The First Time

When is the last time you did something for the first time?
John Maxwell

Chances and opportunities

When pessimists think they're taking a chance, optimists feel they're grasping a great opportunity.

Life is Hard

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard.' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"
Sydney J. Harris

Show You

When people show you who they are, believe them. - Maya Angelou

First things first

When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.... When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased. - C.S. Lewis

Helping myself

When I can’t help myself, maybe someone else’s problems can help me. 
Andrew Boyd

Meaning and Pleasure

When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. - Viktor Frankl

Achieving

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. - Zig Ziglar

Deeds Speak

What people say about themselves does not matter; people will say anything. Look at what they have done; deeds do not lie. You must apply this logic to yourself. Robert Greene

Gods and Ideas

What gods were to the ancients at war, ideas are to us. –Lionel Trilling

On Purpose

What are you doing on purpose to grow yourself? And what are you doing on purpose to grow the people around you? John Maxwell

Giving Light

What is to give light must endure burning. Victor Frankel

Growing ME

What am I doing today that is growing me to make me better tomorrow? John Maxwell