Quotes about Achievement

There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born.… When he seizes it… it is his finest hour.

My friend Nancy Dornan says, "The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price. As you desire to grow in a particular area, figure out what it will really take, including the price, and then determine to pay it.

The more tuned in you are to your purpose, and the more dedicated you are to growing toward it, the better your chances of reaching your potential, expanding your possibilities, and doing something significant.

Successful people think differently than unsuccessful people.

Hell begins on that day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts we wasted, of all that we might have done that we did not do.

The greatest handicap a person has is not realizing his potential.

President Harry Truman said, "In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves. Self-discipline with all of them came first.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

It's easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.

Above all, don't dwell on yesterday's victory. If your focus is on what's behind you rather than what's ahead, you will crash.

what gets rewarded gets done. If you praise and honor the people who epitomize the values of the team, those values get embraced and upheld by other members of the team. There is no better reinforcement.

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; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.