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

Happy New Year Everyone! "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, get excited for a new beginning! New years are great because it always brings about a renewed outlook, a fresh start. It's never too late to start to become what you might have been and to start living the life you wish you had. Life begins now! May you have... Enough happiness to keep you sweet, Enough trials to keep you strong, Enough sorrow to keep you human, Enough hope to keep you happy, Enough failure to keep you humble, Enough success to keep you eager, Enough friends to give you comfort, Enough wealth to meet your needs, Enough enthusiasm to look forward, Enough faith to banish depression, Enough determination to make EACH day better than yesterday! Here's to wishing all of you the very best for 2016! Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and ...

If you believe in faith and keep speaking victory, favor, health and wholeness, you will see positive changes begin to happen in your life. You will reap a good harvest from the seeds you are sowing. - Joel Osteen

The people who are lifting the world onward and upward are those who encourage more than they criticize. - Elizabeth Harrison 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!

It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness. - Bob Proctor

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!

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

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

Live your dream. People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction. - Chuck Gallozzi

We can't afford to waste tears on might-have -beens. We need to turn the tears into sweat that can take us to what can be. — Denis Waitley

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. - Burton Hillis You have to love the spirit of Christmas! Everyone celebrating the joy of giving. A special time to share with loved ones, friends and family. Smiles, love, laughter. Strive to not only make that the spirit of today...but everyday! Let us not forget today's true meaning as we celebrate the birth of Christ. Be thankful to Him for ALL the blessings in your life and for gift of life itself! In all things, let us always remember to give thanks. Life is good if we learn to live it! Smile often. Have fun. Laugh with others. Listen to music that makes you feel good. Sing like no one is listening and dance like no one is watching. Take care of yourself. Do your share to make things better...always. Carry an Attitude of Gratitude in all you do, for gratitude enables us to move on, grow and develop; with it comes peace, joy, laughter, good times and memor...

May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love. - Ada V. Hendricks

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

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!

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 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!

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ~Charles H. Spurgeon

Write it on your heart that everyday is the best day of the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson We get more of what we focus on. Positive thoughts can energize your day and the perfect way to start each morning! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude for all that you have and all that you do. It will make a world of difference! Make the most of your days...start today! Make it great!

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

It's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. - Anthony Robbins

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!

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. Take the time to let those around you who have made a difference in you life...how much you care. Don't take for granted what is right in front of you. For someday it will be gone. Make the most of each day. Start today! Make today great!

When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools. -Michael Leboeuf

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!

Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving. W.Clement Stone Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

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!

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

Tis the season of believing. Believe in your goals and dreams...and you have found your path. Believe in yourself and your abilities and you will achieve them. Seeing isn't believing....Believing is seeing!

As the holidays approach and we enter the season of giving, it is a good reminder that the joy we get and feel from giving can happen all year round if we focus on it with the same passion. We can give our time, our assistance or our attention.   Here are some great gifts we can do on a daily basis that could spark a smile, mend a relationship, create a friendship or change an attitude or even a life. The Gift Of Listening: But you must really listen, no interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening! It will show them that you really care. The Gift of Affection: Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and hand-holds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.  The Gift of Laughter: Share articles, cartoons, and funny stories or even sing songs together. You deserve to feel good, have fun and smile. Sometimes it's great to just be silly. Your gift will say "I love to laug...

Be willing to dream, and imagine yourself becoming all that you wish to be. – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer  You can have the life of your dreams, it's as simple as that. Follow your passion, find your purpose, create a plan, begin your pursuit, have perseverance and through it all persist! You can begin creating the life you deserve, now. Don't hesitate… your life is waiting! Passion-Purpose-Plan-Pursuit-Perseverance-Persist!

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive. - Leah LaBelle

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. - Paul Clitheroe

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see. -Mark Twain

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. Take time to breathe and relax. Life is what you make it. Make it great!

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 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!

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!

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. - Archbishop Desmond Tutu 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! Sent from my iPhone

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!

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!

Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon. - Denis Waitley

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!

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.  - Ralph Marston

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. - Marie Curie Never give up, and always remain confident in what you do. Let the difficulties that you face make you more determined to achieve your objectives and win against the odds. After all, difficulties are just things to overcome.

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 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!

You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions. - Adlin Sinclair It's not always easy. Acceptance and change takes dedication and work. The more compelling and vivid your thought is on what you want to change. The more likely you will do something about it. 

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 Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. 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!

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 self. Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living

I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader. - Stephen R. Covey It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position.

The main reason that most people do not achieve their goals is not because they can't or they are not smart, good or deserving enough. They don't because their plan and system for taking action and staying on track is flawed. Take time to plan properly and then create a process for taking daily action towards your goals. - John Assaraf The future holds limitless possibilities...you decide what the future holds for you.

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!

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. - Dale Carnegie

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. - Albert Einstein Someone once said, There comes a time in your life when you walk away from all the drama and the people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living. Learn from the past, live in the now. Being alive is a gift, being happy is by choice! Life is what you make it. Choose to make it great!

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