All He Asked You to Do Was Write It

“Don’t worry about who’s going to pay for it.
Don’t worry about who’s going to execute it.
Don’t worry about who’s going to stand in agreement with it.
All He asked you to do was write the vision and then, read it.
Remind yourself of what you said. Remind yourself of where you’re going.”

~ T. D. Jakes, Sr.,
Bishop/Chief Pastor of The Potter’s House,
Author & Filmmaker

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Our Ideal of Freedom & Justice

“The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be,
our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to be different,
and what the American experiment was going to be about.”

~ Marian Wright Edelman,
Children’s Rights Activist, Author, President Emerita & Founder – Children’s Defense Fund, Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women (1982), MacArthur Fellowship (1985), Barnard Medal of Distinction (1985), Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa Bates College (1986), Albert Schweitzer Prize -Humanitarianism (1988), Jefferson Awards – Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1991), Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award (1992), National Women’s Hall of Fame (1993), Community of Christ International Peace Award (1995), Heinz Award – Human Condition (1996),
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2000), The National Women’s History Project Women’s History Honorees (2004),
Stanford University Rathbun Visiting Fellow (2011)

Life Has Been a Dream

“My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal.
It’s the kind of story I would read and say, ‘Nah, that’s not possible.'”

~ Ralph Lauren,
Designer & Founder, Ralph Lauren Corp.

Free to Become Whatever He Intends

“The American Dream is not that every man must be level with every other man.
The American Dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.

~ Ronald Reagan,
Actor, Sports Announcer, Politician, 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), &
40th President of the United States (1/20/1981–1/20/1989)

Never Be an Imitator of Another

“Never be tempted to become an imitator of another.
No one is better than you at being you. We all have something unique to give.
Do not compare yourself with anyone else. Dare to maintain your uniqueness and divine originality.
Set the standard, be an example, raise the bar—when you do, you give others permission to do the same.”

~ Dr. Cindy Trimm,
Author & Executive Life Coach

Your Shared Future

“A ring means a commitment. But more than that, it means that you’ve talked about
your shared future and have decided together on a shared vision of it.”

~ Patti Stanger,
Businesswoman, Matchmaker, Author &
Founder & CEO – Millionaire’s Club International, Inc.

Dreaming Your Vision with Imagination

“Vision gets the dreams started. Dreaming employs your God-given imagination to reinforce the vision.
Both are part of something I believe is absolutely necessary to building the life
of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who is
consistently at the top of whatever game he or she is in.”

~ Emmitt Smith,
Football Running Back, Pro-Football Hall of Fame (2010), Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor,
Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII & XXX Champion, Super Bowl XXVIII MVP, Pro Bowl (1990–1995, 1998, 1999),
AP NFL Most Valuable Player (1993), Bert Bell Award (1993), NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1990), NFL 1990s All-Decade Team,
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer – ESmith Legacy & Co-Owner – The Gents Place

Victorious Thinking

“Victory starts in your thinking. You can’t think the same way and expect different results.”

~ Joel Osteen,
Pastor of Lakewood Church, Motivational Speaker & Author

The Architect of Your Future

“You are the architect and building contractor of your future. Use your thoughts as an architect uses a blueprint.
Think about every detail. An architect not only thinks about the rooms in a h
but also the types of windows, the size of closets, the location of outlets, and so on.
Nothing is too insignificant. Think big and think detailed!”

~ Dr. Cindy Trimm,
Author & Executive Life Coach

Earthly Economy, Heavenly Resources

“Faith is the way we get things done; we can live in this earthly economy with heaven’s resources.
What you see is not all there is. Faith sees the invisible, faith is now.”

~ Bill Winston,
Preacher, Author, Entrepreneur, Founder & Senior Pastor – Living Word Christian Center,
Founder – Joseph Business School, Founder – The Joseph Center®,
Fmr. United States Air Force Fighter Pilot, United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Award,
United States Air Force Air Medal Award, United States Air Force Squadron Top Gun Award
Distinguished Alumni of Tuskegee University Award, Chicago Tuskegee Club Incorporated Heritage Award,
Tuskegee Airmen Chicago DoDo Chapter Award

Control Your Future, Control Your Destiny

“You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about.
By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of
becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own.”

~ Mark Victor Hansen
Inspirational Speaker, Author, Philanthropist, Co-Founder – Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc., Covenant House of CA Visionary Philanthropist for Youth Award (2004),
Sales & Marketing Executive International’s Hall of Fame – Ambassador of Free Enterprise Award (2004) & Horatio Alger Award (2000)

Sneaky Sin

“Sin is SNEAKY, because sin promises to please and to satisfy,
but it only serves to enslave and to dominate.
It’s sort of like the Pandora’s Box: just get a sample and you’re hooked!”

~ Dale C. Bronner,
Founder & Pastor – Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral
Author, Co-Author, Writer, Co-Owner – Bronner Brothers Manufacturing Company
Conference Speaker & Leadership Trainer

Think It’s Too Big for Yours?

“If something is too big for your mind, it will be too big for your hand.”

~ Bill Winston,
Preacher, Author, Entrepreneur, Founder & Senior Pastor – Living Word Christian Center,
Founder – Joseph Business School, Founder – The Joseph Center®,
Fmr. United States Air Force Fighter Pilot, United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Award,
United States Air Force Air Medal Award, United States Air Force Squadron Top Gun Award
Distinguished Alumni of Tuskegee University Award, Chicago Tuskegee Club Incorporated Heritage Award,
Tuskegee Airmen Chicago DoDo Chapter Award

Is Your Vision in Front?

“Keep the vision in front of you!
Dwell on where you’re going, not on where you’ve been!”

~ Gary Keesee,
Author, Speaker, Television Host, Entrepreneur,
President & Founder of Forward Financial Group,
Co-Founder of Faith Life Now, & Founding Pastor of Faith Life Church

The Heart’s Desires & Undesired Thoughts

“Take a thought, GIVE IT time. Take a thought, give it TIME.”

Yet:
“Any thought you don’t want to manifest into your life, don’t speak it.
Don’t speak it. Don’t SPEAK it. DON’T speak it.
A thought unspoken will die unborn.”

~ Dale C. Bronner,
Founder & Pastor, Word of Faith Worship Center & Author

The Day of the Dreamer Has Come

“We have come to know that thinking is a spiritual process,
that vision and imagination precede action and event —
that the day of the dreamer has come.”

~ Anthony R. Michalski,
Publisher & Curator

Be Tenacious, Focused & Passionate

“You have to be tenacious, you have to be focused,
you have to have a real vision and be extremely passionate about it.”

~ Jessica Alba,
Actress, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

It Was Just a Dream

“I can’t believe this is happening to me.
The weirdest thing is it was just a dream,
and now it’s actually real.
It’s hard to believe sometimes.”

~ Carrie Underwood,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Grammy Awards (7X), Billboard Music Awards (10X),
Academy of Country Music Awards (14X), American Music Awards (12X),
CMA Awards (8X) & Guinness World Record

See YOU Succeeding & Victorious

“You can’t go anywhere in your physical body
that you haven’t already gone in your mind.”

~ Andrew Wommack,
Teacher, Evangelist, Founder – Andrew Wommack Ministries
& Founder – Charis Bible College

Daydreaming Your Victories & Success

“All men dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds,
wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men,
for they may act on their dreams with open eyes,
to make them possible.”

~ T. E. Lawrence,
Archaeologist, Military Officer, Diplomat & Writer

Eagles Soar Like Crows Don’t

“… Remember, you’re an ‘eagle’; you can go up higher.
You can fly where the ‘crows’ cannot fly.”

~ Joel Osteen,
Pastor, Motivational Speaker & Author

Your Golden Dream

“You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream.
You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.”

~ Diana Ross,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Singer & Author

They Don’t Always Dream Your Dream

“The thing you have to be prepared for is that
other people don’t always dream your dream.”

~ Linda Ronstadt,
Grammy Awards (11X), American Music Awards (3X), Academy of Country Music Awards (2X),
Emmy Award (1989), ALMA Award, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2011),
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2016), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2014),
National Medal of Arts and Humanities Award (2014) & Consecutive Platinum Albums (8)

One’s Own Eyes & Heart

“Few are those who see with their own eyes
and feel with their own hearts.”

Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Prize – Physics (1921)
Barnard Medal (1920), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921),
Copley Medal (1925), Gold Medal – Royal Astronomical Society (1926),
Max Planck Medal (1929) & Time Person of the Century (1999)

The Vision You See

“Vision is not what you know; vision is what you see.
And then, it’s what you do about what you see.”

~ Dale C. Bronner,
Founder & Pastor, Word of Faith Worship Center

Wrapped-up in Your Purpose

“You are the most powerful
when you are wrapped-up in your purpose,
not your position.”

~ Steffany Gretzinger,
Singer-Songwriter & Vocalist

A Broom-Handle Mic

“I was a shy kid with a broom handle
that I pretended was a microphone.”

~ Patti LaBelle,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Grammy Awards (1992, 1999), NAACP Image Awards (1986, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 (2x))
Grammy Hall of Fame (2004), Hollywood Walk of Fame, World Music Awards – Legend Award (2005), Soul Train Music Awards – Heritage Award (1995),
Essence Awards – Triumphant Spirit Award (1998), BET Walk of Fame Award (2001), Lady of Soul Awards – Lena Horne Lifetime Achievement Award (2001),

The Fundamental Key to Success

“The fundamental key to success is
what you believe is true for yourself.”

Oprah Gail Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

Make Each ‘Today’ Your Best Day So Far

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“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Essayist, Lecturer and Poet

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If …, You’ll End Up Having More

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

Oprah Gail Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

A Vision-Led Daily Schedule

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“Adhering to a daily schedule that is led by your vision
and run by your priorities is the surest path to personal freedom.”

~ Mark Ford,
Entrepreneur, Self-made Millionaire

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Your Body is Listening

“Your body hears everything your mind says.”

~ Naomi Judd,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Activist,
Author & Motivational Speaker

Putting Yourself Twenty Years Ahead

“Instead of looking at the past,
I put myself ahead twenty years
and try to look at what I need to do now
in order to get there then.”

~ Diana Ross,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Singer & Author

Your Vision, Dream, Goal, Heart’s Desire: Your PLAN

“Don’t call it a dream.  Call it a plan.”

~ Author Unknown,

Bursting at The DREAMS

“It’s God’s will that you live a life filled with dreams;
a life filled with ‘calling’ and ‘purpose’. Our life should be
bursting at the dreams. Dreams are God’s GPS System,
giving us hints of God’s Kingdom AND His will in Heaven and here, on Earth.

~ Phil Munsey,
Chairman of Champions Network of Churches, Pastor & Author

We CAN Make Our Dreams Come True

“From my mother I learned
the value of prayer,
how to have dreams
and
believe I could make them come true.”

~ Ronald Reagan,
Actor, Sports Announcer, Politician, 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), &
40th President of the United States (1/20/1981–1/20/1989)

When We Possess a Vision

“Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is
characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence,
and a belief in our right and our responsibility
to be equal members of society.”

~ Janet Jackson,
Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actress & Author

The New Day

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

~ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt,
First Lady of the United States (March 4, 1933-April 12, 1945) & Politician

The Greatest Step You’ll Take

“Ask, Believe, Receive –
just three simple steps to create what you want.
However, very often the second step, believe,
can be the most difficult one.
And yet it is the greatest step you will ever take.
Believing contains no doubt.
Believing does not waiver.
Believing is absolute faith.
Believing remains steadfast
despite what is happening in the outside world.
When you master believing,
you have mastered your life.”

~ Rhonda Byrne,
Author, Television Writer & Producer

Their Ideal Future

“All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers.
They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect,
and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”

~ Brian Tracy,
Author, Keynote Speaker,
Entrepreneur & Business Coach

The Pen is In Your Hands!

“A new year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands;
it is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself.”

~ Author Unknown

Opportunity is the First Chapter

“The book is called, “Opportunity” and its first chapter is  New Year’s Day.”

~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce,

Manufactured Expectations

“Winners make a habit of manufacturing
their own positive expectations in advance of the event.”

~ Brian Tracy,
Author, Keynote Speaker,
Entrepreneur & Business Coach

Ten Times Over

“Every dream I’ve ever had in life has come true ten times over.”

~ Steve Wozniak,
Inventor, Eectronics Engineer, Programmer, Technology Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Apple Inc.
Founder of Wings of Zeus (WoZ), Co-Founder of Electronic Frontier Foundation,
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award (1979), National Medal of Technology (1985)
Fellow of the Computer History Museum (1998), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2000)
Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment (2001), Isaac Asimov Science Award (2011)

No Vision, No Hope

“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.”

~ George Washington Carver,
Botanist and Inventor

Your Victorious Life

“A victorious life begins in your mind.”

~ Joel Osteen,
Pastor of Lakewood Church, Motivational Speaker & Author

Heart Cries

“Every human heart cries and yearns for the same thing: a chance to fulfill
his or her own dreams and desires. Even the poorest man has a dream.”

~ Myles Munroe,
Author & Inspirational / Motivational Speaker,
Founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI),
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) Medal
Founder of Myles Munroe International (MMI),
CEO & Chairman of International Third World Leaders Association,
President of the International Leadership Training Institute

Anything You Can Visualize

“You are capable of being or doing anything you can visualize.
It is never too late to begin something great.”

~ Bob Proctor,
Speaker & Author

Magnetar Dreams

“When you believe in your dream …, your vision,
then it begins to attract its own resources.” 

~ Myles Munroe,
Inspirational / Motivational Speaker,
Founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI),
Founder of Myles Munroe International (MMI),
CEO & Chairman of International Third World Leaders Association,
President of the International Leadership Training Institute &
Author

Laughable, Uproarious Goals

“If people are not laughing at your goals,
your goals are too small.”

~ Azim Premji,
Businessman & Philanthropist

Our Greatest Strength

“Vision is perhaps our greatest strength …
it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought
through the centuries,
it makes us peer into the future
and lends shape to the unknown.”

~ Li Ka-Shing
Business Magnate & Philanthropist

Unrelenting Will, Imminent Arrival

“You’re in the midst of a war, a battle
between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams,
and the power of your true vision to create and contribute.
It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do,
and that part of you that knows, and has always known,
that we are more than our environment,
and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it,
is truly a reality with an imminent arrival.”

~ Anthony Robbins
a.k.a Anthony J. Mahavorick,
Life Coach, Speaker, Actor, Philanthropist & Author

It’s Out There!

“I always told my mother I wanted a job where
I could have a lot of fun and have a lot of time off.
She asked me where I was going to find that,
and I said, ‘I don’t know, but it’s out there.'”

~ Sherman Hemsley,
Actor, Jazz Keyboardist & Television Hall of Fame (2012)

Becoming Realities

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality,
it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”

~ Jesse Owens,
Track & Field Athlete & Olympic Gold Medalist (4x)

His Dreams & Destiny

“May all of God’s dreams for you come to pass.
May His destiny for you never be thwarted.”

~ Rory & Wendy Alec,
Founders, GOD TV

Replay or Pre-play?

“Our mind has two functions — memory to replay the past
and imagination to pre-play the future!
Which function will YOU spend more time using?”

~ Dale C. Bronner,
Founder & Pastor, Word of Faith Worship Center

Are You Nurturing Your Mind?

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts,
for you will never go any higher than you think.”

~ Benjamin Disraeli ,
Writer, Politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(FEB 1868 – DEC 1868 ) & (FEB 1874 – APR 1880 )

17 Seconds, 2000 Hours!

“Seventeen SECONDS of focused, pleasurable visualization
is stronger than 2000 hours of working to obtain a goal.”

~ Esther Hicks,
Author & Inspirational Speaker

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Invisible Doors

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“Every wall is a door.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Essayist, Lecturer, and Poet

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Five Years Ago. Five Years Ahead.

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“Think back five years ago. Think of where you’re at today.
Think ahead five years and what you want to accomplish. Be Unstoppable.”

~ Dwayne Douglas Johnson a.k.a. The Rock,
Actor, Author, Founder of the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation,
& Professional Wrestler

The Universe is Listening

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“What if every word you said were a wish to the universe?
Would you still say the same things that you did yesterday? Y
our thoughts and words echo throughout the universe.
Make sure to, only, put out ones that you want back.”

~ Doe Zantamata,
Author & Blogger

Beyond What’s Shown

“To dream is to think
beyond what’s shown to you;
push beyond what you’ve been taught.”

~ Afua Richardson,
Comic Book Illustrator, Political Activist, Mentor,
Flautist, Voice Actor & Graphic Designer

Imagine It, Become It

“If you can IMAGINE it, you can ACHIEVE it.
If you can DREAM it, you can BECOME it.”

~ William Arthur Ward,
Author, Educator & Motivational Speaker

Imagine That!

Creative Visualization Steps by Lisa Nichols

” 1. Vividly “imagine” an experience you’d like to have.
2. Feel strong emotion — as if it’s already come true.
3. Repeat.”

~ Lisa Nichols,
CEO of Motivating the Masses, Author & Speaker

First, Think of Your ‘Bloom’

“Before the seed, there comes the thought of bloom!”

~ E. B. White,
Writer & Author

Spiritual Seeds

“All that you see in nature began as
a spiritual “seed”—a divine thought, vision, or dream.”

~ Dr. Cindy Trimm,
Author & Executive Life Coach

Thoughts: Watch Yours

“Watch your thoughts for they become words.
Watch your words for they become actions.
Watch your actions for they become habits.
Watch your habits for they
become character.
Watch your character for it becomes your destiny.”

~ Unknown

Living the Best

“What I do is about living. It’s about living the best life
you can and enjoying the fullness of life around you —
from what you wear, to the way you live
to the way you love.”

~ Ralph Lauren,
Designer & Founder, Ralph Lauren Corp.

It’s All Possible

“It’s all possible and I’m living proof.”

~ Ralph Lauren,
Designer & Founder, Ralph Lauren Corp.

Dreams Achieved

“A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved.
He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”

~ Ralph Lauren,
Designer & Founder, Ralph Lauren Corp.

Passion for Your Vision

“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision
comes from passion, not position.”

~ John Maxwell,
Author

See. Imagine. Desire. Succeed!

Envision the best for yourself & others, and achieve those goals!

“See things as you would have them be, instead of as they are.

The great successful men of the world have used their imagination …
they think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details,
filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit,
yet steadily building – steadily building.

The first principle of success is desire — knowing what you want.
Desire is the planting of your seed.”

~ Robert Collier,
Author

They’re Already Yours

“See the things that you want as already yours.
Know that they will come to you, at need. Then, let them come.
Don’t fret and worry about them. Don’t think about your lack of them.
Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.”

~ Robert Collier,
Author

Visualize & Actualize

“The entrepreneur is, essentially, a visualizer and an actualizer…
He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it
he sees exactly how to make it happen.”

~ Robert L. Schwartz

Do the Dream!

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“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something.
It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas,
… there are few who decide to do something about them now.
Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today.
The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer (only).”

~ Nolan Key Bushnell,
Engineer, Entrepreneur & Founder
Atari, Inc. & Chuck E. Cheese Pizza-Time Theaters