Success

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it” – Goethe

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Success is a relative term, and means different things to different people. And yet, if you come right down to it, to everyone it means having a sense of achievement at the end of the day. This presentation is a collection of some very appropriate quotes and thoughts and quotes on success.

How To Succeed – A Collection Of Thoughts

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What Is Success?

“Success is the maximum utilisation of the ability that you have” – Zig Ziglar

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm“ – Winston Churchill

“Success…. is a result, not a goal” – Gustave Flaubert

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much” – Elbert Hubbar

“When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word ‘succeed’, you find it simply means to follow through” – F. W. Nichol

How To Succeed

“80% of success is showing up” – Woody Allen

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit” – Conrad Hilton

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it” – Goethe

“You don’t have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going” – Mark Victor Hansen

“The secret of success is constancy of purpose” – Benjamin Disraeli

“There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear” – David Mahoney

“Do your work with your whole heart and you will succeed – there is so little competition” – Elbert Hubbard

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unsuccessful genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan; ‘press on’, has solved and will solve the problems of the human race” – Calvin Coolidge

Can You Succeed ?

“The only place where you find success before work is in the dictionary” – May B. Smith

“Clear your mind of can’t ” – Samuel Johnson

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing” – Abraham Lincoln

“The man who is waiting for something to turn up might start with his shirt sleeves” – Garth Henrichs

Creating Your Future

“You don’t just stumble into your future. You create your own future” – Roger Smith

“Knowing what you want is the first step in getting it” – Louise Hart

“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything” – Napoleon Hill

“The future depends upon what we do in the present” – Mahatma Gandhi

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi

Overcoming Obstacles

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal” – Henry Ford

“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces” – Will Rodgers

“If you’re going through Hell, keep going.” – Sir Winston Churchill

“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks” – Jack Penn

“I always try to turn every disaster into an opportunity” – John D. Rockefeller

Defeat

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery” – James Joyce

“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely” – Rodin

“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom” – General George S. Patton

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: Could have, Might have and Should have” – Louis E. Boone

Dealing With Negative People

“We must not allow others limited perceptions to define us” – Virginia Satir

“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain

Opportunity

“If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade” – Tom Peters

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” – Demosthenes

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison Hard Work Ahead !

“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, THINK BIG.” – Donald Trump

How To Succeed In Life – Conan Style

Figure out what you want, what you really want from life – your wildest fantasies come true. Sounds simple yet most people do not know what they really want from life. What makes you excited just to think about it? If you want to succeed in life then you need to know what it is that you are aiming for.

The most important trait you are going to need to succeed in life is DESIRE… … a strong overpowering desire to have the things that spell out success to you.

DETERMINATION. Stick at it through thick and thin. Do not worry what other people think. Do not make excuses. The only failure is giving up or not even trying.

ACTION. Or as Nike says – Just Do It. Get out and give it a go – starting now.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. YOU CAN DO IT. You can succeed in life.

“Success is the freedom to do what you want, with whom you want, when you want, wherever you want.” – Conan Stevens 

Acknowledgment: This presentation is based on, and inspired by the article “How To Succeed In Life” by Conan Stevens. http://www.conanstevens.com

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