S.U.M.M.I.T. Leadership

"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act." - Andre Malraux If all you do is try to perfect your "aim" at the target you'll never know if you can hit it. At some point you need to "fire" away. Some say it's better as "Ready, Fire...then aim." If you miss, you know what you need to adjust. Then fire again! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo How big are your goals and dreams? Most people are not going after what they truly want. They're going after what they think they can achieve or get. Settling for less than they deserve. Dare to dream and believe big. Start living the life you deserve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress." - Nicholas Murray Butler Be optimistic and positive in your thoughts and about your actions. We tend to get what we expect. So expect the best, expect to win, expect success. Be mindful of your thoughts for it becomes what is drawn to you. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich." Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich." Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." - John Wooden Continuous improvement, pushing your limits, believing, taking risks and working to be the best YOU! YOU are the only one qualified for that job! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. - John F. Kennedy Risk is necessary to achieve greater accomplishments! No risk, no results. Without action your goals and dreams are just wishes! Face your fears and Take action now! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

May the strength that you have obtained from the difficulties you've endured help you achieve the goals you desire and the life you deserve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Great leaders are never satisfied with current levels of performance. They are restlessly driven by possibilities and potential achievements." - Donna Harrison You achieve excellence as a gradual result of always striving to do better. Set your goals and standards high and strive to continually improve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into an opportunity." - Joseph Sugarman If you look deep enough you can find something positive out of every situation. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Leadership is the difference maker and the deal breaker. It's how we grow organizations. It's how we impact lives. But, as you also know, leadership cannot be an idea we simply talk about. Leadership is the action we must live out. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve." - Maxwell Maltz It's not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us that determines the quality of life we live. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever." - Wayne Dyer Need I say more? Take action on the things you desire. Do it now! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance." - Eckhart Tolle Life is good...enjoy it! Focus on the positive and exercise an Attitude of Gratitude and you will attract more of the same! Treat everyday like it's the best day of your life! Start NOW, make TODAY a great day! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Wise leaders set personal standards of excellence rather than allowing external forces to define success or failure for them. They set their standards above and beyond what others require, consistently delivering results that surpass expectations. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction. - Chuck Gallozzi Don't just be all that you can be. Become more than you ever thought you could be! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. - James Cook Believe in yourself. Believe in your abilities. Believe in your goals and dreams. Believe you have the power and will to achieve them. Then choose to follow your heart! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda It all come down to the choices we make and the attitude or approach we take! Choose wisely! Make TODAY a great day! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. - Zig Ziglar Set your standards high and then work toward surpassing your goal! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality."- Earl Nightingale What we think, we become. Our thoughts turn into the actions that drive our successes or failures. For from this, and how we habitually react to what happens becomes our destiny. Control your thoughts...control your destiny! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Having a WHY, a powerful, compelling reason is the one thing no one can give you." - Stephen Pierce What is your driving force to help pull you toward tour goals and dreams? Establish a clear cut "why" focus in and take action! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear." -John Lennon Happy Valentines Day to everyone! Remember, "Love" is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Tell those you love how much you care! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for." - Joe Vitale How is your Attitude of Gratitude? We all have a lot to be thankful for each day and at all times. Don't overlook the small things or the obvious. Each day is a gift. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle." - Abraham Lincoln Don't wait...there is no better time than NOW to take action toward your goals and dreams! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result - Mahatma Gandhi. You'll never know unless you try. Take action. Believe and achieve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

What happened even as recently as yesterday is no longer of any consequence, unless we choose to allow it to be. What is of great importance is who and what it is that leaves its mark TODAY, and each day thereafter. What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity. - Jim Rohn Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change." - Charles R. Swindoll Don't wish for things to change. Take action to create it and to be it. Be the change you want to see. Believe in the changes you want to live. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Excuses are for the weak. Apathy for the lazy. Action for the motivated. Results for the determined. Success for the daring." - Anthony Robbins Take responsibility for your own life, your own actions, your own results and live a life of success! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"So it is, life is actually made up of our choices. We are the sum total of them, and if we hold to an attitude of love and thanksgiving for all the good things within our grasp we may have what all ambitious people long for - success." - Delma Neeley It's all about the choices you make and the action tou take! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson No matter what you do you will inevitably face some adversity in the journey. Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it. Stay on course. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

The greatest mistake we make in living is living in constant fear that we will make one. - John C. Maxwell F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real. We create it ourselves in our minds. Feel it, know it, face it and take ACTION anyway! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual on that team. That individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi Do what you love and love what you do because by doing it well means you will enjoy it. Do the best you can with what you have and strive to become better. That is the secret to success. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Don't ever ask yourself if you are worthy of the goals and dreams you want. Rather ask yourself whether or not the goals and dreams you want are worthy of your life! Live your dreams" - John Assaraf Setting a course on the path toward the life you want to live starts with identifying what you want. Dare to dream and dream big! Don't settle for less! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'" - Sydney J. Harris Practice focusing on your Attitude of Gratitude and counting your blessings everyday, for everyday itself is a blessing! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Be the best YOU! No one else is qualified for the job! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power." - Brian Tracy Be clear about what you want. Focus in and set your plan to achieve. Then implement it. Constant focus and consistent action will get you there! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own." - Mark Victor Hansen. Dream big and set goals to achieve them. Visualize, crystallize and realize these by writing them down, reviewing and taking action daily! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Success is not the key to happiness, Happiness is the key to success! If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Herman Cain To love what you do can make a huge difference, not only for you and your attitude, but quite often for many others who come in contact with you! Your everyday actions make an impact! Do what you love and love what you do and everyone (including you) will love you for it! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Success is not the key to happiness, Happiness is the key to success! If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Herman Cain To love what you do can make a huge difference, not only for you and your attitude, but quite often for many others who come in contact with you! Your everyday actions make an impact! Do what you love and love what you do and everyone (including you) will love you for it! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill The road isn't always easy, and it takes real courage to "keep on keeping on". But think about the most rewarding things you've attained most typically are a result of perseverance and persistence! Don't give up! Dream, believe, persist, achieve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry