I heard this on an audio the other day, and I finally found the copyright and the site to link back to. I think this is brilliant, and true.

“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.”

© 1968, Kent M. Keith www.kentmkeith.com

I heard this the other day, and I had to pull over to write it down. It strikes at the heart of purpose, and reality. The only limits that we have in this life are the ones that we impose on ourselves. I firmly believe that every action we take is either building up or tearing down our future.

“Team-ONE here is how I live my life, and here’s what I believe: You can all accomplish greatness- this isn’t motivational, it’s not a rah-rah speech. It’s that someone has sat down with you, and explained the reality that you can do whatever you want to accomplish, and you have to know what that is. I believe this. I believe you have one life, I believe you have one shot, and you might not be an author, but you are writing story of your life. And with one life and one shot, go write your own story.” -Steve Hill

Offline I’ve been on a huge tear about belief and achieving your dreams, which I hope to transition online one of these days. I personally believe this: If the dreams and aspirations are big enough, winners will find a way to achieve them, losers will find excuses.