Here are some wonderful quotes to empower you and your student.  How we think of ourselves often determines our focus and desire to set goals and work to achieve them.  Also, enjoy the thoughts of others who have made a difference in the world.

Everyone has the power of greatness. Not fame, but greatness.  Because greatness is determined by service. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

To the world you might be one person but to one person you might be the world.--author unknown