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

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

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!

We tend to get what we expect. - Norman Vincent Peale Life is what we make it.  We tend to get more of what we give and what we expect. Positive thoughts bring positive results.  Start now, make today great!

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 Life is what we make it.  We tend to get more of what we give and what we expect. Positive thoughts bring positive results.  Start now, make today great!

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 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

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 Greatness is the ability to accomplish things even when others say you cannot!

The enlightened give thanks for what most people take for granted ...... As you begin to be grateful for what most people take for granted, that vibration of gratitude makes you more receptive to good in your life - Michael Beckwith 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!

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. - Brian Tracy

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause. -  George Matthew Adams 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!

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

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to him positive results - Norman Vincent Peale

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. - Bill Cosby 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!

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. - Jim Rohn You are doing your best only when you are trying to improve what you are doing. Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile,  a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the  smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to  turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true

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.

Each person adds one more source of willing energy until there’s enough to actually transform the world. - Carmen Harra To live you have to experiment, to have the ability to experiment you have to have confidence, to have confidence you have to be loved, to be loved you have to love. To have love you must GIVE love!

Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times,in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. This is the greatest gift anyone can give.—  Dr. David Hawkins We live every day from what we can get, but create a life by what we can give. Do your part to make a positive difference daily.  You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself, for it is in giving that we actually receive! Make it a great day!

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

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

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. - William Arthur Ward Renew an old friendship, enhance an existing or make a new friend!  Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life.

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

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.  - Thomas Edison 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. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

Sometime our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. – Albert Scheitzer

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. Affect the things that are in your control, and it all begins with the person in the mirror. 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!

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 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!

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. - Zig Ziglar Winners have the ability to look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work...or make it better! Make today a great day!

Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.  -  Vince Lombardi

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino Dream big enough that it will engulf all you do. Find a purpose to achieve that will pull you through. Believe and stay focused, take action each day.  For where you have will...you'll find a way!

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

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. - William James 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? Discipline yourself to find something positive in every situation every day. You attract positivity when you are positive within. You are in control. Make it great!

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.

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

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

To be grateful can be difficult when things seem not worth giving thanks for. Try it anyway. Allow yourself to be in the difficult situation and be grateful inside yourself, in the background. Grateful for what? Grateful for the lessons. Grateful for the growth and expansion you are in the middle of. Grateful for all you have. Grateful for your ability to turn things around. - Lisbeth Mahnkopf

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie

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

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain -- he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem -- he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills. - William Arthur Ward Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.

It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. - Albert Einstein You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. For it is in giving that we receive.

Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times,in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. This is the greatest gift anyone can give.—  Dr. David Hawkins

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

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. - Vince Lombardi

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside. - Wayne Dyer

Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.  Norman Vincent Peale

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!  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. 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 a great day!

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 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!

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 Greatness is the ability to accomplish things even when others say you cannot!

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you. - William James 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! Don't give in, don't give up!

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

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. - Golda Meir

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. - Zig Ziglar Winners have the ability to look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work...or make it better! Make today a great day!

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity. - Barbara de Angelis

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. - Thomas Jefferson

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. - Martin Luther King Jr.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. -John Sculley

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - St. Francis of Assisi