Don't let yourself be discouraged by how far you have to go, but be encouraged by how far you have come.

Don't focus on how far you have to travel, but rather on how far you have come.

Focusing on the negatives is like watering weeds in the garden. You want to remove them, not grow them.

An encouraged person will eventually get his drive from encouragement; he becomes more dependent. A person that never really receives encouragement learns to move out of spite; he becomes more independent.

You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.

Over reliance on past glory is the past tense of success and the present tense of failure