Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

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"Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask 'Why?' ceaselessly."

- John C. Maxwell

Awareness

"An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance."

- John C. Maxwell

Integrity

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine."

- John C. Maxwell

Personal Growth

"I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one."

- John C. Maxwell

Personal Growth

""Behind every successful team is a cheerleader who motivates, supports, and believes in their potential.""

- John C. Maxwell

Inspiration

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"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

- Joshua J. Marine

Adversity

"The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it."

- Epicurus

Adversity

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Adversity

"The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at."

- Jesse Owens

Adversity

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

- Frederick Douglass

Adversity