- The Story of William and his Children
- “Your self-esteem, the core of your personality, has been defined by psychologist Nathaniel Branden as “the reputation you have with yourself.” You build up or pull down your reputation with yourself with everything you do or fail to do. The good news is that you feel better about yourself whenever you push yourself to do your best. You increase your self-esteem whenever you go beyond the point where the average person would normally quit.” Eat That Frog, Brian Tracy, Page 77
- “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” Anon.Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 73
- “Most affluent people earned their money the old-fashioned way: through hard work and personal sacrifice. Studies show that seventy-five percent of all affluent people (defined as having a net worth over three million) made it themselves. No handouts, no winning lottery tickets, and no magic lamp with a genie inside.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 157
- “Dad used to say that hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t run up at all.”Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 161
- ““The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.” Meeting Your Goliath (Thomas S. Monson)-Kindle Loc. 67-68
- … And the day that he shall set his hand again the second time to recover his people, is the day, yea, even the last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power, to nourish and prune his vineyard; and after that the end soon cometh.3 And how blessed are they who have labored diligently in his vineyard; and how cursed are they who shall be cast out into their own place! And the world shall be burned with fire.
- “For many boys, failure is a spur to work harder.” Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men (Leonard Sax) Page 50
- “Entrepreneurial parents have said to me, “I have a seven-year-old child, and we’re flying in our private jet to Jackson Hole. I’m worried about the message I’m sending my child. How do I raise children with a balanced view of our family wealth?”This is a big challenge. What the parents might say is, “We happen to be extremely fortunate, and we have this jet that we can use on special occasions. Most people are notable to use this airplane, and we do not talk about it because it will make people feel unhappy or jealous. This is a luxury item that is available because your mom or your dad worked very hard.”” Wealth in Families Third Edition (Charles W. Collier) Page 46
- “I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in opportunity, preparedness, and hard work. You prepare yourself with hard work, and when that opportunity comes, take advantage of it.”Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown (Blehm, Eric) page 112
- “Few players in my era prepared and practiced with my intensity. I was so driven to be the best player that I actually deprived myself of enjoying my success. I was obsessed with preparation. I was convinced that if I dedicated more time, focus, and sheer hard work to the game than my opponents did, I would eventually end up on top. And I did.” Clearing the Bases (Schmidt, Mike;Waggoner, Glen) Kindle Location 1206-1209
- “I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in opportunity, preparedness, and hard work. You prepare yourself with hard work, and when that opportunity comes, take advantage of it.” Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown (Blehm, Eric) page 112
- “Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t” Jerry Rice
- “Entrepreneurial parents have said to me, “I have a seven-year-old child, and we’re flying in our private jet to Jackson Hole. I’m worried about the message I’m sending my child. How do I raise children with a balanced view of our family wealth?” This is a big challenge. What the parents might say is, “We happen to be extremely fortunate, and we have this jet that we can use on special occasions. Most people are notable to use this airplane, and we do not talk about it because it will make people feel unhappy or jealous. This is a luxury item that is available because your mom or your dad worked very hard.”” Wealth in Families Third Edition (Charles W. Collier) Page 46
- Jacob 5: 2-3… And the day that he shall set his hand again the second time to recover his people, is the day, yea, even the last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power, to nourish and prune his vineyard; and after that the end soon cometh. 3 And how blessed are they who have labored diligently in his vineyard; and how cursed are they who shall be cast out into their own place! And the world shall be burned with fire.
- December 19, 1995 – Tuesday – Quito Ecuador… “I then spoke with President Farnsworth about the situation that we have in Santa Ana, how much Satan is working, and how we aren’t sure who has the blame, if we’re doing something wrong, etc. President said a lot of nice things to me. He told me that there hasn’t been on Z.L. who has had success there because Satan works so hard and the members don’t support. He told me that this is why I was there, to beat Satan. He told me that Satan was going to work even harder, and that as we keep doing our part we’ll beat him. President always knows how to hype me up.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal