pleasantries and then shook hands warmly as the train pulled out. Dave Anderson’s crew immediately surrounded him and expressed astonishment that he knew Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, as a personal friend. Dave then explained that twenty-three years earlier he and Jim Murphy had started work at the railroad on the same day. One of the men, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Dave why he was still working out in the hot sun and Jim Murphy had gotten to be president. Rather wistfully, Dave explained, “Twenty-three years ago I went to work for $1.75 an hour and Jim Murphy went to work for the railroad.

Failure is an event, it is not a person—yesterday ended last night—today is a brand new day and it’s yours.

An in-depth look reveals considerably more than a casual glance.

You will be on your way because you will have discovered that you can always find a capable helping hand at the end of your own sleeve.

Like sterling silver, love will tarnish unless it is polished with daily applications of interest, involvement, and expressions of love.

You truly can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is this: the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.

A poet stated it more succinctly when he wrote, “I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed.” Interestingly enough, you will discover that when you read this book a second time, you will get more thoughts and more ideas than you did the first time. This is especially true if you read a few minutes every day before you start your day’s activities and just before you go to sleep.

Tragically, in America we are moving closer and closer to socialism, where "big government" wants to be the answer to every need people claim. In short, they feel the government "owes them" something. Of course, we need to understand that "the government" is we, the citizens and taxpayers, and literally tens of billions of dollars in welfare have done nothing but increase the number of people living in poverty. Selfreliance and accepting responsibility are still the keys to a strong and free individual, as well as a strong and free America.

We do not stop working and playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop working and playing.

(Born to Win, “I Can,” Coaching to Change Lives, Teaching to Change Lives, and Strategies for Success), which deal with this tremendous need.

how you get up in the morning will play a big part in how high you go up in life.

What you sow you reap.

You can get everything in your life, if you help other people to get what they want.

From the neck down, very few people are worth more than a few hundred dollars a week. From the neck up, there is no limit to what an individual is worth.

I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed.

You can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want.

Don’t be an ‘if’ thinker, be a ‘how’ thinker.