"Success matters because it teaches you to look to yourself, rather than others, for your happiness and validation. As a winner you always know you’ll get things done and take care of yourself regardless of circumstances. Your self-generated independence enables you to support others unconditionally without reciprocal expectation."
-- Jeffrey Spencer
"I would also write down my fears and look at them. When fears stay stuck inside your head, your imagination can go wild, torturing you with all the various negative possibilities and outcomes. But when you write them down, you clarify exactly what you are afraid of, and soon the power they hold over you will fade."
-- Blake Mycoskie
"Living a life of purpose is important not just to me or to a few others like me. It’s important to all of us, because we all have at least one thing (probably more) that we feel we just have to do before we die. And I’m not talking about bucket-list items like “ride in a hot air balloon.” I’m talking about living in a way that makes a difference. I’m talking about knowing our lives matter and make an impact on the world in a positive way, that our existences mean something."
-- Joshua Beckerr
"We are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it…. Life is long if you know how to use it."
—- Seneca, “On The Shortness of Life”
"The Law of Attraction, uses the power of the mind to translate whatever is in your thoughts and materialize them into reality. The results of positive thoughts are always positive consequences. The same holds true for negative thoughts; always leading to bad outcomes."
-- Flavain Mwasi
"But what really makes a difference is what happens beyond that. A snowball effect turns into what is known as a “self-fulfilling prophecy”, which basically means that as you pay way more attention to the things that are in line with what you want, and ignore things that are not, you create more chances to actually get what you want. Your brain cannot relay every little bit of information to the conscious mind, so it chooses to relay the important pieces, namely the ones you have thought about the most."
-- Lukas Schwekendiek
"The best way to train your brain to think differently is by changing your behavior. Do hard things--and keep doing them even when you think you can't. You'll prove to yourself that you're stronger than you think. Establish healthy daily habits as well. Practice gratitude, exercise, get plenty of sleep, and eat a healthy diet so your brain and your body can be at their best. Seek out people who inspire you to be your best. And create an environment that supports your efforts to build a healthy lifestyle."
-- Emil Baltman
"It trains your brain to focus on positive things and makes you think of what you already have in your life as opposed to what you do not. It keeps you grounded in your personal life so you are less focused on what others are doing with theirs, which is a huge waste of time and won’t help you get any closer to your personal goals."
-- Nela Canovic
"It’s also important when you set goals to make them difficult, while still being realistic. You want to challenge yourself and set the bar high, because challenges really get the motivational juices flowing, while avoiding goals that are more or less impossible. Remember that if you set the bar too low, you may achieve your goal but are unlikely to surpass it—most people tend to slack off once they’ve reached their original target. Nobody sets out with the goal of losing five pounds and ends up somehow losing twenty.
-- Heidi Grant Halvorson
"It is on you to allow excuses and reasons to keep you from success. If you do not hold yourself accountable, no one else will for no one has to pay the price or reap the rewards of that accountability but you."
-- Lukas Schwekendiek
"If you are not presently living the way you really want to live, don’t feel bad about it or have any regrets about the past. Today can be the beginning of a new life. Just as you turn the page on the calendar to reveal a new day or month, mentally you can do that with your life."
-- Bob Proctor
"Starting small is a particularly good idea for someone who already has a job. Let’s say you’re a math teacher but your real passion is baking. You don’t have to resign your position. Instead, rather than sitting on the beach for your next vacation, volunteer for a week at a bakery to see if you enjoy it. Learn what you can without making a full commitment. Ask the owner if you can take on part-time evening or weekend work in which you can learn the trade while still making money at your day job."
-- Blake Mycoskie
"I believe that setting goals is like creating the roadmap of your life. You start with a clean slate (or blank page) and then take the time to really think what you want to put on it. What matters to you? What would you consider to be a successful life? How would you feel if you accomplished goal X, Y, or Z? When you reach one goal, in which direction should you go to get closer to the next one? All of this is an exercise is self-discovery but also self-discipline, because setting goals will help you instill positive habits you will practice every day."
-- -- Nela Canovic
"Riding My Bike for 60-minutes a Day
This simple act is, by far, one of the most enjoyable parts of my day.
Nothing beats riding my bike along the beach while I enjoy the sunshine and get my heart pumping.
Regardless of who you are or what your goal is, spending an hour outside exercising in nature each day is all but guaranteed to boost your mood, improve your focus and creativity and help you maintain a body that you’re proud of."
-- Andrew Ferebee
"Great things are not easy to achieve, you need to invest your time and energy, and overcome many obstacles on your way. We can perform small tasks without motivation, but if we want to achieve great things, we need to be motivated. Great things can’t be achieved smoothly, you need to deal with many difficulties, uncertainties, and adversities until you achieve them. Motivation will give you energy in challenging times. Motivation is a reason or reason why you doing something. Motivation moves you toward achieving your aims. Without motivation, you can’t achieve great things."
-- Milos Vucetic
"In reality, our brain is capable of developing a growth mindset — believing that we can accomplish whatever we want to do as long as we continuously make an effort to practice, improve, and gain knowledge of a specific skill.
A big part of the growth mindset is learning something new and learning it in a different way from just reading a textbook in school. It can be finding out a small detail that made you curious. How did he do that? Is this possible? How can I find out how to do it too? When you’re curious, you want to learn new things all the time. it doesn’t matter if you’re 10, 45, or 85. It’s just a matter of what type of mindset you have."
-- Nela Canovic
"Some of the most miserable people I know are wealthy beyond the realm of your imagination.
So stop predicating your success and worth on the number of 0’s in your bank account.
Because guess what?
One day, you will die and the money you worked so hard to save will be squandered by your children, stolen by the government, or, at the very least, gone in a few centuries.
A better way to measure your success is in love, happiness, and adventure.
Are you doing cool shit with your life? Do you have people you love and who love you back? Are you happy when you wake up?
If the answer is “Yes” then you are a success.
Regardless of how much money you have in the bank."
-- Andrew Ferebee
"Do it every day. — put at least 2–3 hours in practicing your craft.
Be willing to make mistakes — fail and fail again, it’s part of the process.
Learn from people who are at the top — books, courses, coaches, etc.
Surround yourself with people who are a bit above your level — the challenge will make you better.
Celebrate small wins. Made a bit of progress? See it as proof you are getting better — no time for negative self-talk.
Be patient — remember to master anything it takes at least 10,000 hours of practice.
Remember most people can master a skill up to 95% — but the percents after that are what makes the great, great."
-- Rafael Eliassen
"The final step in creating your Success Psyche is to define your why. Your why will help you do the tough things along the way that you don’t feel like doing. Remember, your why can change during your journey. So, revisit it each quarter and make sure it’s still giving you the motivation you need to push past failure and make the daily decision to be excellent!"
-- Jay Adkins
"So when you catch yourself thinking negatively, just let it go. Laugh and identify that as merely a visit from your old self. Bless the situation, release the thought, and simply remind yourself that there’s always an adjacent possibility. Forgive yourself and smile every time it happens. This immediately reverses the negative energy and creates a much more positive process."
-- Sandra Anne Taylor
"Everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus everyone’s task is as unique as his specific opportunity to implement it. Each of us has a purpose for which we were created. Our responsibility—and our greatest joy —is to identify it."
-- John C. Maxwell
"He who rises early and plans his work, and early sets himself about it, generally finds his business goes well with him the whole day. He has taken time at the ship’s helm and will be sure to go before, or drive his business; whereas his more tardy neighbor “suffers his business to drive him.”"
-- William Alcott
"Being intentional means training your brain to get focused on what it needs to do as soon as you wake up. Here’s how I practice it. I start my day with this question: “What is the one thing I am committed to completing today?” This technique gets my brain to start evaluating the goals that are important to me right now and forces me to prioritize one goal that needs attention immediately. In addition, I give myself the time to think about what’s important in my life, instead of letting other people or situations dictate what I should or shouldn’t be doing.
How can you do this?
Put it in writing. Write it in big letters on a sheet of paper and hang it on your bedroom or bathroom wall. Read it out loud as you start your day, for example as you’re brushing your teeth or getting dressed. Come up with an answer on the spot and answer it out loud. Then follow up by taking action: focus your energy throughout the day to completing your one thing."
-- Nela Canovic
"The more you read biographies, talk to successful people, and listen to business leaders speak, the more you’ll hear about mistakes, screwups, fears, and failures. But you’ll also see that those downers often turn out to be the biggest blessings they ever received. This is a lesson you have to keep learning."
-- Blake Mycoskie
"Strife and struggle can inspire you to overcome adversity and to propel yourself to real achievement. View every struggle as an opportunity for personal growth. It is the struggle itself, not the result, that builds character. If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail —and you eventually will if you stick to the job—they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it."
-- Napoleon Hill
"Things happen, so you’ve got to stay flexible. You’ve also got to stay committed to your schedule and not allow distractions that are not on your calendar to creep in and steal your most precious commodity (time). If you don’t take control, the results could be catastrophic."
-- Jay Adkins
