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Live each day as if was your last, not in the future, not in the past. You may not get what you want, but, in the long run, you will get what you expect.

Denis Waitley

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Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
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With knowledge now the key raw material for creating all economic wealth, the new power struggles will reach deep into our minds and our personal lives. That's why we believe the only empire that will survive in the 21st century will be the empire you build within your own mind.
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Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
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You can only do good if you feel good.
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Knowledge is the frontier of tomorrow.
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The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.
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Understand that you, yourself, are no more than the composite picture of all your thoughts and actions. In your relationships with others, remember the basic and critically important rule: If you want to be loved, be lovable. If you want respect, set a respectable example!
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The confidence you need is belief in your potential. If you see world-class potential in yourself, you'll put in the effort. If you don't see the potential, you won't put in the effort and you'll wait for the performance, and the performance always follows the belief in self.
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The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.
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The most important conversations, briefings, meeting, and lectures you will ever have will be those you hold with yourself in the privacy of your own mind.
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The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives.
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Integrity, a standard of personal morality and ethics, is not relative to the situation you happen to find yourself in and doesn't sell out to expediency. Its short supply is getting shorter - but without it, leadership is a facade.
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Decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.
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I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.
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Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment. By definition, motivation is motive in action.
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Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager.
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THE GREATEST RISK IN LIFE IS TO WAIT FOR AND DEPEND UPON OTHERS FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY.
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Motivation is motive in action.
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A passion for life is one of the most attractive qualities in a human being. If you want a teammate or a life mate who loves to be around you, all you need to do is love to be around.
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Winning is all in the attitude!
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You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang on.
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