The most powerful Influence in our lives, comes from the people around us, those closest to us at times.
Mark Twain said this about it;
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.  Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.”

Though your determination is powerful and your mind clear and focused, your soul and mind have but one set of eyes through which to see. A house with a rock solid foundation will still crumble to the ground if built with rotten wood. We must recognize that self-control is a similar foundation but self-knowledge and [...]