Life means risk. People who sabotage themselves shouldn't worry about failure as much as they should be concerned about the chances they miss when they don't even try. Speech writer Charles Parnell observed, "Too many people are having what might be called 'near-life experiences.' They go through life bunting, so afraid of failure that they never try to win the big prizes, never knowing the thrill of hitting a home run or even taking a swing at one.

You are out of your comfort zone: Growth requires risk. Ronald E. Osborne stated, "Unless you do something beyond what you've already mastered, you will never grow.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO DAILY WHAT UNSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO ONLY OCCASIONALLY.

know this: though not everything that we face can be changed, nothing can be changed until we face it.

People who achieve their potential do so because they invest in themselves every day.

That no matter how often someone says you can't do something, by simply working harder and trying, you can prove them wrong and actually change your circumstance. Change your thinking and it will change your life.

What about unfulfilled potential? That phrase is as negative as the word potential is positive. My friend Florence

Believe while others are doubting. Plan while others are playing. Study while others are sleeping. Decide while others are delaying. Prepare while others are daydreaming. Begin while others are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing. Save while others are wasting. Listen while others are talking. Smile while others are frowning. Commend while others are criticizing. Persist while others are quitting.

rise beyond your circumstances, to

Let me help you by telling you something you need to know. You won't do well the first time you do anything. You don't know what you're doing when you start. Nobody is good at the beginning of doing something new. Get over it.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THERE WERE NO LIMITS ON YOUR LIFE?

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.