Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. – Denis Waitley
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. – Denis Waitley
The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. – Denis Waitley
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Denis Waitley
The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. – Denis Waitley
Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods. – Denis Waitley
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success. – Denis Waitley
Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. – Denis Waitley
You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization. – Denis Waitley
Don’t be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself. – Denis Waitley
That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don’t spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. – Denis Waitley
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. – Denis Waitley
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. – Denis Waitley
Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. – Denis Waitley
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time. – Denis Waitley
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. – Denis Waitley
