Quotes about Achievement

Endurance is critical if you want to succeed spectacularly at anything God sets before you.

I was working from a very early age.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

Give your employees a shot at showing the company a new way, and provide the room for them to chalk up a few small victories. Once they've proved that their idea can work on a limited basis, they can begin to scale it up.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Even if you overcome a tremendous challenge and feel the personal victory, it's simply not powerful enough. It may activate your left brain, which says, 'I have achieved,' but it will not activate your more social right brain, which desperately desires to say, 'Look, Ma, I did it!'

Self-enrichment is that act of creating a thousand micro wins, so you can have one macro win.

The spirit of excellence exorcises the demon of mediocrity.

Most people overestimate what they can do in a month and underestimate what they can do in an hour.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.