Denis Waitley

Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them

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.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.

The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.

Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.

Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.