All that you really want in life is to change how you feel.

The past does not equal the future.

Who you spend time with is who you become.

There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.

Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.

I love my kids. But I don't give them the burden of being the source of my love.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

Each day that we live, we're taking in new information, ideas, concepts, experiences, and sensations. We need to consciously stand guard at the doors of our minds to make sure that whatever we're allowing to enter will cause our lives to be enriched, that the experiences we pursue will add to our stockpile of possibility.

My whole life is driven by love. It always has been. It's never been driven by material things -- which are just benefits of doing something I loved.

Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime.

You're far more likely to lose the weight and keep it off if you lose slowly, perhaps ½ to 1 pound a week, exercise moderately, and find that replacement for comfort, connection, and control. That's a doable long-term plan.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

You can't raise a happy, more resilient kid if you're not a happy, more resilient adult.

I still love coming home, but home is where the heart is. I take those whom I love most with me. That's my number one. My number two is being ready.

Most people, if they're doing really well in their career, often don't have the right intimacy with their partner, or they're doing great in their home life, but their finances are a mess.

Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.

Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully. Then act upon it.

Here's a two step formula for handling stress. Step number one: Don't sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it's all small stuff.

You want to be a hero? Learn to create certainty in the face of fear.