Life's Experience

"All of life's experiences present themselves as tools for our own creation. It is entirely up to us to decide how we will experience any aspect of life as it presents us with an opportunity to decide who we choose to be, given the circumstances."-- Dr Joe Rubino"The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation."-- Comer Cotrell "Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious

The More You Grow

"The more you grow and become, the more you can yet become. There is no arriving, only the constant process of being and becoming out of your new, empowering and constantly evolving declaration."-- Dr Joe Rubino"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."-- Anais Nin"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and

Key To Life

"The key to a life that is satisfying and productive is to identify your key values and make sure they are being honored. Until your life and values are in alignment, life will look like an uphill struggle."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Have wisdom in your actions and faith in your merits."-- Yogi Bhajan "If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread;

Life Rules

"When we violate the life rules based upon our value system, then frustration, anger and ineffective communication result. When we honor our values, life works."-- Dr Joe Rubino"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."-- Publilius Syrus"Success is not a gift, nor a concession to favorites of the Universe. It is a universal right. No other basis could exist in the

Get What You Expect

"We get what we expect. Take full responsibility for expecting your future to be the way you want it to turn out. Realize that you have consciously or unconsciously attracted to you everything that shows up in your life."-- Dr Joe Rubino"A method exists that will stop cruel people from ever deceiving and hurting you again. Here it is. Realize that no one can ever attack or hurt your real nature

Your Future

"The future will result from your expectations. The quality of your future will be influenced by the commitment you have for it. You get to design and invent it! You are the sole designer and builder of what is to be and the result will be entirely consistent with your expectations."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it

Never Ending Improvement

"The decision to make each day an opportunity for personal development means committing to continual and never ending improvement in some aspects of our lives."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Look at you, you madman, Screaming you are thirsty And are dying in a desert When all around you there is nothing but water!"-- Kabir "When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary."-- William Wrigley,

Our Daily Choice

"Daily, we are offered a choice. We can respond to life's challenges by either resisting or embracing them. Taking the path of personal development means examining who we are today and who we choose to be tomorrow."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context." -- Margaret

The Principles

"If you can gain the principles necessary to live a powerful life that fully supports you, you will see things differently and therefore act differently."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Every smile is a direct achievement."-- William Jefferson Clinton "We seek not rest but transformation. We are dancing through each other as doorways."-- Marge Piercy"All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!"-- Bob Newhart

In The End Everyday

"In the end, everyday that you live, you are either experiencing by choice or you are a victim of your environment, helpless to set your own destiny. You are either living out of your values or are at the whims of your ego. You are needy or you are the source of everything that shows up around you."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Not all who wander are lost."-- J. R. R. Tolkien"Never spend your money before

What We Surround Ourselves

"Who and what we surround ourselves with has a great deal to do with creating an environment that either champions us to be all we can be or sabotages us in this effort."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."-- Edgar Allan Poe"I am growing in my soul a perfect courage. I am the spirit of the soul harmonic with the perfect

Get To Choose Life

"In short, life can either be an uphill struggle that looks like something you have to survive or it can be a daring adventure played full out in partnership with others. You get to choose which it will be."-- Dr Joe Rubino"Crisis breeds opportunity. Look for something positive, take your broken wings and learn to fly again."-- Orrin Checkmate Hudson"Men never plan to be failures; they simply

Your World Will Be Better

"Negative thinking isn't just a bad habit, it can do real harm to you and your loved ones, especially if you (or they) start to believe it. So turn off that downer station in your head and tune in to the good things you do and have. Your world will be better for it."-- Barton Goldsmith"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."-- Lao

Best Way To Improve Self

"One of the best way to make improvements in your own life is to look at how someone you respect changed for the better. Examining how those we admire have improved their circumstances can teach us what it is we need to do to enhance our own lives."-- Barton Goldsmith"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication,

Sense of Self

"Our sense of self is enhanced when we give to others. It generates brain chemicals that actually reduce depression and anxiety as well as increase our capacity for joy."-- Barton Goldsmith"But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth."-- Matthew 6:3"You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life."-- Les

Getting Educated

"No matter what stage of life you are in, getting educated is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself."-- Barton Goldsmith"Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds."-- Albert Einstein"Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and

What is Courage

"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is about moving through the unsure moments to reach your goals despite any anxieties. Facing challenges with the understanding that you have the emotional mettle to withstand the difficulties around the corner is a building block of confidence."-- Barton Goldsmith"Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities."-- Napoleon Bonaparte "

The More You Do It

"Remember: The more you do it, the easier it will be to repeat it. If you have many successes, it;s easier to have them again."-- Barton Goldsmith"When thou sees an eagle, thou sees a portion of genius; lift up thy head!"-- William Blake"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." -- Nido Qubein "It had long since come to my attention

Learning Is Important

"The reason that learning is so important to your success is really simple. The more you know on a subject, the more you increase your opportunities for success."-- Jack Hatfield"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves." -- Thomas A. Edison "To know when to be generous and when to be firm - this is wisdom."-- Elbert Hubbard "It's a poor sort of memory

Testing Own Limits

"Test your limits on a constant basis and adopt not only that change is life and life is change, but also the philosophy that you don't know you can't do something. If you have something you want out of life, you must abandon the idea that you can't."-- Jack Hatfield"Empathy is the greatest thing. There's an expression I love: 'Let people live in your heart.'"-- Toshiro Kanamori, 4th grade

Stretch a Little Farther

"Each time you stretch a limit a little farther, you grow. If you don't test the limits you currently have, then you will never advance beyond where you are right now."-- Jack Hatfield"To discover in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. It also means that without it life will be valueless."-- Marsha Sinetar"Learning is finding

Testing The Limitations

"Testing the limitations that you have on a constant basis is extremely important to your success. It is a natural process that begins the day you are born and ends only upon your death. Testing your boundaries causes you to grow in ways that you would not have otherwise."-- Jack Hatfield"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted

You May Have Overlooked

"Doing more opens door that you may have overlooked until now. Those doors might lead to a future that surpass your wildest dreams of where you would like to be. If you don't like your life, then do something about it and make change happen."-- Jack Hatfield"Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory."-- Zig Ziglar"A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study

The More We Share

"The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have."-- Leonard Nemoy"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect."-- Rob ReinerDirector"Never accept the negative until you've thoroughly explored the positive."Arthur Wang "If you wait for life to issue

Mental Toughness

"Mental toughness is a desired attribute. Keeping your emotions focused on the positive in the face of negative is being tough."-- Jack Hatfield"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."-- Samuel Beckett"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." -- Ken Venturi "There are admirable

Measure of Wealth

"The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money."--Benjamin Jowett1817-1893, English Scholar, Classicist and Theologian"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."-- Erica Jong"If things go wrong, don't go with them."-- Roger Babson "In every soul there has been deposited the see of great future, but

True Security

"The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way, that you are increasing the caliber of who you are and that you are valuable to your company, your friends and your family."-- Anthony Robbins"I am resolved, without disturbance to my own mind or repulsion to others, to do this one thing, splendidly, satisfactorily. I am determined to

Otherwise We Hardern

"We must always change, renew and rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden."-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."-- Orlando A. Battista "The dream was always running ahead of one. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was a miracle."-- Anais Nin"We have already discovered the fact that the man who masters fear may

Expand Our Lives

"The way to expand our lives is to model the lives of those people who are already succeeding."-- Anthony Robbins"Imagination is the eye of the soul."-- Joseph Joubert"Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?" -- Eliza Dushku "Every man dies - not every man really lives."-- William Wallace

A Way Shall Be Found

"No matter what happens in your life, you've got to be able to believe, This too shall pass, and that if you keep persisting, you'll find a way."-- Anthony Robbins"Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead."-- Scottish Proverb"All the advice you ever gave your partner, is for you to hear."-- Byron Katie "The world does not pay for what a person knows. But it pays for what a person