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

The most important words we'll utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we're by ourselves. -Al Walker Sent from my BlackBerry

The loudest and most influential voice you hear is your own inner voice, your "self critic". It can work for you or against you, depending on the messages you allow. It can be pessimistic or optimistic. It can wear you down or cheer you on. You control the sender and the receiver, but only if you consciously take responsibility and control of your inner conversation. - Keith Harrell Sent from my BlackBerry

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment. - Earl Nightingale Sent from my BlackBerry

Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb. - Winston Churchill Sent from my BlackBerry

The successful person has the habit of doing the things that failures don't like to do. The successful person doesn't like doing them either, but his dislike is subordinated to the strength of his purpose. - E.M. Gray Sent from my BlackBerry

It has long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. - Leonardo Da Vinci Sent from my BlackBerry

You have the power to free yourself from the mental prison that fear creates. Anything worth having is worth working for, and you deserve to live fearless and free. - Terri Cole Make your dreams and goals big enough to help pull you through. Make a plan and set yourself in action. Instead of saying "I should, I could or I would", change it to telling yourself "I can, I will and I must"! Make it happen! Make today great! Sent from my BlackBerry

From testimonials and personal experience, we have enough information to conclude that it is possible to design and live an extraordinary life. -Jim Rohn Sent from my BlackBerry

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson" Sent from my BlackBerry

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. - Dale Carnegie Don't let fear hold you back from achieving your goals and dreams! Take control and take action, and soon you will realize there was never anything to be afraid of! Sent from my BlackBerry

Happy "Feel Good" Friday! Nice "crisp" (but dry) weather out there this morning with the sun rising amidst the trees! Gonna have a great day! Help make someone else's day better. A kind word, a smile, a helping hand, the gift of laughter or a random act of kindness can go a long way! Make it a great day and fantastic weekend! Sent from my BlackBerry

When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter five years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go. - Catherine Pulsifer Sent from my BlackBerry

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've everything to do, and you've done it. - Margaret Thatcher Great day to start off a productive weekend! Set goals, take action! Make it great! Sent from my BlackBerry

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength Sent from my BlackBerry

As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right. - Jack Canfield Sent from my BlackBerry

I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader. - Stephen R. Covey Sent from my BlackBerry

Act as if you have already achieved your goal and it is yours. - Dr. Robert Anthony Sent from my BlackBerry

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin - Mother Teresa Wise words...live for today! Learn and cherish all from your past, dream and believe in all that the future can bring. Make the most of today! Make it great! Sent from my BlackBerry

The more mindful I am about happiness, the happier I become. -Gretchen Rubin Sent from my BlackBerry

Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. - Dr. David M. Burns Sent from my BlackBerry

Happy Friday! The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are. -Thomas Dreier The happiest people don't have the best of everything...they just make the best out of everything. Make today great! Sent from my BlackBerry

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it. - Brian Tracy Sent from my BlackBerry

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. - Mitch Albom Sent from my BlackBerry

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. - William Arthur Ward Sent from my BlackBerry

Encourage someone who needs it. Whether it's a friend, sibling, parent, child or coworker, a little recognition could make a world of difference in their lives. Let them know that you are thankful for them and that you appreciate having them in your life. You can encourage someone with words, a hug, a gift or even an email or phone call. It is so simple to do; act now and go encourage someone! Make today great! Sent from my BlackBerry

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us. - Jim Rohn Sent from my BlackBerry

Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time. It must be a goal that is so appealing, so much in line with your spiritual core, that you can't get it out of your mind. If you do not get chills when you set a goal, you're not setting big enough goals. - Bob Proctor Sent from my BlackBerry

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. Sent from my BlackBerry

Don't spend your precious time asking 'Why isn't the world a better place?' It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is 'How can I make it better?' To that there is an answer. - Leo Buscaglia Sent from my BlackBerry

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment. - Earl Nightingale Sent from my BlackBerry

Changing your mind about anything is work. The realization that you CAN change your mind, and therefore your life, is the start. - Terri Cole Choosing the right responses to things can truly make the difference in your attitude and outcomes you experience. Choose wisely and create the outcomes that benefit you. Make today great! Sent from my BlackBerry

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. - Stephen A. Brennan Sent from my BlackBerry

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Actions truly speak louder than words. Lack of action also speaks volumes. Take action steps today toward achieving your goals and dreams. You don't have to see the entire staircase to take the first step. Live the life you deserve! Make today great! Sent from my BlackBerry

To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a special heart that listens. Sent from my BlackBerry

You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions. - Adlin Sinclair It's not always easy. Acceptance and change takes dedication and work. The more compelling and vivid your thought is on what you want to change. The more likely you will do something about it Sent from my BlackBerry

If we could all just focus in on "what we have" as opposed to "what we do not" and realize who we have become along the way, through all of life's lessons - we would all be happier, more confident people! Sent from my BlackBerry

I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want. - Mark Twain Dream. Dream big. Make them crystal clear in your mind. If you're having trouble staying focused on them...they're probably not big enough to motivate you and help pull you through. Believe in yourself and in your dreams. Believe you can and will achieve them. Believe you deserve to achieve them. Now DO something about it! Small achievable wins can catapult you on your way. Start today! Make it great! Sent from my BlackBerry

There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them - Denis Waitley What will you choose? Sent from my BlackBerry

It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what happens that makes the difference in how our lives turn out. - Jim Rohn You have the power to choose...the choice is yours! Choose wisely. Make it a great day! Sent from my BlackBerry

Be the example people want to follow, be the friend no one can seem to repay, be the person you always hoped to become. - Curtis Hirata Sent from my BlackBerry

It is important for us all to live our lives one day at a time, and realize that RIGHT NOW this is enough. Reflect on the past for what you have learned from it...but do not grieve over it for it is gone. Look forward to what lies ahead of us in the future, but do not worry about it, for it has not yet arrived. Life starts NOW, Live in the present, and make it so great it will be worth thinking about later. - Curtis Hirata Sent from my BlackBerry

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. - Napoleon Hill Sent from my BlackBerry

Life is sacred. I hold in my heart all the parts of myself-the infant, the child, the teenager, the young adult, the adult, and my present and future self. My story includes every success and every failure, every error and every truthful insight, and all of it is valuable. I have compassion for me, and I also feel compassion for others. I create a life of acceptance and understanding. - Louise L. Hay Sent from my BlackBerry

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing. - Maria Mitchell Sent from my BlackBerry

Taking action is the part...most people don't do. Then we wonder why things don't change for the better. Don't spot believing. Don't fear. Don't wait. Don't give up. Don't give in. Don't settle for less! Sent from my BlackBerry

Happy first day of March, Everyone! Seriously can't believe it's already March! Let's make this month a month of ACTION! Decide NOW! Decide what you want. Decide what you need to change or sacrifice to get it. Set your plan. Put your plan in motion! Start NOW! Make it great! Sent from my BlackBerry