Good fortune and talent are both ingredients of success, but like any recipe, they can be substituted with clever alternatives. The one irreplaceable ingredient, however, is work. ...

‪#‎Bethankful‬ for what you have in this imperfect world. Better circumstances can be imagined, but worse are nearer misses than you care to realize. ...

Excuses won't take you far, they take you out. A successful excuse doesn’t help you run away from work. It helps the work (opportunity) run away from you. ...

Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. ...

Don't confuse popularity with effectiveness. Being popular means you're liked for awhile. Being effective means you've made a difference. ...

Before you waste it on anger, resentment, spite or envy, think of how precious and irreplaceable your time is. Positivity always pays off. ...

Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayer and worn with thanks. ‪#‎Reflect‬ ‪#‎BeThankful‬ ...

Your problems, blind spots, setbacks, regrets and mistakes will teach you if you're willing to learn. Or, they will punish you if you're not. ...

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. ...

Commitment is not a guarantee of anything. It's a requirement of everything. ...