“Wisdom: Knowledge rightly applied. We assimilate lots of knowledge. Whether or not we do anything with that knowledge is a measure of our wisdom. That implies some change ... and change can be difficult.” WisdomSuccessDifficultDecisionKnowledgeCharity Author:Hyrum W. Smith
“Character: The ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has passed. Character simply stated is doing what you said you were going to do. If you develop a reputation for that, do you have any idea the effect that has on self-perception? Its immense, just immense. The Savior was a man of character. He did everything he said he was going to do.” IfsMenSaidIdeasSelfCharacterWisdomSuccessPeaceAbilityDecisionEmotionEffectsPerceptionWorthyReputationSaviorImmenseSelf Perception Author:Hyrum W. Smith
“Success: The successful person is willing to do what the unsuccessful person is not willing to do. Draw a profile of success in whatever you are choosing to improve. If you are willing to do what that profile demands, then you have a credible demand of success. If you are not willing to do that then it just will not be there for you. You can't have the one without the other.” IfsPersonsWisdomSuccessPeaceSuccessfulWillingDemandDrawsProfileCredibleUnsuccessfulSuccessful Person Author:Hyrum W. Smith
“Charity is the pure love of Christ. Let's bring it down for us lay folk to understand. Selflessness, patience. . . . a great definition. . . Charity: The ability to love the sinner and hate the sin.” WisdomSuccessHatePeaceChristSinAbilityPureLaysCharityFolksDefinitionsSinnerSelflessnessPure LoveAbility To Love Author:Hyrum W. Smith
“Humility: The realization of our dependence on God. I have always had strong feelings about that word regardless of what anyone's background might be. One of the common denominators of greatness is acknowledging that dependence. As power comes from Charity, power also comes from knowing who you are, a divine offspring of a divine being.” FeelingsMightSuccessStrongPeaceCommonKnowingGreatnessHumilityDivineWho You AreCharityBackgroundsRealizationDependenceOffspringCommon DenominatorStrong FeelingKnowing Who You AreDependence On God Author:Hyrum W. Smith
“Seeing ourselves as we want to be is a key to personal growth. To successfully bring about change in our lives we need to implement a system of change that is build upon three assumptions. First Assumption: We change our lives by changing the attitudes of our minds. Second Assumption: We become what we think about all day long. Third Assumption: Our mind is naturally goal seeking. Please remember these assumptions. Our mind is always trying to accomplish something. We have a powerful machine wanting to achieve goals. It will set the goals that we allow it to.” ThinkingWantNeedsTryingMindFirstsLongRememberSuccessThreePeaceGoalGrowthPowerfulAttitudeOur LivesSeeingAchieveKeysPleaseMachinesThirdsPersonal GrowthCharitySeekingAccomplishAssumptionLive ByAlways TryingAchieving Goals Author:Hyrum W. Smith
