Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Quotes to Encourage, Incite, and Challenge. #85


I am dedicating this blog to all those people who have chosen to be successful.

Success is not a destination; it is a journey—an exciting journey. Success is not universal; it is personal—it is the goal you choose. Success is not in the achievement; it is in the struggle for success that we achieve our personal goals.

While success is available to everyone, only a few will plant their flag and claim the rights of success. To succeed, a person must define success for themselves, develop a success plan for achieving that success and then execute the action steps that move them toward their goal. Need I say, successful people stay focused on their goal, avoid or eliminate distractions, and execute, execute, execute.

Often the journey to success is long and lonely. Success worth having is not an overnight venture; it is a life-long commitment. While success is not usually accompanied with an entourage; it is accomplished with the help of others. But, sometimes in the pursuit of success you journey alone. It is in these travel times that words of encouragement, incite, and challenge help embolden us to stay the course.

The following quotes are what this blog is all about…encouraging, inciting, and challenging you to stay the course. Success is what you want and what you make of it.

 “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” Lao Tzu

Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle.” Abraham Lincoln

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Michelangelo

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”— Vincent T. Lombardi

He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”— Socrates

When you do more than what you are paid for, you will soon be paid more for what you do.” Zig Ziglar

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” Confucius

To improve is to change, to succeed is to change often.” Winston Churchill

What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.” Hugh Mulligan

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” William Shakespeare

The reason why most people never reach their goals is that they don’t seriously consider them as believable or achievable.” Denis Waitley

Compared to the age of the universe, you are new to nature. No one can really predict to what heights you might soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings.” Gil Atkinson

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Carl Bard

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.” John Ruskin

“You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.” James Allen

I commend these quotes to you and trust that you find among them several golden nuggets of truth that you can use in your daily life. Live today. You have no promise of tomorrow.

Three Point Success Summary

SUCCESS THOUGHT: The quoted authors have captured in a few, simple words great thoughts and innovative ideas to challenge the reader to achieve success.

SUCCESS QUOTE: Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”— Abraham Lincoln

SUCCESS ACTION: Enjoy Life. Learn from what others have experienced in their journey and make application in your life where applicable.

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