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

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. Either way it sounds like a reason to celebrate! But I guarantee you...the optimist enjoys it more! Happy New Year Everyone! Here's to accomplishing everything you hope to achieve in 2014! Make it great!

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. - Jim Rohn

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

We are unlimited beings. We have no ceiling. The capabilities and the talents and the gifts and the power that is within every single individual that is on this planet, is unlimited - Michael Beckwith

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

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be - George Sheeha

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 Excellence can be obtained if you care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical and expect more than others think is possible.

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

As human beings, we often believe we don't have enough money, romance, success or joy in our lives. But what we need to understand is that greatness exists in all of us. It's simply a matter of pulling that greatness out of ourselves and using it to get us from where we are now...to where we want to be. While many people believe they are entitled to live a great life, top achievers we've met over the years know they must take 100% responsibility for achieving the lifestyle, relationships, financial freedom and opportunities they experience in their lives. This isn't always easy. But one way to start taking more responsibility is to begin responding differently to the events that occur in your life. Don ’ t wait. Start now. Make today a great day!

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time. - Laura Ingalls Wilder

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. - Burton Hillis

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill

Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold

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!

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. - Napoleon Hill

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! 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. 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!

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 know clearly what you want, you'll wake up every morning excited about life. - Mark Victor Hansen

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 If you find a path without obstacles...it probably won't lead you anywhere.  We are built to conquer environment, solve problems and achieve goals.   Challenges are what make life interesting...overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. - Marianne Williamson 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.  Choosing the right responses to things can truly make the difference in your attitude and outcomes you experience. You have the power...the power to choose.  Choose wisely and create the outcomes that benefit you. Make today great!

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 you don't act now while it's fresh in your mind, it will probably join the list of things you were always going to do but never quite got around to. Chances are you'll also miss some opportunities.  Everyone hass the power to impact the outcome of their life. Focus and 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! Your big opportunity may be right here, right now! Make it great!

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

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. - Mother Teresa 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.

Life’s like a boom-a-rang. The more good you throw out, the more you receive in return. - Josh S. Hinds Remember...it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.  Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. A person who truly does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them. Make things count! Make today great!

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true. - Robert H. Schuller Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.  Don't wait for it...go out and achieve it.

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - St. Francis of Assisi The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams, believe you can and will achieve them! Make it happen! Make today great!

Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision. - Bob Proctor

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!

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as 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

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? Discipline yourself to find something positive in every situation every day. You attract positivity when you are positive within. You are in control. Feeling motivated today...are YOU? Make it great!

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 Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage and the confidence in doing.  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! Make it a great day!

These are two of the greatest moments in a person's life: The first is when you are born. The second is when you discover why you were born.  Live a life of Purpose. Live it with Passion. Create a solid Plan to achieve your dreams and goals. Pursue and Persist with constant action and stick-to-it-iveness. Start now! Make today great!

Circumstances do not make the man. They merely reveal him to himself. - Epictetus

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. — Swami Sivananda

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 There is no better time than NOW to show & tell others how much you love them!

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.  Change the only corner of the world you can be certain of improving, your own self.  We must continuously improve to grow, progress and have success.  Start now. Make 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!

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!

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at the top. - D. A. Benton There is great pleasure in achieving and succeeding when others say you cannot. The goal is not to never fail, but to be able to pick yourself up after a failure, learn from it...and move on.  With enough patience and perseverance...soon your difficulties and obstacles will disappear.

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!

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy. -  Denis Waitley The future holds limitless possibilities...you decide what the future holds for you.

A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, understand the gift of laughter and laugh a lot, believe in yourself, and realize how blessed you are. When you go to bed with a dream and wake up with a purpose. Being with people who know your worth and who appreciate you for who you are. Live a live of Sharing & Caring, Giving & Living, Attitude & Gratitude.  Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's learning to dance in the rain. Live the life you deserve. Start now! Make it great!

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself. - Robert F. Bennett

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. - Mother Teresa 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.

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

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. - George Bernard Shaw

The reality of life is that your perceptions - right or wrong -  influence everything else you do.  When you get a proper  perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how  many other things fall into place. - Roger Birkman

If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are capable of making, it is simply because your goals are not clearly defined. Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort - Paul J. Meyer

Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving, if your sights are set far above the merely secure and mediocre. - David Sarnoff

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!

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!

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 strongest principle of growth lies in human choice - George Eliot 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.  Choosing the right responses to things can truly make the difference in your attitude and outcomes you experience. You have the power...the power to choose.  Choose wisely and create the outcomes that benefit you. Make today great!

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. - Les Brown

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age. - Sophia Loren