Quotes by Bo Bennett

"The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself."

"Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals."

"Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success."

"When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts."

"Success is not in what you have, but who you are."

"Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success."

"An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame."

"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity."

"Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions."

"Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper."

"Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done."

"Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization."

"Value people on their potential, not on their history."

"To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present."

"If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history."

"An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information."

"True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity."

"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth."

"If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be."

"We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources."

"The best way to lose a job is just not to care. When you do not care, it shows in everything you do."

"The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person."

"If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?"

"Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness."

"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."

"A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success."

"Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human."

"If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids."

"Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'."

"A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album."

"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."

"Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster."

"The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success."

"There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice."

"Spend some time this weekend on home improvement improve your attitude toward your family."

"I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation."

"Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself."

"One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing."

"As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession."

"Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have."

"Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time."

"Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success they are interested in your money."

"Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family."

"While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love."

"A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself."