You Know You're at the Top When...

by Zig Ziglar

1. You have made friends with the past, are focused on the present, and optimistic about your future

2. You have made friends of your adversaries and have gained the love and respect of those who know you best.

3. You are filled with faith, hope, and love and live without anger, greed, guilt, envy or thoughts of revenge

4. You know that failure stand for what is morally right is the prelude to being the victim of what is criminally wrong

5. You are mature enough to delay gratification and shift your focus from your rights to your responsibilities

6. You love the unlovable and give hope to the hopeless, friendship to the friendless, and encouragement to the discouraged.

7. You know that success doesn't make you, and failure doesn't break you.

8. You are at peace with God and man.

9. You clearly understand that failure is an event, not a person; that yesterday ended last night, and today is your brand-new day.

10. You know that "he would be the greatest among you must become the servant of all".

11. You are pleasant to grouch, courteous to the rude, and generous to the needy because you know the long - term benefits of receiving.

12. You recognize, confess, develop, and use your God-given physical, mental and spiritual abilities to the glory of God and for the benefit of mankind.

13. You stand in front of the Creator of the universe, and He says to you, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."