Quotes by Bo Bennett

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.”

“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.”

“Spend some time this weekend on home improvement improve your attitude toward your family.”

“An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.”

“Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.”

“The best way to lose a job is just not to care. When you do not care, it shows in everything you do.”

“If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.”

“Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.”

“If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.”

“There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.”

“While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.”

“As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.”

“A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.”

“To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.”

“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”

“A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.”

“One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.”

“If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?”

“Value people on their potential, not on their history.”

“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.”

“Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success they are interested in your money.”

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.”

“The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.”

“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.”

“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”

“When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.”

“Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.”

“Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.”

“Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.”

“We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources.”

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