Such an awesome quote found in an incredibly inspiring book. And please do not be misled by the title as this short and powerful book first printed in 1968 and well beyond its 50th printing contains an amazingly powerful message for anyone on a mission to succeed. It is an 89-page parable that I am confident will make a difference in your life too, especially if you have a desire for success.

I have already read this book several times, and even though I have combed each page for new nuggets every time I have opened it in the past, and have highlighted much of the text, I still find insights that I somehow missed or just didn’t allow to sink in during previous readings. You know how it goes right? It’s like watching the same movie for the third time and hearing an important or funny line that you previously missed. For me it was specifically found in Chapter 8, page 41 of the above mentioned book.

The very first sentence in that chapter reads “Today I begin a new life.” I must have read this sentence a dozen times or more before. And as I read the book again last night I found myself totally focused on this one sentence and must have read it and re-read it a dozen more times before the night was over. “Today I begin a new life.” Wow.

Let me put this in the right context. It’s not that I need a new life, but just like all of you, I am always striving for growth. And if I can get my head and heart around the fact that each day is not only a new day, it is a new opportunity to re-energize myself and my resolve to not just meet my goals and objectives, but to wildly exceed them if I can.

None of us can turn back the hands of time to create a brand new yesterday, but every day, yes every day, we find ourselves at the doorstep of a brand new today. It’s ours for the taking and ours for making the absolute most out of. Today as you read this remember that all failures are forgotten, each mistake forgiven, and we can set our sights clearly on our future successes.

Success has been defined as the realization of a worthy goal. Our accomplishments can be team driven and our achievements can also be very personal. Each of us gets to define our own success, what we really want and why we want it. We get to set expectations around how determined and how passionate we will be in the pursuit of our dreams and goals. And we get to start each day with a new slate in our endeavor to achieve success and the wonderful sensation that comes along with a renewed spirit.

“Failure will never overtake me as long as my determination to succeed is strong enough.”

Thanks again for all the emails, keep them coming. I would love to hear all about your determination and drive at gotonorton@gmail.com and let’s succeed at making this a better than good week.