Quotes about Success

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

You could use the 80/20 rule. Give 80 percent of your effort to the top 20 percent (most important) activities. Another way is to focus on exceptional opportunities that promise a huge return. It comes down to this: give your attention to the areas that bear fruit.

No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.

Failure isn't so bad if it doesn't attack the heart. Success is all right if it doesn't go to the head.

Nobody achieves anything great by giving the minimum. No teams win championships without making sacrifices and giving their best.

Risk must be evaluated not by the fear it generates in you or the probability of your success, but by the value of the goal.

Nobody finishes well by accident.

The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others. You cannot produce consistently on a level higher than your leadership. In other words, your leadership skills determine the level of your success-and the success of those who work around you.

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.

The Right Thought plus the Right People in the Right Environment at the Right Time for the Right Reason = the Right Result

What's true for a teammate is also true for the leader: If you don't grow, you gotta go.

Sometimes we are afraid because success puts pressure on us to continue to succeed.