Success Quotes

How much we enjoy what we have is more important than how much we have. Life is full of people who have more than they know what to do with, but cannot be content. It is the capacity to enjoy life that brings contentment.

It has been said that good people usually come in last. Well, it may appear that they come in last, but it’s usually because they are running in a different race, a long term race that people who appear to come in first don’t appreciate nor understand.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Many people define success in terms of the 3 “P”s: Possessions, Power, Position. But does this definition of Success really bring happiness? Can you be truly successful without satisfying your needs for happiness?

Seven Basic Habits of Highly Effective People: 1. Be Proactive 2. Begin with the End in Mind 3. Put First Things First 4. Think Win/Win 5. Seek First to Understand (Then Seek to Be Understood) 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the Saw (Self-Renewal)

Five KEYS to Successful Living: 1. The capacity to LOVE (to give of yourself) 2. The capacity to LEARN 3. The capacity to LABOR (provides real rewards & satisfaction) 4. The capacity to LAUGH (at yourself & with others) 5. The capacity to LEAVE (the past and move to the future) These may seem like rather simple qualities – they do, after all, exist to some degree in all of us. But it’s in applying them, in deepening and expanding them – that truly successful living occurs.

Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it; so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more practice and patience would have achieved success.

Success: 1. The realization of the estimate which you place upon yourself. 2. The good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE When we count our many blessings; it isn’t hard to see that life’s most valued treasures are the treasures that are free. For it isn’t what we own or buy that signifies our wealth. It’s the special gifts that have no price: our family, friends and health.

What makes a person great? 1. Honesty and Integrity 2. Consistency of Effort 3. Energy and a “Can-Do” Attitude 4. Faith and Confidence 5. Empathy and Acceptance 6. Balance and Moderation 7. Generosity and a Willingness to Share

THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF LIFE: 1. DON’T HURT YOURSELF AND DON’T HURT OTHERS. This begins at the physical level: don’t hit people; don’t steal from them; don’t hit yourself in the head with a hammer. These are fairly easy to define. Then it moves to a more subtle level: don’t put things in your body you know are not good for you; keep your body away from situations you know aren’t good for it, etc. It continues onto mental and emotional levels: don’t judge yourself or others; knock off the guilts and resentments. 2. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF SO YOU MAY HELP TAKE CARE OF OTHERS. Physically: get enough (but not too much) food, enough water, enough exercise, enough rest. Mentally and emotionally: praise yourself for work well done; enjoy each moment; love yourself. If you’re not taking care of yourself first, you won’t be able to help take care of others. If you really don’t take care of yourself, others will be helping to take care of you. 3. USE EVERYTHING FOR YOUR UPLIFTMENT, LEARNING, AND GROWTH. Everything. Everything. EVERYTHING . No matter what you do, no matter how stupid, dumb, or damaging you judge it to be, there is a lesson to be learned from it. No matter what happens to you, no matter how unfair, inequitable, or wrong, there’s something you can take from the situation and use for your advancement.

AND THEN SOME … These Three little words are the secret to success. There are the difference between average people and top people in most companies. The top people always do what is expected… and then some… They are thoughtful of others; they are considerate and kind …and then some. They meet their obligations and responsibilities fairly and squarely… and then some. They are good friends and helpful neighbors… and then some. They can be counted on in an emergency… and then some… I am thankful for people like this, for they make the world more livable. Their spirit of service is summed up in these little words… and then some.

10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS: 1. How you think is everything. Always be positive. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment. 2. Decide upon your true dreams and goals. Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them. 3. Take action. Goals are nothing without action. Don?? be afraid to get started. Just do it. 4. Never stop learning. Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills. 5. Be persistent and work hard. Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Never give up. 6. Learn to analyze details. Get all the facts, all the input. Learn from your mistakes. 7. Focus your time and money. Don?? let other people or things distract you. 8. Don?? be afraid to innovate; Be different. Following the herd is the sure way to mediocrity. 9. Deal and communicate with people effectively. No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others. 10. Be honest and dependable. Take responsibility (??therwise, #1-9 won?? matter)

Success? To be totally engaged with all my functions, all my faculties, all my capabilities in life. To me that would be success. You should be looking for the joy, the struggle, and the challenge of work. What you bring forth from your own guts and heart. The happiness of hard work. No amount of money can buy that. Those are things of the spirit.

Ten Keys to Life Fulfillment: 1. Listen to your heart 2. Take one step at a time 3. Deliver daily 4. Maintain a maverick mind-set 5. Focus, focus, focus 6. Never stop learning 7. Build a brain trust (network of knowledgeable people) 8. Reinvent Yourself 9. Sell Yourself 10. Start now!

Think of the game of Monopoly. At the end of the game it really doesn’t matter how much you won, how many things you owned, or how much power you had accumulated. At the end of the game, it all goes back in the box. What really will count at the end of the game when you are finally lowered in the box?

1. Long-term Approach 2. Passion for Products and Technology 3. Teamwork 4. Results 5. Customer Feedback 6. Individual Excellence Note: 1 & 4; 2 & 5; 3 & 6; should work to balance each other

Three definitions of SUCCESS: 1. Whatever makes you feel happy and fulfilled. (Many famous stars such as Elvis Presley were not successful under this definition and by their own admission) 2. How well you are doing compared with your own best-self (NOT others) 3. Steadily moving towards worthwhile predetermined goals

SUCCESS is a product of LUCK, VISION and COMMITMENT. LUCK is the consistent ability to capitalize on events over which you have no control. VISION is talented people thinking the unthinkable and attempting the impossible. COMMITMENT is the willingness to pay the price necessary to cause luck and vision to happen. T

To me a winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals. Even when I lost, I learned what my weaknesses were, and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses into strengths.

A magnifying glass, sun and a dry pile of leaves and easily be used to make a fire. However, if you keep the “hot spot” moving around, a fire will NEVER get started. Have to focus on ONE SPOT to start a fire. Many people spread their energies and efforts over so many things that they never really accomplish ANYTHING really important.

The Qualities of Success: In their book “Succeed On Your Own Terms” by Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney, they identify 19 qualities that can lead to success. They are: Perseverance Goal-Oriented Self-Awareness Resilience Willingness to Take a Risk Thriving on Pressure Optimism Empathy Competitiveness Patience Persuasiveness Confidence Passion Integrity Trust Have Fun Being Open Creative Courage

Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth’s beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.

You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you are doing is work or play.

Your successful past will block your visions of the future.

You may be capable of great things, But life consists of small things.

You are successful the moment you start moving forward a worthwhile goal.

Work is doing what you now enjoy for the sake of a future which you clearly see and desire. Drudgery is doing under strain what you don’t now enjoy and for no end that you can now appreciate.

Winners never quit. Quitters never win.

When everyone is smiling; you are happy. When everyone respects you; you are a success.