Your self-image is the result of all you have given your subconscious mind as a database, so regardless of your background, what you are willing to become is the only reality that counts.
What you fill your mind with is eventually translated into the words you speak, and then your words create action.
If you are fearful, choose courage. If you frequently procrastinate, choose to take action now. If you have always waited for others to lead, use your own initiative.
Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.
Life is a painting, and you are the artist. You have on your palette all the colors in the spectrum - the same ones available to Michaelangelo and DaVinci.
Instead of letting the hard times get me down, I've learned to keep going at to look for the hidden good.