Category: Business & Career
You can’t make progress without pain. It’s a simple as that.
So you’ve failed. Not once. Not twice. Maybe not even three times. Maybe you’ve failed twenty times in the last twenty endeavors you’ve ventured into.
As Kurt stepped out of his truck, the icy wind ripped at his face, turning his cheeks a splotchy red. He shoved his hands in his pockets.
It is not an accident if you find yourself constantly nervous and frustrated. And it’s not a coincidence if you wake up tired but inspired.
The great pyramids of Egypt were started by a single stone, placed by a single worker on that first day. That single stone didn’t amount to much of anything. The slave worker who placed it there didn’t get a bonus. There wasn’t a celebration to commemorate the occasion.
You’ll never be successful if you don’t finish what you start. Completing a task is an art all by itself.
Poverty is a state of mind. What you think about most is who you are–and what you achieve.
There is no substitute for doing the right thing. There is no substitute for leading even when no seems to be following — or even noticing.
Behind every weakness is tremendous strength. The things that you’re desperately trying to improve are also your biggest assets.
You will always learn more from finishing a task than from beginning a new one. You’ll learn about how tough you are. Especially when it’s easy to generate legitimate reasons for stopping.
Crossing the finish line first doesn’t make you a winner. That’s just the time when you collect the trophy. Winning happens in the quiet when no one is watching or listening or cheering you on.
“Inveniam viam aut faciam.” That was supposedly Hannibal’s response to his generals’ advice that crossing the Alps by elephants is impossible.
It is a ridiculous waste of your time to worry about how other people view you. Specifically, if you’re trying too hard.
There’s somebody out there who has already done it before. It doesn’t matter what your goal is or what you would like to improve, there’s somebody out there with a lot more experience than you who is willing to help you get to where you want to be.
Hitting a golf ball correctly takes years of practice. Center yourself over the ball. Start with your arms straight and bend a little at the waste. Rotate the club backwards in an arc up towards your shoulder while twisting the hips to follow suit. Drive the clubhead through the ball like a hockey slapshot with your hips, arms, and shoulders. Finish with the club on your opposite shoulder.
You’re not too good to get on your knees and work for success. That’s what it takes to achieve greatness. Humility. A deep sense of mission and purpose.
The problem with not failing is that you never get any better. Forward progress is a result of loss and suffering.
The principles that drive success are timeless. They are not trendy or fashionable. They don’t just work in a particular region or for one generation. They aren’t governed by how much money you have or what degrees and certificates you have achieved.
Your ability to win is directly related to your ability to tough it out.
Inspiration is a reward. You have to work for it and fight to keep it.
The opposite of success isn’t failure. It’s apathy.
You don’t need to worry about getting it wrong as long as you are willing to keep trying.
Just because the critics are louder than you doesn’t mean they’re right.
Your ability to win is directly related to your ability to tough it out……..
Forget everything you’ve heard from marketing gurus about how you shouldn’t being buying email lists. They’re dead wrong.The problem isn’t the list you are using. And it’s not the fact that you haven’t already interacted with anyone on that list.