Ralph Marston Quotes

So go ahead and face that fear, make that effort, move forward into new territory and fully live the grand possibilities with which you're blessed. Boldly face life, and you'll find it to be better than you ever imagined.

Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events.

Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines. Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.

Your life is constantly nourished by your thoughts. Whatever the direction your life is moving, your thoughts have led you there.

Your level of achievement will rise to meet the level of your purpose.

Allow love to fill the places where anxiety now resides.

Imagine the possibilities!

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

What has happened has happened and it is now behind you. Take the best of it all as you move positively forward.

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.

Stop needing and start having. Stop wanting and start being.

Don't let the silly little dramas of each day get you down. For you are here to do great things.

Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.

If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power.

A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

If you're ninety-five percent of the way to outstanding success, doesn't it make sense to go the additional five percent of the way? ... A marathon which takes hours to run, can be won or lost by a matter of seconds.

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?

Every moment spent in negativity is paid for with something truly priceless. That something is life.

When you are happy, be thankful and your happiness is greatly multiplied. When you are feeling down, be thankful and youll soon be feeling much better.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

What you hold in your heart, you will see in your world.

Greatness comes from living with purpose and passion.

Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude is what keeps that abundance flowing. In every circumstance there is something for which to be thankful. Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.

Almost everyone does just enough to get by. Those who achieve spectacular success also do enough to get by; then they add a little bit of extra effort. That little bit of extra effort makes an enormous difference.

When you find yourself ready to complain about what you don't have, stop for a moment to consider what incredible things you do have. And resolve to make the most of it all.

Be appreciative of what's right with your life. In your gratitude is power to make it even better

The hours and days you spend being annoyed or frustrated are times when you deny yourself access to life's best possibilities. When you live in anger and resentment, you cut yourself off from life's goodness.

In every kind of endeavor, there are ample opportunities for extra effort. Grab those opportunities, embrace that extra effort and transform ordinary mediocrity into bright and shining excellence.

Every aspect of your life is greatly influenced, day in and day out, by the way you imagine life to be. Imagine the best, choose the goodness, and "be a source of love and light for all to see.

The most effective strategy for successful living is really no strategy at all. It is, rather, to be real, to be honest, to be authentic, to be you.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead.

Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.

There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking.

Feelings come and feelings go. There is no need to fear them and no need to crave them. Be open to your feelings and experience them while they are here. Then be open to the feelings that will come next. Your feelings are a part of your experience. Yet no mere feeling, however intense it may seem, is your permanent reality.

You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.

There's nothing that says you have to succeed in the same way as someone else. In fact, there's nothing that says you must define success in the same way as someone else.

In the midday sun, a bright light will be barely noticed. Yet in the darkest night, even the smallest light can make an enormous difference.

Whats holding you back is the thought that something is holding you back.

Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.

One of the greatest motivators is desire. If the desire is strong enough you will do whatever it takes to achieve. Just connect your actions with your true desires.

When you've done all you can, do just a little bit more. Any extra effort you make will draw immense leverage from all the ordinary efforts which have preceded it. That can be powerful and effective.

Breathe in the sweet air of limitless possibility, and make life as rich as you know it can be.

Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.

Sure, there are plenty of ways to waste this day. But you now have the chance to choose to make good and valuable use of it.Now is an opportunity to create value. And that opportunity cannot be delayed until later.Now is yours to use for whatever rich and fulfilling purpose you can imagine. Stand up, step forward, and get busy making the very best of now.

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

The strongest leaders do not command, they empower

Let the fear go, and live your life with the power of love.

Step confidently forward in the precisely the direction that is the most challenging to you. Because in that same direction, you'll also find what is most rewarding to you.

What you are longing for is longing for you.

When the path becomes difficult, that's no reason to give up. In fact, it means you're making real progress.

Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.

If you so choose, each day can be filled with even more joy than the one before. If you so choose, even the most seemingly random events can work in your favor.

The value of an ambitious goal is not measured by what it will bring to you. The worth of a goal is measured by what it will make of you in the process of following and attaining it.

Carrying a grudge is difficult work that brings nothing of value. Forgive, and be free.