Chapter 2
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."~William E. Henley
"The more we practice the habit of acting from a position of responsibility, the more effective we become as human beings, and the more successful we become as managers of our lives."~Joyce Chapman
"Blaming..is a pastime for losers. There's no leverage in blaming. Power is rooted in self-responsibility."~Nathaniel Brandon
"Every time your back is against the wall, there is only one person that can help. And that's you. It has to come from inside."~Pat Riley
"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"I do think that the greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your own life."~Oprah Winfrey
"When you make the shift to being the predominant creative force in your life, you move from reacting and responding to the external circumstances of your life to creating directly the life you truly want."~Robert Fritz
"I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior....From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own fortune."~Tecumseh
"Whatever reason you had for not being somebody, there's somebody who had that same problem and overcame it."~Barbara Reynolds
"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain."~Maya Angelou's grandmother
"Excuses rob you of power and induce apathy."~Agnes Whistling Elk
"I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it'."~Katherine Dunham
"The way you use words has a tremendous impact on the quality of your life. Certain words are destructive; others are empowering."~Susan Jeffers
"The end result of your life here on earth will always be the sum total of the choices you made while you were here."~Shad Helmstetter
"My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny."~Elaine Maxwell
"A person defines and redefines who they are by the choices they make, minute to minute."~Joyce Chapman
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."~William Jennings Bryant
"The principle of choice describes the reality that I am in charge of my life. I choose it all. I always have, I always will."~Will Schutz
"When I see all the choices I really have, it makes the world a whole lot brighter."~Debbie Scott
"It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor."~Edmund Spencer
"Replacing a negative thought with a positive one changes more than just the passing thought--it changes the way you perceive and deal with the world."~Dr. Clair Douglas
"The more we practice the habit of acting from a position of responsibility, the more effective we become as human beings, and the more successful we become as managers of our lives."~Joyce Chapman
"Blaming..is a pastime for losers. There's no leverage in blaming. Power is rooted in self-responsibility."~Nathaniel Brandon
"Every time your back is against the wall, there is only one person that can help. And that's you. It has to come from inside."~Pat Riley
"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"I do think that the greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your own life."~Oprah Winfrey
"When you make the shift to being the predominant creative force in your life, you move from reacting and responding to the external circumstances of your life to creating directly the life you truly want."~Robert Fritz
"I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior....From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own fortune."~Tecumseh
"Whatever reason you had for not being somebody, there's somebody who had that same problem and overcame it."~Barbara Reynolds
"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain."~Maya Angelou's grandmother
"Excuses rob you of power and induce apathy."~Agnes Whistling Elk
"I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it'."~Katherine Dunham
"The way you use words has a tremendous impact on the quality of your life. Certain words are destructive; others are empowering."~Susan Jeffers
"The end result of your life here on earth will always be the sum total of the choices you made while you were here."~Shad Helmstetter
"My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny."~Elaine Maxwell
"A person defines and redefines who they are by the choices they make, minute to minute."~Joyce Chapman
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."~William Jennings Bryant
"The principle of choice describes the reality that I am in charge of my life. I choose it all. I always have, I always will."~Will Schutz
"When I see all the choices I really have, it makes the world a whole lot brighter."~Debbie Scott
"It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor."~Edmund Spencer
"Replacing a negative thought with a positive one changes more than just the passing thought--it changes the way you perceive and deal with the world."~Dr. Clair Douglas