The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw
I’m sure I’ve blogged on this quote before, but it’s worth repeating.
Ask yourself about your “circumstances:”
Are they what you want?
(If yes, carry on . . . .)
If “No.” then get to making ’em.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. – Les Brown The key is to understand that there’s a huge difference between responsibility and blame. When you accept responsibility for your life you acknowledge your role (whatever it was) in creating…
“Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” – Oscar Wilde Success is assembling certain components of thought and action in a certain order. “Failure” is what you get when you have the wrong components, or the wrong order, or both. Either way, you get results. Just keep tweaking until…
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR is right, but the quote has become over-used to the point of being trite. Allow me to offer an update of sorts: The only thing we have to fear is not doing that which matters to us and isn’t actually scary.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill is a giant in the self-development canon. He is revered, and oft-quoted, by many. But many mis-understand – and un-duly dismiss – one of his more famous quotes. When Hill says anything we can conceive and believe, we can achieve, people scoff…
Action is the foundational key to all success. – Pablo Picasso I love the saying: without sales there is no business. It’s so true. Unless the key activity of a business is done, and repeatedly so, there is no actual business. The same is true of success, and achievement. Without: action; movement; making some mistakes; learning;…
Trust is not static. It’s either growing or dying. It’s true for our relationship with our Self or others. I had a realization (it’s what prompted this post… ) that it’s not enough to be kind to those we know and “neutral” to others. Because rationing our kindness – even if its not conscious – creates doubt…