Why, when society dictates the outcome, do we succumb to allowing people to hold us back? We have a choice each day to make a difference, starting with our life. Promote forgiveness, not anger. Educate instead of fight. Make a positive change for yourself and others.

If you want it... make sure you get it! It's never too late to follow these steps and reclaim your will to persevere.

Hello, to all my fellow men and women who are trying to rise above the rest of us. Question: Then why are you not doing it. Let me tell you in one little word. (EXCUSES) your fear allows you to have excuses. Read on to find out if it's you I'm talking about. Come on in don't worry no one knows your here. The only person that will be pointing the finger is me.

Achieving our goals is not always easy. Sometimes we hit obstacles along the way that, at first glance seem like failure. Or maybe we feel we are not achieving our goals fast enough. The reality is that, no matter what our life journey is, life does go on around us, and at times, makes progress seem a little slower. During those times the successful person maintains focus and perseveres in the direction of his goal. Here are some tips that the successful person uses to stay motivated and accomplish what he or she wants.

Before my parents decided to bring ten children into the world, they were thinking about it. Before Al Copeland decided to start his Popeye's fried chicken business, he was thinking about it.

I was a grown man still effected by childhood events and as an ex-stutterer I was fed up with it! You see, as a child I went through some pretty rough times, but who has not right? Well the circumstance I had to deal with was severe stuttering. If you currently stutter, used to stutter or simply have a friend that went through the experience, you know how embarrassing it can be for a person with type of impediment; especially when a young group of people are not educated on the topic and blatantly laugh...

"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."

"Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year."

"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow."

"If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time."