Quotes from Bo Bennett

Remember that it is not where you come from, or not even where you are; it is where you are going that matters most.

Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.

One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.

The best way to lose a job is just not to care. When you do not care, it shows in everything you do.

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

It's not people who resent successful people; it's resentful people who resent successful people.

Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.

Peeves do not make very good pets.

A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.

If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.

Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness.

To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.

If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be.

People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.

Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.

Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.

I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.

Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.

As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.

Think before you act and act on what you believe.