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

Be thankful for all the things that are in your life.  Having gratitude opens the doors to receiving. When a negative thought enters your mind, immediately replace it with something you are grateful for (roof over your head, love in your life, food on the table, etc..). Just as with learning anything new, it will require watchfulness and practice until a new behavior pattern is learned. Being mindful of changing your thoughts will eventually create an automatic response process with little effort, thus allowing more room for joy in your life. Start today. Make today great!

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. - Norman Vincent Peale

The problem with most people is that they get so caught up with what they 'think" is or isn't happening to them, that they fail to see the things that actually are.  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. Be careful not to let new opportunities pass you by while you sit idle thinking about the chances you may have lost.  Look forward to what lies ahead of us in the future, but do not worry about it, for it has not yet arrived. Stop wondering about the future - create it.  Life starts NOW, Live in the present, and make it so great it will be worth thinking about later. Instead of just making the best of everyday,  make the decision to make everyday the BEST - it's your choice! Utilize the power of NOW to make a difference in your life. We all have the power and the power to choose to MAKE today a GREAT

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!  Things don't necessarily get easier, we just change the impact or meaning by how we choose to deal with them...and through this we get stronger and wiser. Make today a great day!

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    

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.- Winston Churchill    

Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference. -  Joel Barker

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there -  Will Rogers Get up, get moving, do something! Set goals and take action daily to achieve them!  Live the life you deserve! Start today!  Make today great!

The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better. - Barbara Pletcher

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. - Tao Te Ching

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. -Confucius

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

If there is no solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem then don't waste time worrying about it. - Dalai Lama

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.  - Ralph Waldo Emerson Life is what you make it. Make the most of it every day. It's your life...live it. Enjoy it to the fullest. Carry forth that attitude of gratitude in all you do, always. Don't take it for granted for it is valuable. Believe in your dreams and dream big. Don't just be all that you can be, become more than you ever thought you could be.  Live the life you deserve.  Start NOW for life is too short.  Begin by making today GREAT!

The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things. - Jim Rohn Do what you love and love what you do! It truly makes a difference...so you can make a difference! Make it a great day!

The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.

Live the miracle: Live and enjoy your life to the fullest. Remember how extraordinary even what you think of as ordinary, truly is! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude in all you do, always. For every miracle must not be taken for granted! This is your life. Live it. It is valuable. Make the most of it. If you desire more. Do something about it. Live the life you deserve! Make it great!Start NOW for life is too short! Begin by making TODAY a great day! Love, laugh, live!

Happy Friday Everyone!  Hopefully you have a crazy fun-filled weekend planned! Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there -  Will Rogers Taking action is the part...most people don't do. Then we wonder why things don't change for the better. Don't stop believing. Don't fear. Don't wait. Don't give up. Don't give in. Don't settle for less!  Happy and unhappy people tend to have very similar life experiences. The difference is what they focus on. It's your choice. Approach everything with an Attitude of Gratitude and focus on what you have instead of what you do not. Get up, get moving, do something! Set goals and take action daily to achieve them!  Live the life you deserve! Start today!  Make today great!

The depth of your belief and the strength of your conviction determines the power of your personality. -Brian Tracy

In all that you do, have fun! This is  so important because if you are having fun, you will enjoy what you do. If you enjoy what you do, you will learn and grow from it. If you learn and grow from it you will improve and exceed. If you improve and exceed...you will inevitably succeed!

The most important thing you can do to achieve your goals is to make sure that as soon as you set them, you immediately begin to create momentum. The most important rules that I ever adopted to help me in achieving my goals were those I learned from a very successful man who taught me to first write down the goal, and then to never leave the site of setting a goal without first taking some form of positive action toward its attainment. - Anthony Robbins

It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened to you in your past that determines who you become.  Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny. - Anthony Robbins

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. - Harry S. Truman

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me. - Jim Valvano The best thing about being a dad is being able to see your children grow and develop into their own person, to watch them live and learn about life, and to be able to share in their accomplishments and successes along the way.  Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there!  Especially to my dad, who always believed in me. 

Magic is believing in yourself...If you can do that, you can make anything happen. -  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams. Believe you deserve to achieve them. Believe you can...and you will. Set a plan and take action. Start now. Make today great!

There is always something to celebrate, so long as life is being lived. - Neale Donald Walsch Have fun! Live your life! Make it great!

Happy Friday everyone! Live the miracle. Live and enjoy your life to the fullest. Remember how extraordinary even what you think of as ordinary, truly is! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude in all you do, always. For every miracle must not be taken for granted! This is your life. Live it. It is valuable. Make the most of it. If you desire more. Do something about it. Live the life you deserve! Make it great! Start NOW for life is too short! Begin by making TODAY a great day! Love, laugh, live! Here's to a great weekend!

This is your life...do what you love, and do it often. If you don't like something...change it. If you don't like your job, quit. If you don't have enough time, stop wasting it on things that have no meaning. If you're looking for the love of your life, stop. They will be there waiting for you when you start doing things you love. Stop over analyzing. Life is simple. All emotions are beautiful when you eat, appreciate every last bite. Travel often. Getting lost will help you find yourself. Some opportunities only come once, seize them. Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them. Go out and start creating. Life is short. Live your dream. Share your passion. Start now. Make today GREAT!

Reach out and make a positive difference in someone's life today...not because you have to...but because you can! Little random acts of kindness might not be so little in the eyes of the person who desperately needs one!

Successful people have an uncommon, positive attitude about adversity. - John Maxwell Unexpected circumstances can be thrown at you, but what is the thing that counts most in these situations? What counts most is how you react to what happens to you, especially when you have unexpected problems of any kind.  A Positive Mental Attitude is indispensable to your success. You can be as positive as you want to be if you will simply think about the future, focus on the solution and look for the good. If you do what other successful people do, if you use your mind to exert mental control over the situation, you will be positive and cheerful most of the time. And you will reap the benefits enjoyed by all successful people.

Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.  - Walt Disney Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams!  Realize that you don't have to look outside yourself for strength...it is there all the time.

Don't spend most of your time on the voices that don't count, voices that are going to add too little worth to your future. Don't waste time on the shallow and the silly. Tune those voices out and tune in voices that are going to add something to your life. - Jim Rohn

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs - Maxwell Maltz

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. - Maureen Dowd

There are no limits...only beliefs about what is possible! Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so. - Norm Chomsky Change the way you see things, and you will have the power to change your world

If we did all the things we are  capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. - Thomas Edison Embrace the unexpected . The things we never saw coming often take us to places we never thought we'd go. Start living the live you always imagined. Create different results. Start now! Make today great!

When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited. - Brian Tracy

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

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. - Denis Waitley There is no better time than NOW to start living the life you deserve! Make today great!

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. - Jim Rohn Dream big, set goals, set a plan, take action, don't quit! Make it happen!

In one minute you can change your attitude and in that minute you can change your entire day.  - Spencer Johnson Positive thoughts can energize your day and the perfect way to start each morning!  Our attitude is the environment we carry with us during the day.  It proclaims to the world what we think of ourselves and indicates the sort of person we have made up our minds to be. It is the person we will become. How's your attitude today?

Reach out and make a positive difference in someone's life today...not because you have to...but because you can! Little random acts of kindness might not be so little in the eyes of the person who desperately needs one!

Feel the energy and excitement that comes with doing something you are truly passionate about. Create a positive momentum by harnessing and refocusing this energy to achieve your goals and dreams. Having great passion for life and in all the things you do is one of the greatest qualities you can portray.  Not only will others be attracted to being around you but life itself will reveal greater possibilities for you. Make today great!

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. - Joel Osteen

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. - Dale Carnegie

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. - Stevie Wonder Unexpected circumstances can be thrown at you, but what is the thing that counts most in these situations? What counts most is how you react to what happens to you, especially when you have unexpected problems of any kind.  A Positive Mental Attitude is indispensable to your success. You can be as positive as you want to be if you will simply think about the future, focus on the solution and look for the good. If you do what other successful people do, if you use your mind to exert mental control over the situation, you will be positive and cheerful most of the time. And you will reap the benefits enjoyed by all successful people.

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

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome – William James