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

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. - Alice Walker You are powerful. Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams!  Realize that you don't have to look outside yourself for strength...it is there within you, all the time.

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

Everything rises and falls on leadership.  And leadership truly develops from the inside out.  If you can become who you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the leader you want to be on the outside. - John Maxwell We're all leaders... If you influence anyone's beliefs, thinking, behavior, or development, then you are engaging in leadership.  If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more...you are a leader.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. — Eckhart Tolle How do you turn your life around? Begin by developing an attitude of gratitude! As soon as you start to feel differently about the things in your life that you already have, you begin to realize and open the door for even greater things to come. Learn to not take things for granted.  Life is too short to not count your blessings on a daily basis! Be thankful for all the things that are in your life.  Learning to be happy while you are pursuing what you want...is key.  Know that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.  Having gratitude opens the doors to receiving. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  We all have a lot to be grateful for...Start today. MAKE today a GREAT day!

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. - Mary Engelbreit You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you. 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. Learn to master change rather than allowing it to master you. How's your attitude today?

We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too. - Kristin Martz Do what you love and love what you do! Life is too short not to!

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. - Samuel Smiles “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”

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 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!

Happy Friday! Thought of the Day: Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. - Orison Swett Marden

Happy Friday Everyone!! Getting ready for a fantastic weekend! Words to remember: 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!  Happy and unhappy people tend to have very similar life experiences. The difference is what they focus on. It's your choice. Live and enjoy your life to the fullest. This is your life. Live it. It is valuable. Make the most of it. Live the miracle. For every miracle must not be taken for granted! If you desire more. Do something about it. Remember how extraordinary even what you think of as ordinary, truly is! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude in all you do, always. 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. Don't just be all that you can be. Become m...

Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. - Julia Cameron Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

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.

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing.  That’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Ziglar

What happened even as recently as yesterday is no longer of any consequence, unless we choose to allow it to be. What is of great importance is who and what it is that leaves its mark today, and each day thereafter. What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity. - Jim Rohn

We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too. - Kristin Martz Do what you love and love what you do! Life is too short not to!

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year - Ralph Waldo Emerson Be thankful for all the things that are in your life.  Learning to be happy while you are pursuing what you want...is key.  Know that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.  Having gratitude opens the doors to receiving. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  We all have a lot to be grateful for...Start today. MAKE today a GREAT day!

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

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 Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. Change the way you see things, and you will have the power to change your world. Instill optimism and creativity in all you do. Make the impossible...possible. Turn ordinary into extraordinary! May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Start now! Make today great!

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?

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living – Amanda Bradley Joy is an attitude; it is the presence of love for self and others. It comes from a feeling of inner peace, the ability to give and receive, and appreciation of the self and others. It is a state of gratitude and compassion, a feeling of connection to your higher se lf.

You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.— Quote from A Course in Miracles Write the script of your own life, rehearse it in your mind, then go out and perform it to the best of your ability. Our minds can shape the way something will become because we act according to our expectations. Start now, make today great!

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 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. 

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. - James Cook

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

How would your life be different if…You stopped worrying about things you can’t control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day…You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change. - Steve Maraboli 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.

What happened even as recently as yesterday is no longer of any consequence, unless we choose to allow it to be. What is of great importance is who and what it is that leaves its mark today, and each day thereafter. What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity. - Jim Rohn

Everyone has the power to impact the outcome of their life. The way to do it is to focus on today….Today is the only time you have. It's too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow. -  John C. Maxwell 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!

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan

Happy Sunny Sunday Everyone!!! You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. - Ralph Marston Build upon you past experiences and use them as stepping stones. Don't forget your mistakes...learn from them, but also...don't dwell upon them. Focus your energy on building positive momentum and creating positive change from all you have learned. Start now, make today a great day!

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. - Ralph Marston

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 objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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!

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! - Curtis Hirata

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast. - Norman Vincent Peale The happiest people don't have the best of everything...they just make the best out of everything. 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 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!

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

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. - Norman Vincent Peale You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you. 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. Learn to master change rather than allowing it to master you. How's your attitude today ?

Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness od simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. - Sarah Ban Breathnach

Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you. -  Jim Rohn Take control of your thoughts. Take control of your attitudes. Take control of your responses. Take control of your actions. Take control of your desired outcome.

One of the most important truths I've learned over the years is this: Leadership is leadership, no matter where you go or what you do. Times change. Technology marches forward. Cultures vary from place to place. But the true principles of leadership are constant and stand the test of time. - John Maxwell If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more...you are a leader.

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

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 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!

Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire. - Napoleon Hill

It always seems impossible until its done.-Nelson Mandela 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. How long should you keep trying? Well until you succeed! Don't give up, don't give in!

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. - Norman Vincent Peale Actions truly speak louder than words. Lack of action also speaks volumes. Inaction breeds doubt and fear, action breeds confidence and courage.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!

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 Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. Change the way you see things, and you will have the power to change your world. Instill optimism and creativity in all you do. Make the impossible...possible. Turn ordinary into extraordinary! Start now! Make today great!

You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own. - Mark Victor Hansen 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!

Don't be afraid of growing slowly, be afraid of standing still. Get up, get moving and take action! Even if you are on the right track...you'll get run over if you just sit there!

What happened even as recently as yesterday is no longer of any consequence, unless we choose to allow it to be. What is of great importance is who and what it is that leaves its mark today, and each day thereafter. What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity. - Jim Rohn

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to him positive results - Norman Vincent Peale It's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future. Life is what we make it. We tend to get more of what we give and what we expect. Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on our own expectations for ourselves. As soon as we start to feel differently about what we already have and how we perceive things to be...we start to realize more good things to be grateful for. The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to him positive results. You become what you think about. Visualize what you want. See it & feel it. Believe it. Make today a great day!