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

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance. - Bruce Barton

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. - Nicholas Murray Butler

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. - Paulo Coelho

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

For what it's worth...it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again. - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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 Take responsibility for your own life. Don't just sit back and wait for things to happen...take action and make things happen! Start now! Make today great!

Many people succeed momentarily by what they know; Some succeed temporarily by what they do; but a few will succeed permanently by what they are - John Maxwell

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

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. - Kahlil Gibran

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln 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. Make the most of each day! Live life to the fullest! Live the life you deserve! Start today! Make today great!

Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely. - Jim Rohn Make the most of each day! Live life to the fullest! Live the life you deserve! Start today! Make today great!

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.- Oliver Wendell Holmes   A thousand dreams die unborn every day because the dreamer lacks the courage to take the FIRST STEP, in faith, with no guarantees of success. There are no guarantees in life, and we know that if every question must be answered, if every obstacle must first be overcome—then NOTHING will ever get done. Decide what you want, write it down, make a plan, and then — take action. "Leap and the net will appear!"

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

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. ~ Tony Robbins

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop  the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. - Colin Powell

Every achiever that I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'  - Dr. Robert H. Schuller

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 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.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. - Goethe Practice Random Acts of Kindness, always. Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how.  A person who truly does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them. Make things count!   You are never more like God than when you give, when you take time for people, or when you do something good for somebody who can never repay you.  Make today great!

Winner's Blueprint for Achievement BELIEVE while others are doubting. PLAN while others are playing. STUDY while others are sleeping. DECIDE while others are delaying. PREPARE while others are daydreaming. BEGIN while others are procrastinating. WORK while others are wishing. SAVE while others are wasting. LISTEN while others are talking. SMILE while others are frowning. COMMEND while others are criticizing. PERSIST while others are quitting. - William Arthur Ward 

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

Goals. There's no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them. And there's no telling what will happen when you act upon them. - Jim Rohn They serve as your road map towards achieving whatever you desire. If you don't know where you are going...you may never get there. Set goals, set a plan and take action! Start now! Make today great!

Developing a true sense of gratitude involves taking absolutely nothing for granted. Rather, we always look for friendly intention behind the deed and learn to appreciate it. - Albert Schweitzer

Life is good, learn to live it! Smile often. Have fun. Laugh with others. Listen to music. Feel good. Sing. Take care of yourself. Do your share to make things better...always.  Carry an Attitude of Gratitude in all you do. Practice random acts of kindness daily. Share. Be courteous and respectful. In all you do...Give it your all and your best. Do what you love and love what you do. Take action toward your goals daily. Try harder. Try again. Don't give up and don't give in. Believe in yourself and believe in your dreams. Dream big. Don't wait. Start now. Aren't you worth it? Life is great. Make today great!

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. - Kahlil Gibran Passion and enthusiasm can make all the difference! Do what you love and love what you do! Decide to make today great! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude always!

It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.—Brian Tracy

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. - Charles Kettering

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

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind, but what you can change is yourself. - Jim Rohn

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle It is inevitable that we must change our habits if we intend to get different results. Continue to only develop ones that are giving us positive results. Don't settle for less. Believe and achieve! Start now! Make today great!

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. - Norman Vincent Peale 

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 Make a positive difference. Live well. Live with passion. Make today great.

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.

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.

The key to success is simple: Keep doing more of the things that work, stop doing things that don't. Ask questions and try new things to get better results. It's all up to you to act upon these things. 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!

Most people will focus on why they can't do something. Others focus on the prize. I focus on the path and process I must take - Robert Kiyosaki

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. - Ralph Marston

Discipline yourself to find something positive in every situation every day. You attract positivity when you are positive within. - Brian Tracy 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!

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged  because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference. -  Zig Ziglar A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could. Give praise and encourage others daily. Start now! Make today great!

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. - Stevie Wonder

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. - John Wooden 

Magic is believing in yourself... If you can do that, you can make anything happen. -  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.  - Richard M. DeVos Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.  - Richard M. DeVos Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

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 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

There comes a special moment in everyone's life; a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission-a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It is his finest hour. - Winston Churchill

The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit. - Jim Rohn Constant focus, Concentrated effort and Continuous improvement can help you achieve to your potential. Live the life you deserve! Live it with passion. Start by making today great!

Individually these pairs of words have their own importance and meaning. Dream - Believe. Can - Will. Decide - Choose. Plan - Execute.  Do - Achieve. Aim - Succeed. Share - Give. Love - Live. Know - Am.   Now put the word "I" in front of each word and it becomes your battle cry for life. Start now. Make today great!

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. - Dale Carnegie

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. - Michaelangelo

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. - James Allen