Mr. Achievement - Stanley F. Bronstein - Personal Development BlogPersonal Development Blog of the Founder of the Achievement IQ Movement and Creator of the Laws of Positioning

Energy and Persistence Conquer All Things. (Benjamin Franklin)

Energy -The capacity for vigorous activity; available power.  The ability and capacity to do something.
Persistence - Persevering.  To continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, esp. in spite of opposition.
Conquer - To overcome.  To gain a victory over.  To master.
Gathering - [...]

The Significant Problems One Faces Cannot Be Solved At The Same Level Of Thinking That Person Was At When They Created Them.
Significant - Important.  Of consequence.
Problem - Any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty or difficulty.
Solve - To find the answer or explanation for.  Clear up.  Explain.  To work out the answer or solution.
Level - [...]

Be Careful What You Pretend To Be Because You Are What You Pretend To Be. (Kurt Vonnegut)

Thinking About Our Behaviors
I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it again.  We have to “think” about how we want to behave.
Why is that the case?
Because so much of our behavior comes from our unconscious mind.  We [...]

Beginning Is Easy - Continuing Hard. (Japanese Proverb)

Beginning - To commence; start.  To come into existence; arise; originate.  To proceed to perform the first or earliest part of.
Easy - Not hard or difficult.  Requiring no great labor or effort.
Continuing - To go on or keep on, as in some course or action.  To last or [...]

Learn To Listen.  Opportunity Sometimes Knocks Very Softly.

Learn - To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill.
Listen -  To pay attention; heed.

Opportunity - A situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal. [...]

Opportunity Must Knock While Temptation Just Waits Outside The Door.

Opportunity - A situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal. A good position, chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success.
Knock -   To strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, esp. on a door, window, or the [...]

Crisis = Danger + Opportunity

Crisis - A stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, esp. for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.  A condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
Danger - Exposure to harm or [...]

Healing Is Usually A Matter Of Time, But It Is Sometimes A Matter Of Opportunity.

Healing - Growing sound; getting well; mending.  The act or process of regaining health.
Usual - Habitual or customary.
Time - A limited period or interval, as between two successive events.
Sometimes - On some occasions.
Opportunity -  A situation or condition favorable for attainment [...]

Experience Is Not What Happens To A Person, It’s What A Person Does With What Happens To Them.

Experience - A particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something. The process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something.
Learning - The act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
Act - The process of doing.
Thought [...]

Experience Is Learning How To Act Upon A Thought And The Ability To Make It So.

Experience - A particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something. The process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something.
Learning - The act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
Act - The process of doing.
Thought - A [...]