“People try to discourage you because they are afraid to try and also because they are afraid you will succeed when you try” Ignore your critics. Until you try you can’t succeed. -PSA

“Success is the result of opportunities. Opportunities don’t just happen. You create them. Success will not come to you by default. You take the steps to go to it. -PSA

“Sometimes you have to give up what looks good for what is great” Life is such that you have to sacrifice the good to lay hold of the best. -PSA

“The road to success and the road to failure, both look alike” Not every pathway leads to success. Be sure of the path you are on. -PSA

“All great leaders are misunderstood, misinterpreted, and misrepresented. It comes with the territory” Your strength, boldness, courage, and principles will be misinterpreted and mistaken to be arrogant, proud, and thoughtless. Don’t let that bother you; it’s a way to distract you. Stay the course. -PSA

“Why the rush? Why the pomposity? Why the arrogance? Why the pride?” Life is short. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Be wise enough to realize that, and let that humble you. -PSA

“The fact that it is taking longer to happen does not mean you should give up” Difficult things usually take a long time to be solves and impossible things take a bit longer. Whatever the case, don’t give up. -PSA

“There are two ways you can live life. Either by design or by default” If you live purposefully and intentionally by design, you will succeed. If you live purposelessly and unintentionally by default, you will struggle. -PSA

“If you can envision what the future should look like, you can be a great leader” Great leaders are visionaries. They are always looking into the future and devising a strategy to get them there. -PSA

“The task of leadership is not to pamper people” Leadership is about challenging people to change. It is about bringing out the best in people and that includes challenging them. -PSA