“Stop and daydream once in a while. You need to let your imagination roam and give it a chance to breathe. It’s never too late for you to stop thinking creatively. Often it’s just lack of imagination that keeps you from your potential. Thinking of new ideas is like shaving: if you don’t do it everyday, you’re a bum. Have a constant flow of new, exciting, powerful ideas on which you act immediately. What you need is an idea. Be brave enough to live creatively.” – John Mason, Let Go of Whatever Holds You Back

Our mistakes have value; we can learn from them:

M essages that give us feedback about life
I nterruptions that should cause us to reflect and think
S ignposts that direct us to the right path
T ests that push us toward greater maturity
A wakenings that keep us in the game mentally
K eys that we can use to unlock the next door of opportunity
E xplorations that let us journey where we’ve never been before
S tatements about our development and progress

– John C. Maxwell

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.” – Lydia M. Child

“Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.” – Henry Ford

“All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.” – Napoleon Hill

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Herman Cain

“Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.” – Phillips Brooks

“Flaming  enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” – Dale Carnegie