Florence Scovel Shinn: Was a teacher and author of self-help books.

"We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation."

Your quest to live a more spiritual life begins with you. The first step you can take is to make every effort to lead a solemn life. This starts with what you can control – your words and your actions. By controlling your words, you are in command of most every situation. Dr. Wayne Dyer introduces spiritual influences to enable you to manifest your own destiny.

William Shakespeare: 16th/17th-century English playwright and poet.

"Give every man thy ear but few thy voice."

Have you ever had a committee meeting where 15 to 20 co-workers are trying to agree upon a common outcome? What tends to happen? Not much. The group can't seem to agree on anything. When everyone has the floor, productivity and communication suffer. What's needed is that one person who can stand up and take authority over the meeting. That's usually done by a strong-voiced, charismatic individual. Whether your audience is 15 or fifteen hundred, Dale Carnegie Training presents the solid instruction you need to be that voice for yourself and your organization.

Russell H. Conwell: Was a writer, minister, and orator

"Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it."

We expect success to be in some faraway land where tumbleweeds go to die. Or locked away in a keyless vault. We expect success to shadow others, but not ourselves. Here's the thing: Almost all those who have found success once thought that it was nowhere to be found as well. Then they changed their mindset, changed their focus, and suddenly found success — right in front of their eyes. Dr. Wayne Dyer helps to adjust your mindset and focus to find success through spiritual means.

Wayne Dyer: Self-help advocate, author, and lecturer

"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."

When you were a kid and had an accident, a scar would appear. The scar would act as a reminder to be careful to avoid future accidents, future scars. Today, your scars don’t appear on your knees or elbows, but rather as emotional trauma in your life. Because adult wounds and problems are not visible to the naked eye, many people ignore them, and so these people re-injure themselves repeatedly. Next time you stumble in your life, do yourself a favor and treat the wound and then learn from it. Dr. Wayne Dyer will take your hand and help you grow spiritually to avoid future scars.

Dr. Win Wenger: Author; founder of Project Renaissance

"We are forced to dig past our usual shortcuts in thought and perception, past all the stock and trite responses we’ve accumulated around almost every event or situation, and to probe deeply into our own richer and subtler awarenesses, which is where the meaningful is to be found, found in every one of us!"

When was the last time that you really thought about something important? The last time that you pondered a situation from every angle and examined every last minute detail. Many times, people don’t put forth that type of thought effort unless they have to. People don’t think about their health, until they get that life-altering call from the doctor. People don’t think about their relationships, until they are about to lose them. People don’t think about their career future, until they no longer have a steady career. They live in the problem and not in the solution. Dr. Win Wenger and Richard Poe give you the ability to reach that deeper level of thought in everything you do — to look at situations from every angle possible — to arrive at creative solutions that have a positive, lasting effect on your life.

Harry Lauder: Was a Scottish entertainer, songwriter, and author

"The future is not a gift — it is an achievement."

There are those who believe that the future holds all of their hopes and dreams. That the future holds everything they could ever want. The truth is that the future holds nothing — unless you put something into it. Put time in, your future holds experience. Put effort in, the future holds success. Put finances in wisely, your future holds wealth. Put nothing in, and, voila … nothing! Dr. Edward Hallowell gives you the tools you need to exchange your crazy-busy life for one that builds your future into one that does contain your hopes and dreams – fulfilled.

Andrew Granatelli: Racing Icon and STP Oil Founder

"When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world."

We all know people who believe that work is work and play is play and never the two shall meet. For some of these people, it takes everything they’ve got to drag themselves out of bed in the morning to go to work. The only thing they’ll excel at is mediocrity. Whether it’s your profession, your hobbies, or whatever things you enjoy in life, you need to change your perspective so that they become a passionate part of your life – every day. Only then will you begin to succeed. Dr. Tom Morris shares insights from the world’s most successful people.

Dr. Tom Morris: Business speaker; chairman of Morris Institute for Human Values

"We need to understand that thoughts are tools. Are we using them as productively as we can? Are our thoughts serving us well, or are we their victims? It's up to us."

The food that you put into your body is your choice, but if it isn't healthy or if it disagrees with your body, you'll get sick. Your body will reject toxins. Amazingly, your brain works the same way. You have the power to think about any one of an infinite number of things. If you don't choose the right thoughts that support how you desire to lead your life, then eventually those same thoughts will manifest themselves in poor choices, bad relationships, a negative attitude, and, ultimately, an unfulfilled life. Dr. Tom Morris prepares your mind for receiving and acting on positive, productive thoughts.

Lee Iacocca : Philanthropist, former Chrysler CEO, former Ford president

"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got."

Have you ever come to the end of a workday and asked, “What did I accomplish today?” You may be exhausted from going 110 percent throughout the day, but when you look back on it, your day consisted of responding to emails and voicemails, going to meetings, and shuffling paperwork. In other words, you spent time on a number of priority tasks, but your most important tasks were left untouched. We are all guilty of it, and it’s such an easy trap to fall into. Now Dr. Edward Hallowell can teach you how to focus on your absolute most important items and make them top priority.

Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father of the United States; author, scientist, inventor.

"Genius without education is like silver in the mine."

Where is your classroom? You spent the first quarter of your life in one classroom after another, absorbing and learning everything that was thrown your way. Then you graduated. Many people graduate and exhale a huge sigh of relief because they believe that classrooms and learning are finally behind them. Actually, that’s when your real life education is just beginning. Those like you know that you never stop learning – you simply change classrooms: the classroom of life; the classroom of experience. Only then will you graduate to a new classroom: the classroom of profound success. Dr. Win Wenger and Richard Poe enhance your education so that you can graduate with confidence.

Henry Ford: Founder, Ford Motor Company

"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."

We all have an even playing field: 365 days, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. That’s what we all have to work with. Yet some maximize that time, while others simply squander it. Effective communication is one tool that can help you to get ahead and stay ahead, while others waste their time. The principles in the program The Best-Kept Secrets of Great Communicators march you step by step toward effective communication – opening the more sought-after doors both personally and professionally.

Plato: Ancient Greek philosopher & mathematician; Founder, Athens Academy

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of lay than in a year of conversation."

While most people are talking about how fast they ran the last lap, the successful person is running another lap. While most people are talking about where they are going for lunch, the successful person works through lunch. While most people are talking about who they are, what they've done, and how they've done it, the successful person betters the world around him or her by bettering himself or herself. Dr. Tom Morris aligns the actions of the world's most successful people with yours.

Napoleon Hill: Author, Think and Grow Rich

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

Never give up. Thomas Edison was awarded nearly 1,400 separate and distinct patents throughout his accomplished life. But what you don’t hear about is the countless failures, miscues, and errors that took place before each one of his inventions. In your life, you may need to trudge through a few failures before you see the light at the end of the tunnel. Discover more of Napoleon Hill’s wisdom and how you can reach the successes you’ve always wanted in his timeless, classic program Think and Grow Rich. By listening to this audio program, you’ll not only learn from it, it will become a part of who you are.

Rosalynn Carter: Former First Lady and author

"You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try – you don't take the risk."

How high are your goals? Just out of arm's length? Or further? Throughout his life, Jimmy Carter was told by his peers that his goals were unattainable. Becoming president of the United States is perhaps the loftiest goal for a human being. But he did it, never settling for a lesser goal. Keep that in mind when you put pencil to paper and create your goals. Tony Alessandra can help you to define your goals, beginning with a quality that will help open new doors.

Og Mandino: Author, The Greatest Salesman in the World.

"The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams."

What’s on your agenda for the day? Is it just a hodge-podge of to-do lists, meetings, and activities? Or will the completion of your day bring you one step closer to accomplishing your goals for the day, week, month, or year? Think about it. We’re all busy. But are you busy taking the necessary steps to finally achieving your lifelong dreams? Brian Tracy can help. His audio program The Psychology of Achievement is perhaps one of the best programs on achievement and success.

Brian Tracy: Pre-eminent sales and entrepreneurship expert.

"When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited."

That’s a pretty powerful quote. Read it again. First you train your brain – believe in yourself – and the rest will follow. Brian Tracy’s Ultimate Goals audio program does just that. Its straightforward, inspirational message will resonate with you every time you listen to it.

Tom Blandi : 1907 French Literary Theorist Author

"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force."

Mother Teresa : Roman Catholic nun who founded Missionaries of Charity

"The first step to becoming is to will it."

Jack Welch: Former General Electric chairman and CEO.

"Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance."

Throughout his tenure at GE and, really, throughout his life, Jack Welch has demonstrated leadership to the utmost degree. His quote reminds us that leadership is less about what you do as a leader and more about how you lead others to their own absolute greatness. You hear about coaches who get 110 percent effort out of their players or about managers who inspire their employees to accomplish seemingly impossible feats. Through The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course, you’ll discover exactly what Jack Welch meant in his quote.

Jean Nidetch: Founder and Consultant, Weight Watchers International, Inc.

"It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."

Have you ever walked into your boss’s office on annual review and mumbled under your breath, “I hope I get a good pay raise?” If you have, chances are you weren’t shocked afterwards when you didn’t get it. The reason? You were leaving something as important as your income to chance. Instead, why not choose to get the pay raise that you deserve? Choose to be the most indispensable employee in your company. Choose to make yourself so valuable that your boss has no choice but to give you everything you deserve and more. As Nick Hall observes, only then will your destiny be determined.

Norman Vincent Peale: Author, The Power of Positive Thinking.

"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success."

Try this experiment. On a basketball court, shoot 50 free-throw shots. Or on a golf course, putt 50 times on the green. Now, before you shoot or putt the first 25, say out loud, "I will miss this shot." For the next 25, say out loud, "I will make this shot." Odds are that your positive-reinforced second group of shots will prove much more successful than your first. That's just a taste of what Tony Robbins' inspiration and direction will teach you in The Power to Shape Your Destiny. Don't sit around waiting for your life to become extraordinary, make it that way yourself.

Earl Nightingale: Author, The Strangest Secret, Lead the Field.

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."

Imagine hitting the open road without a map to reveal where you’re going. It’s the same with trying to succeed without explicit goals established. But once you take the time to write down your goals and action steps to obtaining those goals, you’re more likely to find the professional and personal successes for which you strive. Now, during your daily commute, you can use the audio program Lead the Field to map your own course for positive changes throughout your personal and professional life.

Sydney Smith: Early 19th-century writer and clergyman.

"Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed."

There’s nothing magical about a mirror. A simple thin layer of aluminum placed on a sheet of glass that is back-silvered. Yet when people look in this device, they tend to see entirely different things—the perspectives are all unique. Some thin people see themselves as overweight when using this device. Some attractive people see themselves as homely. But if you can take the mirror’s true reflections—your strengths, your positive attitude, your inner beauty, and your happiness—you’ll live a much more fulfilling life. Dr. Maxwell Maltz teaches you how to adjust your own mirror to see and present the best you every day.

Nelson Mandela: Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa.

"One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself."

Imprisoned for 27 years and enduring the rigors of battling apartheid, Nelson Mandela was able to change the world as we know it. However, changing who he is was even more difficult. Most of us will never face the struggles that Nelson Mandela endured, but we all have our own habits, problems, and excuses. Nick Hall can help you to face your dilemmas and excuses and to free yourself from them much like Nelson Mandela was finally freed from prison.

Gregg Braden: Spiritual philosopher of ancient and indigenous traditions.

"Beyond any reasonable doubt, we each share the
ancient name of God in our bodies in the most intimate way imaginable. Each fiber of muscle, each crystal of bone the tears that we shed — all are God."

We all struggle with how to most aptly live for God, communicate to God, and demonstrate our love for God. Gregg Braden reveals new truths about how to live for God. He reveals, "Within this simple yet powerful realization lives the thread of our unity and the key to our survival. . . . Whatever fate befalls one community, people, or nation is possible for all others as well. It will require every ounce of our collective wisdom, our passion to preserve life, and the strength that can only come from our diversity for us to become more than our tests."