Archives

“May you live all the days of your life.” ~ Jonathan Swift

“The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” ~ Mark Twain

“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” ~ David Bly

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” ~ Maya Angelou

“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” ~ Thomas Fuller

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

“Success is not for the timid. It is for those who seek guidance, make decisions, and take decisive action.” ~ Jose Silva

“There is more to success than reaching goals. Even a vast fortune can leave you feeling alone, unfulfilled and spiritually poor. Success must also include a joyful appreciation of living an authentic joy that pulls us toward the next episode of our life’s purpose.” ~ Steve Brunkhorst

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.” ~ Walter Cronkite

“There is a direct relationship between joy and effort. The joy of success is in ratio to the amount of effort expended to achieve it.” ~ Denis Waitley

“Success is waking up in the morning, whoever you are, wherever you are, however old or young, and bounding out of bed because there’s something out there you love to do, that you believe in, that you’re good at – something that’s bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again today.” ~ Whit Hobbs

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!” ~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

“Success is not a resting-place – it is a launching pad.” ~ Denis Waitley

“It’s usually the last ounce of effort that tips the scales of success.” ~ Rick Beneteau

“Successful people believe in the validity of their own dreams and goals, even if dreams are all they have to go on.” ~ Denis Waitley

“Great individuals make great successes out of failure.” ~ Denis Waitley

The law of contrast:

Picture Quote Text:

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ~ Ann Bradstreet

“Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

“Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But your are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living