A 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.

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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails

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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.

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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

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Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?

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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.

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