Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Well done is better than well said.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Never complain and never explain.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
I know it sounds new age-y, but what I've truly come up with is that you really need to trust that you're on your own path, as long as you stay true to it and you show up, which is 99% of it.