AWESOME - Quotes Fom John's Self Help Book

Popular Highlights From John's Self-help book: The Power Of Being Different:
John Quincy Adams said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” 
“I develop men exactly the same way you mine gold. In order to get an ounce of gold, you move tons and tons of dirt. But you don’t go looking for the dirt; you go looking for the gold.” 

“The first and most important factor at the beginning of any project is belief.” 

“Dream it; believe in it; be consumed with it; and it will come to fruition.” 

"Do more than exist, live. Do more than touch, feel. Do more than look, observe. Do more than read, absorb. Do more than hear, listen. Do more than think, ponder. Do more than talk, say something."

"Success means you have to be willing to risk not listening to your common sense." 

"The secret to change is, first, to tell yourself that you want to change. Tell yourself every day you want to improve something in your life. Work on small goals that lead to your greater goals." 

"Today is the only day to live, to dream, and to act. The present time is all you have as your “guaranteed time.” You need to say to yourself, “I cannot allow my dreams and goals to lie dormant inside me. From this day forward, I will write down all the things I want to accomplish. I must plan and set into motion the actions that will accomplish my great goals.” 

"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
"Anyone who stops learning is old whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."
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