motivational speaker willie jolly says success comes with total commitment. >>> hello this is willie jolly and today's live better step for success is the power of totally giving your all. be in it to win it in order to have success in life you must commit to give it all. you cannot be effective if you dabble. you have to be a no option person. it is he or she who makes a decision they are in it with all they got. when you make that commitment you will make it happen because you have no other choice. here's a story about a general who took his troops to a major battle on a distant shore. as they approached the enemy they discovered they were outnumbered and the troops became afraid but the general knew they had potential to win. and he saw the fear in their eyes and he gave an order to burn the boat. now they had no other choice, win or die. at that moment they became energized and fought with fury and they won. folks, we must develop a sink or swim no option mind set. do or die and make a decision

this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for free motivation and make every minute count and make this a great day. time for today's hero central report. kristin fisher has an emotional and important story. i can't wait to hear about this. >> it is a good one. our hero this morning is a woman from chicago and she's been a hero over 40 years without ever leaving her home. barbara has been writing letters to troops in war zones from world war ii all the way to iraq and afghanistan. digital correspondent frank nappy has the story. >> reporter: barbara's patriotism is always on display outside of her small apartment. inside, several days a week, she proves that loving america is much more than just flags. she writes letters to local soldiers in combat zones. she fills them in on what's going on back home. >> who are you writing to? >> to keith crow. >> and he's from? >> oakland, illinois. >> reporter: and where is he now. >> he's in afghanistan. >> fighting yet another war. >> yes. >> afghanis

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this is willie jolly. today's live better tip for success is make a decision to be happy. sounds polly anna. i know that is something you would say but let me tell you must decide to be happy. abraham lincoln said people are as happy as they chose to be. you must choose to be happy because you ultimately make the choice. life is going to throw you curve ball and give you difficult situations but encouraging you to make a decision to be happy. don't let the problems and the situations keep you from making that decision. you must maintain a mind set and hold on to your joy. maya angelou says if there is something in your life change it but if you can not change it, change your attitude. i'm telling you, folks, you can choose to be happy. i encourage you to try it today. you'll see it has a profound impact on your day. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for flee motivation and make each and every minute count and make this a great day. >>> montgomery county council is meeting today to d

this is willie jolly. today's live better step for success is watch your language because your words impact your income. your success or lack thereof can often be traced directly to the words that your speak in your daily conversation. if you want greater success, use words that empower you rather than words that inflate you. your words impact the power you have. physically and mentally and psychological studies, tests have proven who people who say they are sick, dumb and inept tend to behavior that way than other people in the same demographic who spoke about themselveses in ways that were empowering, uplifting and empowering those that felt as themselves as worthy and capable, performed better than those who thought of themselves as sick, dumb and inept. they were switched at a later date and given script opposite of the first time. the one that spoke that thought poorly perceived themselves as strong. this time the results were exact opposite. watch your words because they give you power. this is willi

this is willie jolly. today's live better tip for success is you have to overcome your fears or your fears will overcome you. we have fears. we were born with them as a protective mechanism but they were not immigrant to shagle us. we have have faith in our fears or ourselves and a book success is never ending and failure never final, he writes fear not as you may make a mistake in your dreams. fear not that you may fail. fear you will never succeed if you never try and you are unwilling to take risks fear not you will be hurt. fear not that you will never grow if you wait for painless success. an old man said why not go out on the limb, isn't that where the fruit is? it is hard to go to second base if you are afraid to leave first base. you have to have faith and act on it. fear not, my friends, i tell you, fear not. this is willie jolly. visit my website for free motivation and make every minute count and make this a great day. let's find out what people think of maxwell house's flavor lock lid. hear tha

look at all your possibilities and you will be amazed at your results, this is willie jolly, visit my website for free motivation and make this a great day. this is more than my easy button. it's my "save-so-much-on- his-graphing-calculator... look. i made it say "booger." ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. it's my "save-so-much- on-school-supplies- he-can-stop-using-his-sister's old-backpack" button. it's my "save-so much-i-can-get- a-binder-for-every-day- of-the-week" button. there's no school on saturday and sunday, genius. don't ruin this for me. (announcer) staples equals savings on staples. that was easy. >>> we are become at 6:11. time for this morning's hero central report and kristen fisher is here with an emotional and important story to tell us. >> good morning. you know every year 30,000 americans comoit suicide, so in honor of national suicide prevention week, which is taking place right now, we sat down with two people who have had very personal experiences with suicide. at one point both of them needed a hero, now they are heroes. take a look. >>> jeers ago jill wa

this is willie jolly. visit my website for free motivation and make every minute count and make this a great day. with very cool styling and so affordable. # fr nifer. you don't have to spend a lot to have good taste. . >>> time for today's hero central report. i'm in the web center with kristin fisher and you are here to tell us about a great weekly event kicks off tomorrow. >> that's right. tomorrow morning we are taking our hero central segment on the road for high school heros find out more by going to wusa9.com. i will be featuring heros a high schools in virginia, maryland or washington, d.c. it starts tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. and that's where i will be. tomorrow live at falls church from five to 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. the following week on september 25 at damascus catholic high school in hyattsville, maryland and then october 2nd broad run high school in ashburn, virginia. those are only the first three weeks. we have more down the road tomorrow i will be at jeb stewart high school where the

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. >> think positive this morning as best selling author and motivationle peeker willie jolly explains incredible things are ready to come your way but you have to make a commitment first. >> this is willie jolly and the live better tip for success is the power of making a commitment when you get a goal in mind and go after that goal i guarantee there will be obstacles an challenges but if you are willing to make a commitment you will find you get a determined attitude. you will see incredible things start to happen. girder said like this. the chance to draw back is ineffective but the minute when one commits itself -- [ inaudible ] boldness has genius and magic in it. commit and do it now. folks i'm encouraging you to commit. i was talking to a gentleman who was giving me advice on how to stay married. he said i made a goal 50 years ago, he said i made a commitment. he says goals are good but commitment is better. visit my website at willie jolly.com for free motivation and make this a great day. o pudding fit all that rich, chocolatey taste in 60 calories? ♪ # . >>> time for the hero

this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for free motivation and make each and every minute count. >>> today is high school hero central friday. a new way to highlight heros across the region. kristin fisher is in hyattsville, maryland. who's the big hero there, kristin? >> our high school hero this morning is the head coach for the dematha high school varsity team. he was named high school coach of the year for starting a program here in the washington area to teach high schoolers how to play the game and how to live life after football. it is three days before the third game of the season for the varsity football team. they are 2-0 and ranked number one in the washington area and yet this team doesn't even have their own field. they practice at a public park. >> this is all we know. >> reporter: that hasn't stopped the coach from building the best high school football program in the area. >> make it. that a boy. >> i love the game of football and the game of football i think teaches a y

this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com. make each and every moment count and make this a great day. aaa will launch a safety campaign aimed at stopping accidents in construction zones. they say using cell phones are four times more likely to be in a crash. and texting drivers are 20 times more likely to have a crash from being distracted. >>> kristin has some hero updates for you. >>> a lot of heros came out this weekend for a fund-raiser in the washington area called bun be's belly run. i love the title. here it is. the 5-k run took place yesterday in honor of captain bunting. that's him right here. he was killed in afghanistan. his wife, right here, nikki bunting found out she was pregnant with their second child days after she learned her husband had been killed in the line of duty. what did she do? she started bubba's belly run to raise funds for her kids education and other military families and organizations like the fisher house and the american widow project. if you want to check out the entire story and it is such

this is willie jolly. visit my website for free motivation and maker every minute count and make this a great day. >>> a look at what's happening today. a ground-breaking ceremony this morning on in the new tenley friendship neighborhood library. it will open next year on wisconsin avenue in northwest. >>> a new dog park opens today in montgomery county. it is at cabin john regional park in bethesda. >>> i'm surprised. i'm a ghost and i -- i'm a goat and i talk. >> amazing, yes. it is hilda, the spokes goat for read aloud. she will meet with students today at jefferson houston elementary school in alexandria, virginia. >>> and i'm in the web center with kristin fisher. you have more high school heros for us following hilda the goat. >> right. following that of course. you know, every friday we are taking hero central to a different high school in the washington area for high school heros. and you can learn all about it on the hero central homepage by going to wusa9.com. last friday i was live at deb stewar

i'm willie jolly. see you >>> i have a special guest. my best girlfriend dr. hazel harper. the former president of the national dental association. she's also the cofounder and the director of a denial project which is a brig thing for her and i am going to let her tell you why yesterday was such a special day between her other dental experts and the governor of maryland, martin o'malley. >> it was indeed a special day because governor o'malley kicked off the healthy smile back to school dental tour. and he was joined by congressman congressmanings and dr. hite superintendent of prince georges county schools and other dignitaries there. governor o'malley is committed to the children of maryland and their oral health and ever since deamonte driver died he charged the state with putting oral health as a priority and making it a significant part of general health care. >> how will this project help youngsters in the state of maryland. >> what we realize is most of these children are uninsured or under insured. they need a lot of special attention. this project is designed to i

best selling author, willie jolly explains how it will help you move past all the problems. >> hello, this is willie goally and today's segment is about making a commitment to doing, not just complaining. if you are going to live, then you must move past the stage of complaining to the stage of taking action. some people make a habit of complaining and do very little more. they like to talk about their problems, but do not like to do anything to change the situation. you should not complain about what you permit. i tell the story of my first book of an old farmer who was sitting on a porch with his hound dog and the hound dog was just there sitting there howling. a stranger dame by and asked why is that dog making so much noise? because he is sitting on a nail. the stranger says why doesn't he get up? and the old farmer says because it doesn't hurt bad enough. many people will get in line, but they won't do anything to change their circumstances. you must develop the courage. talk about problems without offering solutions and create a lose, lose scenario. it's important you don't allo