We place artificial demands on ourselves that undermine our happiness. These demands force us to work harder and harder to cross a finish line that keeps moving.

Achieving success is hard staying successful is even harder.

Moral character is the DNA of success and happiness.

It’s better to bite your tongue than to eat your words.

There’s more to life than increasing its speed.

People stop trying when there’s no benefit for being exceptional and no consequence for being mediocre.

Keeping score, in friendships, is a losing game.

It’s your life to live. Own it! You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life.

What counts that we’re not counting?

You send a message by what you say and what you do. If words aren’t supported with consistent actions, they will ring hollow.

When you master the basics, and execute them well, there’s no need to worry about the score.

Courageous people know that saying ‘no’ to one idea enables them to say ‘yes’ to another.

Real leaders focus resources in areas that provide the greatest opportunity rather than making across-the-board decisions.

Fair-minded people earn the respect of their colleagues rather than demanding it.

Courageous people know that old ways of doing things shouldn’t stand in the way of a better solution.

Many people are actually poor because the only thing they have is money.

Courageous people run toward the problem rather than away from it.

A positive mental attitude can improve your health, enhance your relationships, increase your chances of success, and add years to your life.

When you compete against yourself, you both win.

Sadly, some folks don’t live . . . they merely exist.

Life is like playing musical chairs –– you never know when the music will stop.” ~

Learning is as much an attitude as it is an activity.

Life is a classroom.

Without trust, no company can ever hope for excellence.

Trust is like blood pressure. It’s silent, vital to good health, and if abused, it can be deadly.

Trust takes a long time to develop, but can be lost in the blink of an eye.

While toxic food is bad for your health and well-being, so are negative and unethical people.

Mistakes don’t make you a failure, but beating yourself up makes you feel like one.

Hate is a cancer on one’s soul.

Moments don’t last forever, but their memories do.

Always tell the truth –– or the truth will tell on you. Honest.

The truth is not what it seems, but what it is.

Having kids is not the same as being a parent.

When you tell a lie, everything that you say in the future may be treated as suspect.

A lie repeated many times doesn’t change the truth.

Being a good loser helps build character, provides valuable lessons, and helps you become mentally prepared for your next challenge.

If you’re not proud of what you do, you’re not done.

Your life is determined by the sum of the choices that YOU make.

You can’t live an unhealthy lifestyle and expect a healthy outcome.

If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.

Paradise is not a place, it’s a state of mind.

Respect is priceless. Earn it every day!

Always give everything 110 percent. It's the extra 10 percent that everyone remembers.

Values are like a pilot’s flight plan . . . without them you’re flying blind.

Dreams, unlike eggs, don’t hatch from sitting on them.

Measuring progress is often like watching grass grow. While it’s difficult to detect movement on a daily basis, it’s simple to see growth over time.

The next time someone says, ‘The odds are against you,’ remember: If you don’t try, you forfeit the opportunity.

Ask yourself whether the problem will matter in a year or two. If not, it may be a trivial issue unworthy of your concern.

The only way an annoyance can bring you down is if you let it.

Every time you give your word, you’re putting your honor on the line.

Given the option, would you rather choose the right path, even though it’s difficult, or the easy route, knowing that you’ll be compromising your standards?

Winning without honor, is worse than a resounding defeat.

Knowing what’s right isn’t as important as doing what’s right.

Everything has a price, but not everything should be for sale.

Shared beliefs and values form the heart of every successful relationship and ultimately determine its success.

If someone chooses to live a certain way, and it doesn’t infringe on anyone’s freedom, it’s their choice to make.

Listen to your conscience. You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life.

Follow your conscience. Sleep well.

It’s easy to tune out your critics, but difficult to turn off your conscience.

Appreciate what you have, while you have it, or you’ll learn what it meant to you after you lose it.

Make a life while making a living.

When you make a promise, you’re not giving your word in erasable pencil, you’re inscribing your commitment in indelible ink.

Actions Matter: Do As I Do. Not As I Say.

No one has the right to force his or her way of life on anyone else.

We can’t expect others to abandon their values any more than we would forsake our own.

Failing one time — or even several times — doesn’t make you a failure any more than losing one game makes you a loser.

You’ll never learn anything or impress anyone by making excuses and diverting blame.