People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be

Many people may listen, but few people actually hear

Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.

It isn't the people you fire who make your life miserable, it's the people you don't

Good intentions aren't enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.