Quotes about Progress

If you want to live a life that matters, don't start when you get good; start now so you become good.

People who fail forward are able to see errors or negative experiences as a regular part of life, learn from them, and then move on. They persevere in order to achieve their purpose in life.

Success for the leader is a single victory. However, when the protégé experiences success, it becomes a double win.

We may not be able to choose our ancestors, but we can attempt to shape our descendants. If we encourage our children to stand on our shoulders, they will certainly see farther than we have. John

Understanding changes minds. Action changes lives.

Connection provides the bridge between 'this is how' and 'begin now.

Everything worthwhile is uphill.

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When I went to my room after breakfast, I made my bed, straightened the room, dusted the floor, and did whatever else came to my attention. Then I hurried to my violin practice. I found I wasn't progressing as I thought I should, so I reversed things. Until my practice period was completed, I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success.

Good ideas must be shared, improved upon with the help of other good thinkers, and then they must be implemented and acted upon.

If you don't already have a mentor, go out and find one. If you can't get someone to help you in person, begin the process by reading books. That's where I got started. The main thing is to get the process under way.

Isabel Moore aptly stated, "Life is a one-way street. No matter how many detours you take, none of them leads back. And once you know and accept that, life becomes much simpler.