Self Improvement / Success Quotes

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The following quotes and pieces of advice have been added to the wiki site that I run. There are some real gems in there, and also some basic reminders that we all need to read / hear every now and again, so I thought some of you might be interested...
  • Failing to achieve something in the past doesn't mean that you'll fail to achieve it now or in the future.
  • Achieving requires patience; it takes time and hard work.
  • Hard work and determination don't guarantee success but they give you as much chance as anything else.
  • Getting up and working hard gives you a chance; the more chances you give yourself, the more chances you have of success.
  • Look at the worth of the things you're doing rather than the number of them.
  • There are always different ways of getting the same result; help yourself by having options and alternatives.
  • It's up to you how you measure success (love, family, money, belongings, experiences etc.).
  • Know what you expect of yourself; meeting those expectations, and not those that others have of you, should be your aim.
  • Qualifications, awards and trophies show how you compare to the people around you; more important is how you compare to the standards that you set yourself.
  • Comparing yourself to others is unfair; everyone starts from a different position and each person has different abilities, resources and opportunities.
  • It's not about who wins or who is the most successful; it's about how much progress you make.
...these are related to success, but you can find ones related to optimism, confidence, change, education, etc. here Self Improvement

Hope you find them useful
#improvement #motivation #quotes #success
  • Profile picture of the author richjerk321
    The best quote I've EVER heard and use often is:

    "You Become What You Think About Most Of The Time."
    ~Earl Nightingale
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    • Profile picture of the author Tyler Pratt
      The best...

      "Achieving requires patience; it takes time and hard work."
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  • Profile picture of the author warrior4life
    Great Post! what I really love about this post is:

    "Failing to achieve something in the past doesn't mean that you'll fail to achieve it now or in the future".

    If everyone can remember this and repeat that to themselves, they will be motivated to take actions and complete tasks that can lead to breakthroughs in their lives.
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  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the Moon."

    Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author sakto
    A great thread and somehow a great motivator for some of us, who stumbles from time to time, on our journey to great achievements.
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  • Profile picture of the author Emmanuel012364
    Control the WORD and you shall Control the WORLD
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  • Profile picture of the author sgboston23
    Success comes before Work only in the Dictionary.
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    • Profile picture of the author mark@1to101
      Here are a few more...
      • You have to create for yourself; it's no-one else's responsibility.
      • 100% of things can be learnt if you apply yourself a 100% to them.
      • See situations through to their natural conclusions; never giving up because it's difficult.
      • Dedicating time to things that you're not passionate about is a waste of that time.
      • Confidence and motivation make anyone better at anything.
      • You don't have to be the best at something to feel confident / proud about it.
      • Hesitation results in missed opportunities; missed opportunities result in regret and dissatisfaction.
      • Dealing with failure is easier than dealing with 'what if...?'
      • Stop thinking about what is happening to you; start thinking about what you can make happen.
      • Having choices and making decisions is a privilege; don't waste it by being scared of making mistakes.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Malave
    U cannot avoid the pain of effort. U can either prolong that pain by procrastinating, or u can get it done & get it over with.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mandy Swift
    Great site Mark. Thanks for posting it here and making us all aware.
    ps, Happy New Year to you and enjoy your travels
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    • Profile picture of the author kozmotm
      Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
      Michael Jordan (b.1963)

      When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.
      George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

      The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one's own perfection, to make one's every dream a reality.
      Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

      Goals are dreams with deadlines.
      Diana Scharf Hunt

      Losing is simply learning how to win.
      Ted Turner (b.1938)

      You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.
      Zig Ziglar

      Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
      Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)

      Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
      Plato (427BC-347BC)

      Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
      Henry Ford (1863-1947)

      Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
      James R. Cook

      Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
      Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

      The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
      Henry Ford (1863-1947)

      Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
      Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

      Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
      Henry Ford (1863-1947)
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      • Profile picture of the author jirimajkus
        "Our job as humans is to hold on to the thoughts of what we want, make it absolutely clear in our minds what we want, and from that we start to invoke one of the greatest laws in the Universe, and that's the law of attraction. You become what you think about most, but you also attract what you think about most."

        John Assaraf
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        • Profile picture of the author nehaluck11
          "The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement." Make room in your life for improvement. And if you think you are already very good, look closely. You might still want to tweak a few things to make you better.'

          I personaly found it the best quote.
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  • Profile picture of the author f4ll3rs
    Thank you so much for sharing this. Very inspirational.
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  • Profile picture of the author Yahara
    Pay no attention to the faults of others,
    things done or left undone by others.
    Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.
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    Cease to do evil, do good. Buddha
    All permanent things are transient.
    What is Mind? No matter.
    What is matter? Never Mind. ;o)
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  • Profile picture of the author Tonio Smith
    Appreciate you share quotes
    have the ability to open up or
    combined thought processes
    and help us achieve our goals.

    Keep them coming all will be
    watching
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  • Profile picture of the author monsur
    "Try a little harder to be a little better"-Gordon B. Hinckley

    "The only people we can't forgive are the ones we are still afraid of"-Gramma Mildred


    "There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do"-Freya Stark



    "Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them"-Richard Carlson



    "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light"-Helen Keller





    "Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life"-Northrup Christiane


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  • Profile picture of the author Pisaka
    I like such things! Especially I loved the third one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet I:v
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  • Profile picture of the author PeterDunin
    Great quotes I especially like
    Look at the worth of the things you’re doing rather than the number of them.
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    "Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought."
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    Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light
    Helen Keller

    Try a little harder to be a little better
    Gordon B. Hinckley
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  • Profile picture of the author Thinker1
    Great quotes. They're inspirations to live by.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eduardo2
    "You must fail often to succeed once"
    -random quote

    and this one:
    "If you help enough people get what they want it is likley that you'll get what you want as well" - Zig Ziglar
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  • Profile picture of the author gabquotesl
    my favorite is:

    Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.
    Mme. Du Deffand
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  • Profile picture of the author ColdFire123
    Wow! What a great post very inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel_Cowen
    Dave Ramsey has a great formula he uses for success, its...


    (Focused Intensity/Time) X God = Unstoppable Momentum

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  • Profile picture of the author David Ford
    Very inspirational Mark, and a great post.

    One more for the mind pot to stew on....

    "Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."


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  • Profile picture of the author thetimelessmind
    "Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative power." - James Allen
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  • Profile picture of the author OnQuest
    "Until the pain of changing becomes less than the pain of staying the same ... we will never change".

    I don't remember who said it.. i have a million of em memorized.
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  • Profile picture of the author lazysloth
    “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

    Albert Einstein
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