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Great achievers who have been wildly successful, such as Walt Disney, Warren Buffet, Michael Jordan, and a dozen more. I’ve picked successful people from many different fields, but their ideas about achieving success are universal.
Be inspired by words of wisdom from those who have already achieved great success and learn strategies to apply their ideas for success to your own life.
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“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
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“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” ~Zig Ziglar
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If you can imagine what you really want and allow your dreams to come to the surface of your mind, you can do great things!
You have the power to achieve the life you’ve always wanted, simply by opening your mind to the dreams you may have been afraid to dream in the past.
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Regardless of where you are in life, you can illustrate your own picture of what you’d like your life to be like.
A Dream doesn’t just come to you randomly. You can decide what your dream will be.
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The quote brought humor to the whole idea of dreaming.
How to dream your biggest dreams, regardless of the naysayers:
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Once you discover your passion, keep doing it to achieve success.
For example:
● If you loved to work on cars as a teen, figure out a way to continue your mechanical pursuits and get paid for them as an adult.
● If you’re passionate about baking cookies and cakes, bake p...
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Steve talks about how you can’t know everything when you first set out to do something. Jobs believed one just has to have faith that in the scheme of life, what he does will eventually have an impact.
When you have that faith, you’ll continue your journey, doing what you h...
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Even though you may not have a complete sense of how what you want to do will fit in to the big scheme of things, if you truly feel it’s what you should be doing or that it’s the right thing to do, then just follow through with your pursuits.
Have faith that you’re suppose...
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Jefferson believed there’s power in one’s own mind & that being positive is the best way to release that power & benefit from it.
How to Apply Jefferson’s Tip to Your Life
Use positive self-talk. You engage in a running dialog with you...
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Even when people didn’t seem interested in his art, Picasso just kept painting, sculpting and creating, no matter what.
He put into practice what he believed: if a person takes action, he’ll succeed. The essence of Picasso’s quote is, “do something” to make succes...
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For your big goals, divide them into small, achievable steps that will lead you ever forward until you’ve accomplished your biggest desires.
It’s much easier to take action when you only have a small mini-goal to work on.
However, achieving these small goals one by ...
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Carnegie stressed that you must experience discouragement and failure in your life in order to find success.
He believed that through examining your experiences of failures, you can gain the knowledge that will propel you to success.
Instead of fearing failures and t...
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Spending time with people who have more knowledge, business savvy, expertise, and even creativity can rub off on you.
When you choose to spend time with people you want to be like, you’re provided with a treasure trove of information about how those peers work and achieve their goals.
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It’s always wise to be prepared.
Recognize that it’s normal to experience bumps in the road on your way to a better life.
● Put on your thinking cap and brainstorm ways to get past your challenge.
● Talk to your friends.
● Seek advice...
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Ziglar makes the point that success is less connected to receiving something than it is with doing something — taking action to get what you want.
You must put forth some effort to succeed. But it’s not necessary to win every race in order to ultimately achieve your goals.
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Circumstances don’t control your future. Refuse to allow your personal situation to color your sense of who you truly are or what you can accomplish.
Your success doesn’t depend on luck, where you live, or whether you’re rich or poor. It does depend, howeve...
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“He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher...or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.”
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● Be open to your dreams.
● Choose your dreams.
● Nix the naysayers of your dreams.
● Let go of fear and pursue your dreams.
● Make your dream inevitable.
Your dreams bring golden moments, inspiration, and incredible experiences.
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“Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never l...
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Winfrey brings home the importance of taking control of your own life. She viewed her personal sense of responsibility as the key to “making good.”
Regardless of your background, you can be successful if you take responsibility for your own future.
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Selecting successful people to fraternize with provides you with wonderful role models, free education, and information about how those people excel.
As you spend time with them, you’ll tend to copy their behaviors, become more motivated, and achieve your own success.
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When it comes to striving for success, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. There are many people who’ve made their marks on the world through achieving incredible success in their work. You can follow in their footsteps and achieve your own success!
Develop your own winning ways when you...
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Disney was truly a dreamer as he came from humble beginnings in Chicago, rising to become one of the world’s most famous Americans.
The power and promise of dreaming is evident, not only throughout Walt Disney’s life, but long after his death in 1966.
In his quotation, Disney mentions...
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Jordan reminds us that when we’re working toward accomplishing goals, we’ll run in to obstacles. It’s necessary to expect them on your road to success.
However, these obstacles must not deter you. Instead, confront your challenges, figure out how to resolve the issues, and then fix them.
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Discovering your passion,
having faith,
taking responsibility for your own life,
and thinking positive will help you begin your journey toward success.
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Ayn's description of success being a ladder is apt because, in order to be successful, one must notice and take advantage of many opportunities throughout life.
Her quote illustrates that each opportunity leads to another step up to the next opportunity.
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Determine one aspect that you desire to be present in your dreams of your most wonderful life. Choose this dream and spend time dreaming about it, planning it, and figuring out the steps that take you toward fulfilling this dream.
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“It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.” ~Warren Buffett
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“I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.”
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“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” ~Dale Carnegie
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“Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.”
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Achieving success is a journey. No matter where you are or what you have, you can start your road to success from there.
Taking action to do whatever it is you’ve chosen and putting forth your greatest efforts will move you further in that journey.
The mo...
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Never underestimate your power t...
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“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then, they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
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The above quote of Reeve’s carries a powerful message to all who dare to dream.
Reeve points out that when a dream first enters your mind, it might seem ludicrous to even think it could come to pass. Later, down the road, it seems not likely that it could ever happen. Ultimately, t...
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“If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” ~Michael Jordan
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Use these strategies to enable the success of others to inspire you to make your dreams come true:
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Books, meditation and lying on a couch with food & watching movies are my favorite things. At the same time, I help anyone to get the clarity and push they need to move beyond their fears, uncertainties, procrastination to make real progress on life goals.
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