Quotes about Achievement

On the card is this statement: "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.

The reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.

You beat 50 percent of the people in America by working hard," says A. L. Williams. "You beat another 40 percent by being a person of honesty and integrity and standing for something. The last 10 percent is a dogfight in the free enterprise system.

The mind will not focus until it has clear objectives. But the purpose of goals is to focus your attention and give you direction, not to identify a final destination.

Lazy people don't succeed.

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who left well enough alone.

Leadership expert Peter Drucker says, "The better a man is, the more mistakes he will make, for the more new things he will try. I would never promote to a top-level job a man who was not making mistakes . . . otherwise he is sure to be mediocre." Mistakes really do pave the road to achievement.

Reward only finished work: It's good to praise effort, but you should never reward it. Give

And nothing is more effective when it comes to reaching potential than commitment to personal growth.

A strong positive self image is the best possible preparation for success in life.

That no matter how often someone says you can't do something, by simply working harder and trying, you can prove them wrong and actually change your circumstance. Change your thinking and it will change your life.

What about unfulfilled potential? That phrase is as negative as the word potential is positive. My friend Florence