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

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning. - Denis Waitley Too often we give up and give in too soon! Be persistent and don't give up! Believe and achieve! Sent from my BlackBerry

Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them. - Viktor E. Frankl Sent from my BlackBerry

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. - Norman Vincent Peale Believe! Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and goals, believe you deserve to achieve them, believe you can and will achieve them! Sent from my BlackBerry

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination." - Norman Vincent Peale Your mind is a powerful thing. If you clearly hold in your mind thoughts and pictures of your desires, your subconscious mind will direct you to it. Sent from my BlackBerry

Never let your memories be greater than your dreams. -Doug Ivester Dare to dream, and dream big! Live for what can be and all you can achieve - rather than dwelling in the past, and things you cannot change. Sent from my BlackBerry

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise. - Robert Fritz Sent from my BlackBerry

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. Ben Stein One main reason people don't live a life they desire is that they haven't truly thought about what it is they REALLY want. It needs to be compelling and crystal clear in your mind. Once you decide, it will become your guiding light. Follow it. Set goals and take action. "If you don't know what you want or where you are going...how will you ever know how to get there?" Sent from my BlackBerry

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. - Wayne Dyer Make the commitment to Choose your attitude. Life isn't about the things that happen, it's about how you respond to them. Choose to motivate yourself! Sent from my BlackBerry

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live - Leo Buscaglia Your greatest accomplishments come as a result of taking risks, stretching your boundaries and going for what you want! Sent from my BlackBerry

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. - Kahlil Gibran What do you WANT to do? What do you WANT to achieve? What is stopping you? Set your sights, set a plan to achieve and TAKE ACTION! Don't settle for less! Live the life you deserve! Sent from my BlackBerry

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. - Wayne Dyer Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. Sent from my BlackBerry

Each person adds one more source of willing energy until there's enough to actually transform the world. - Carmen Harra No one can do alone, what all of us can do together. We all play a vital role! Do your part to make a difference! Change the world one day at a time, one person at a time! Sent from my BlackBerry

Live out of your imagination, not your history. - Stephen Covey Don't settle in on living in the past and a "should have, could have, would have" mentality. Focus in on what "can happen" and what you "can be"! Keep an "I will" attitude! Sent from my BlackBerry

I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret. ~ Anthony Robbins Sent from my BlackBerry

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living - Amanda Bradley Sent from my BlackBerry

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible. -Theodore Roethke Instead of thinking it's impossible, think of the word as "I'm Possible". Because of YOU, you can DO! Believe and achieve! Sent from my BlackBerry

Each one has to find its peace from within. And peace, to be real, must be unaffected by outside circumstances.- Mahatma Gandhi Sent from my BlackBerry

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be." - Karen Ravn Don't limit yourself! Aim for the stars! Don't hold back! Believe and achieve! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers. - Richard Bach Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. - Jerry West If your people don't know what to expect from you as a leader, at some point they won't look to you for leadership. Character communicates consistency. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

WHY you lead will determine the kind of leader you will be. WHO you lead will not always be your choice. HOW you lead will determine who will follow and the results you get. - Curtis Hirata Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful. - Mark Victor Hansen Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life. - Brian Tracy Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - Michael Jordan Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

There is always something to celebrate, so long as life is being lived. Neale Donald Walsch Life should be a celebration! Enjoy the trip! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry