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Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill

…the only true balance ever achieved is in our minds and how we judge ourselves on the choices we make.

It is hard for people to achieve the objectivity they need to question and change their daily routines while they are still actively immersed in them.

…what qualifies people to be called ‘leaders’ is their capacity to influence others to change their behavior in order to achieve important results.

…there is little evidence that people who achieve exceptional performance ever get there through any means other than carefully guided practice – perfect practice.

…the financial benefits of self-employment are mediocre: given the same qualifications, people achieve higher average returns by selling their skills to employers than by setting out on their own.

…the outcome of a start-up depends as much on the achievements of its competitors and on changes in the market as on its own efforts.

Loss aversion refers to the relative strength of two motives: we are driven more strongly to avoid losses than to achieve gains.

If you are set to look for it, the asymmetric intensity of the motives to avoid losses and to achieve gains shows up almost everywhere.

…money is a proxy for points on a scale of self-regard and achievement.