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5 BEST WAYS TO CREATE YOUR OWN GENIUS NETWORK
My mentor, the late great copywriter Gary Halbert, once said something that I’ve never forgotten: “Any problem in the world can be solved with the right sales letter.” Though that applies well to writing, I’ve since expanded that piece of wisdom and applied it in my own life another way: “Any problem in the world can be solved with the right Genius Network.”
While a standard network is any group of people who are connected by proximity, history, or some other circumstance, a Genius Network is an intentional network of people who have skills, capabilities, and genius you can access whenever you need a connection, idea, or solution. People who can help you solve problems, meet challenges, and reach opportunities. Still, the important thing to remember is that Genius Networks come into existence in order to address problems. In other words, what drives a Genius Network is pain and suffering, plus the motivation to solve it. With that in mind, here are the five ways to create your own Genius Networks in the world.
BEST WAYS TO CREATE YOUR OWN GENIUS NETWORK
1. Use The Genius Network Discovery Tool
Genius Networks don’t just fall into your lap. To have one, you must become a Genius Networker who does Genius Networking so you can eventually have a Genius Network. To get started though, you can do this simple exercise:
- Take a piece of paper and draw a circle in the middle.
- Draw eight smaller circles in a ring around it.
- In each of the smaller circles, write the name of one of the eight most important people in your life.
- Under their name, describe their skills and capabilities.
- Now think about how you can help each of those people. And think about how they can help you.
Doing this illustrates the first point of Genius Networks, which is that they have to be put together thoughtfully and intentionally. With this exercise, you will have the first step of Genius Networking done, which is to identify the most impactful people in your life, what they offer you, and what you can offer them.
Though you can do this for your life in general, you can also do it more specifically for an area of your life to improve—whether it’s financial, spiritual, fitness-related or whatever else you want to work on. Of course, in order to get any benefit from the group of people you choose, the effort put in has to be reciprocal.
As Dan Sullivan has said on our 10xTalk podcast: “You should never expect any opportunity to be given to you unless you give value to other people.” It is why you must think about what you can do or offer to others to be genuinely useful to them (the key word here is genuinely). To be part of a Genius Network, you can’t have a one-sided “taker” agenda.
2. Work on Becoming a “Pain Detective”
To improve your Genius Networking skills, you should focus first on becoming a “pain detective”—because while it may not seem obvious at first, connecting and networking with other people is almost always about relieving pain, even if that pain is relatively slight in the grand scheme of things. When two people decide to start up a friendship, they are trying to relieve the pain of loneliness or boredom, and they now have a two-person “network” that solves that problem (along with whatever other problems they might discuss).
A proximity friendship isn’t the same as a Genius Network, but both operate by some of the same principles. In a Genius Network, everyone in the group is well connected, wants to give to others, and probably has some external markers of success, whatever that means to them; in a friendship or other commonplace network, not all of those things need to be true.
The problem is when people are very successful, it generally means they are “givers” of value—which tends to attract “takers” who just want a referral, a sale, or a handout without offering anything in return. From the outside looking in, we tend to think highly successful people don’t have many problems or needs, or that they’re happy all the time—but in my experience, some of the financially richest people in the world are the most sad and disconnected.
In order to get the benefits of networking with highly successful people, being a pain detective can go a long way. In other words, rather than seeing what you can get from an interaction, switch the focus to listening to their needs and to what you can give. In some cases, you may only be able to give a connection to someone else or even just your time to listen to them, but because it can get very lonely at the top, even that can go a long way.
3. Be as “In-Person” as Possible — and Remember to Follow Up
Though most people that are pursuing a big goal have been to a few meet-ups or conferences, met interesting people, and exchanged numbers with them, how many people actually followed up on those initial connections? And if they did, how many of those follow-ups actually resulted in anything?
The problem with networking as we traditionally understand it is that it feels incredibly transactional for everyone involved—and nobody likes feeling like just another means to someone else’s end. When approaching social situations like this, we get the eerie feeling that the people we’re talking to are only half paying attention, that they’re not even in the room with us (despite literally being in the same room).
To form better connections and create more impactful Genius Networks, you have to focus on being as “in-person” as possible when interacting with people. This means responding to what they’re saying in the moment, being curious about their needs and their life, and not simply trying to rush through the interaction. Don’t rely too much on formalities and show some actual personality to make people feel comfortable!
Finally, once you have gotten someone’s number or business card, be the person who follows up. Though being “in-person” sounds like you have to be together, this principle still applies to the follow-up as well. A cold text message or a templated email doesn’t feel like in-person communication—but a funny and personalized video, an interesting picture with a note, or a thoughtful voicenote does.
Going the extra mile here will differentiate you from 90% of people by showing that you’re not just a means to an end, nor are you trying to use them as a means to your end. Instead, you’re a real person who is trying to form a deeper, genuine connection, which is something everyone wants.
4. Communicate vs. Connect vs. Escape
Genius Networks are about solving for specific suffering and pain, which requires enough curiosity and connection with others to be able to identify what the suffering is in the first place. Making those deep connections relies on good communication skills that get beyond small talk, which can be difficult for all kinds of reasons (whether feeling anxious yourself or struggling to get someone else to open up).
To communicate better and more deeply, it helps to take a step back and identify the kinds of communication we tend to do. In general, when two people are trying to communicate, they are falling into one of three categories: connect, communicate, or escape. Communicating is the base level of simply talking to someone, and may be limited to small talk—this is where both people are interacting but are not particularly attached to one another. Connecting is when the conversation has moved to a deeper place, and both people are in a flow state, appreciating one another’s company. Finally, escape is when one or both people are only half present or are actively in pain, trying to get out of the conversation.
Rather than trying to memorize any interesting lines or jokes to impress others, instead focus on this rule and ask: Of these three categories, where am I right now? If you’re only communicating, lean in a little more; take more risks or ask a more personal question until you find a point of true connection. If you or the other person is escaping, take a step back and redirect the conversation; if you want to leave the conversation, say something to change the subject or make a joke to interrupt things. If the other person is visibly escaping, address it directly with compassion or change the subject to something they find interesting. By adjusting when you find yourself in the wrong area, you’ll find yourself connecting more and more in conversations, leading to deeper and more impactful relationships in the long run.
5. Figure Out What Needs to be Solved
While 80% of Genius Networking involves focusing your effort on other people and how to provide value to them, there’s still a remaining 20% that you need to figure out for yourself. In other words, what issues do you have in your life that could benefit from having a Genius Network? What problems in your life need to be solved?
To figure this out and get what I call a Return on Genius, you can use a tool that I call What Needs Solved? To do this exercise, answer these four questions:
- What problem needs to be solved in your life?
- What would your life or business look like if you were able to solve that problem?
- What would the three biggest benefits be of solving that problem?
- Who do you know who can help you solve the problem?
While the first three questions will help you get maximum clarity and a positive vision about your problem, the fourth starts to put Genius Networking into action by getting other people involved who can help. Once you’ve put in the time, attention, money, energy and effort needed to help others and grow a strong Genius Network around you, this exercise will help you get something out of your efforts in return.
STRIVE
Successful people have many attributes in common that they lay claim to for their success in life. On the other hand; unsuccessful people have one thing in common that they all suffer from. This one thing is a thought disease known as excusistis. What’s excusitus? Excusitis is an ailment (non-clinical of course) that causes people to make lame excuses for not being able find success, or achieve a certain thing in their lives.
“Excusitis: The Hallmark of The Unsuccessful.”
Indeed, the hallmark of the unsuccessful is having a penchant for making lame excuses. And unfortunately, we know it is found far and wide across every corner of the land. But, there is a cure. Excusitis can be fought off and defeated. There is a vaccine so to speak, for this thought disease. But before you can cure it, it has to be diagnosed first. As such, we aim to help you do just that, by isolating the lame excuses typically made by the unsuccessful. So, scour through this collection of common excuses typically found in an infected mind. Behold:
77 COMMON EXCUSES THAT KILL SUCCESS
1. If only I were more self-disciplined…
2. If only I had better habits…
3. If only I were smart enough…
4. If only I didn’t have a spouse and a family…
5. If only I had enough influence…
6. If only I had enough money…
7. If only I were more confident…
8. If only I had an education…
9. If only I went to a good school…
10. If only I could get good job…
11. If only someone would hire me…
12. If only I had more time…
13. If only times were better…
14. If only I could get motivated…
15. If only conditions around me were better…
16. If only I could live my life over again…
17. If only I were younger…
18. If only I were older…
19. If only I could do what I really wanted…
20. If only I had been born rich…
21. If only I dared assert myself…
22. If only I had the talent some people have…
23. If only I had embraced passed opportunities…
24. If only I could meet the “right people”…
25. If only people didn’t get on my nerves…
26. If only I didn’t have to keep house and look after the children…
27. If only my boss appreciated me…
28. If only I could just get started…
29. If only I had somebody to help me…
30. If only my family understood me…
31. If only I lived in a big city…
32. If only I could save enough money…
33. If only I were free…
34. If only I had the personality of some people…
35. If only I did not have to work so hard…
36. If only my talents were known…
37. If only I could just catch a break…
38. If only I could get out of debt…
39. If only I hadn’t failed…
40. If only I knew how…
41. If only everybody didn’t oppose me…
42. If only I could stop worrying…
43. If only I married the right person…
44. If only people weren’t so dumb…
45. If only I were sure of myself…
46. If only I were luckier…
47. If only other people understood me…
48. If only my fate were not already pre-destined…
49. If only I were not so out of shape…
50. If only I hadn’t lost my money…
51. If only my family were not so extravagant…
52. If only I lived in a different neighborhood…
53. If only I didn’t have a “past”…
54. If only I owned my own business…
55. If only other people would listen to me…
56. If only there wasn’t something wrong with me…
57. If only I was born in the right country…
58. If only the government didn’t require such high taxes…
59. If only I didn’t care what others thought…
60. If only I had been given a chance…
61. If only I now had a chance…
62. If only other people didn’t “have it in for me”…
63. If only I were good with money…
64. If only I were a different gender…
65. If only I were a different race…
66. If only the government weren’t against me…
67. If only I were better at technology…
68. If only I were stronger…
69. If only I were better looking…
70. If only I weren’t so lazy…
71. If only nothing happened to stop me…
72. If only I could change…
73. If only I could read better…
74. If only I had a better memory…
75. If only things weren’t so crazy in the world right now…
76. If only I had never given up that one time…
77. If only I had good health…
Bonus Lame Excuse…..
Bonus: If only I didn’t make so many excuses…
Diagnosis
Alright, you’ve run the gambit of excuses commonly uttered by the unsuccessful. If you came across any excuses you currently cling to or believe in, then you’ve just self-diagnosed yourself with excusitis. If this is the case for you, don’t be too alarmed, all hope is not lost.
In fact, this knowledge is power, because now you know where you stand. But more importantly, now you know you need a cure.
The Cure
So what’s the cure for being susceptible to lame excuses? Believe it or not, the cure for excusitis is quite simple. The cure is nothing more, nor less than belief.
When a person believes that anything is possible for them, they won’t allow themselves to be duped by an excuse. Belief allows people to short circuit thoughts related to them not being good enough, smart enough, rich enough, or just enough to accomplish something.
Belief triggers within us, a knowing, that regardless of any perceived limitation, we can use our minds and resourcefulness to circumvent any and all obstacles.
Related: How to Stop Making Excuses
Final Thoughts
Success is your birthright, but only if you believe it to be so. So, crush your excusitis, zero out your excuses, and believe… truly believe that you can be, do, and have whatever it is you want in this life, and have it you will.
“If You Believe You Can Do a Thing, You Can Do It.”
– CLAUDE M. BRISTOL –
So believe, be determined, and stay patient.
And until you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – Dream chasing it tough, but not impossible. If you’re looking for a bit more encouragement to push you towards what’s possible for you, check out these quotes.
Dan Peña is a high performance executive business coach, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. He’s also a self-made multimillionaire and founder of the Guthrie Group, and the Quantum Leap Advantage, a transformational program that teaches people how to tap into their potential and build generational wealth. That said, Dan is a tough-love, castle-owning, non-sugar coating high achiever who knows a thing or two about success. So, we’ve decided to pull together some of the most inspiring and powerful Dan Peña quotes on success we could find.
Our hope is that this small batch of quotes will give you a few gems you can take and run with to find a bit more success in your life. We also hope that these Dan Peña quotes will inspire you enough to learn more about him and his methods for achieving success. So, if you’re ready for some of ‘The Trillion Dollar Man’s’ best insights, let’s dive in:
35+ POWERFUL DAN PEÑA QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “I’ve never seen a ‘part-time’ super successful, high-performance’ person.” – Dan Peña
2. “Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing — it can’t fly.” – Dan Peña
3. “Don’t focus on mistakes; focus on the positive. Say “Next Time”! – Dan Peña
4. “It’s my ambition to say in four words what others say in a whole book.” – Dan Peña
5. “You can’t love anybody unless you love yourself first.” – Dan Peña
6. “Don’t under any circumstances, ever, second guess yourself.” – Dan Peña
7. “There is never an easy time to make a hard decision.” – Dan Peña
8. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Dan Peña
9. “I can guarantee you will never achieve anything greater than your greatest aspiration.” – Dan Peña
10. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do!” – Dan Peña
11. “If love got the job done most parents would have produced high performers — It doesn’t!” – Dan Peña
12. “‘Thinking it over’ is for people who can’t take action.” – Dan Peña
13. “Don’t just work longer hours, ‘staying busy’ as most other people do. ‘Work smart’ — i.e. stay productive and don’t get distracted.” – Dan Peña
14. “If you want things to change, you first have to change.” – Dan Peña
15. “Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.” – Dan Peña
16. “Wishing, hoping, and dreaming without an action plan — is nothing more than a pipe dream.” – Dan Peña
17. “Self-esteem is the bedrock of high performance, it’s the bedrock of everything.” – Dan Peña
18. “You are who you hang around with. Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” – Dan Peña
19. “87% of the planet hate what they do.” – Dan Peña
20. “Man’s greatest burden is unfulfilled potential.” – Dan Peña
21. “People with low self-esteem protect themselves by not taking risks. High self-esteem gives you the power of confidence to take chances.” – Dan Peña
22. “High performance people take action quickly and change their mind slowly.” – Dan Peña
23. “Most people today are snowflakes. They melt under pressure.” – Dan Peña
24. “Once you learn how to make money, it is not that hard… what’s hard is to stay excited about it.” – Dan Peña
25. “You can’t have a dream come true unless you have a dream.” – Dan Peña
26. “Practice success before you’re successful.” – Dan Peña
27. “Good things come to those who go out and fu**ing earn it.” – Dan Peña
28. “You have no idea how limitless you are when you don’t care what other people think or say.” – Dan Peña
29. “Mistakes are inevitable but the important thing is we learn and not repeat them.” – Dan Peña
30. “Dream big, think big, be big.” – Dan Peña
31. “We must all remember life doesn’t have to be fair for us to succeed, if we take charge and become creators of our own destiny.” – Dan Peña
32. “Always shoot for the moon. Even if you don’t hit the bulls-eye, you’ll at least get 80 percent.”
33. “The more emotional distractions you have the harder it is to accomplish your goals – especially at the extreme levels!” – Dan Peña
34. “Your most valuable natural asset is your own gut instinct. Don’t be afraid of it. your instinct has more power than all of the conventional wisdom in the world.” – Dan Peña
35. “The truth is, successful people are not ten times smarter than you. They don’t really work ten times harder than you. So why are they successful? Because their dreams are so much bigger than yours!” – Dan Peña
36. “You’ve been deluded into believing that reading is taking action.” – Dan Peña
37. “Life expands and contracts with courage through pain.” – Dan Peña
38. “Success leaves clues kids.” – Dan Peña
Related: Dan Peña Net Worth
Final Thoughts
There you have it, some of the best powerful Dan Peña quotes for success and high achievement. There’s no doubt that his approach is controversial, and some may even say off-putting, but he’s results speak for themselves. So, if it’s success you seek, then you’ll have to overlook his tough love approach.
That said, if you looking for more success insights from this billion/trillion dollar drill sergeant, be sure to check out his site or his channel.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these motivational Dan Peña quotes, then you’ll likely enjoy these quotes from one of his highly successful mentee’s, Dan Lok.
Diligence is the steady, earnest, and energetic effort that leads to accomplishment. It’s careful and persistent work that ensures progress is made and goals are achieved. Diligence is the opposite of busy work, it’s intentional and focused work. And when it’s pursued, positive results ensue. So, to further inspire that peculiar quality of work that often leads to success, we’ve rounded up some of the best diligence quotes of all time.
Our hope is that these quotes will inspire you to adopt the work ethic and virtuousness that permeates the diligent. So, if you’re ready for some of the most inspiring quotes about diligence, let’s get started:
BEST DILIGENCE QUOTES
1. “Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” – Benjamin Franklin
2. “Diligent accumulation of personal wealth is not inherently ungodly so long as it is complemented by equally diligent distribution of personal wealth.” – Kobe Bryant
3. “Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness.” – Plato
4. “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” – Proverbs 10:4
5. “Everything yields to diligence.” – Thomas Jefferson
6. “We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?” – Buddha
7. “Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.” – Lou Holtz
8. “The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.” – Abraham Lincoln
9. “Work is doing it. Discipline is doing it every day. Diligence is doing it well every day.” – Dave Ramsey
10. “Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.” – William Penn
11. “Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.” – John C. Maxwell
12. “Diligence produces success and riches. Laziness creates poverty and failure.” – Dr. T. P. Chia
13. “Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and the goal of a good intention was never reached through its opposite, laziness.” – Miguel de Cervantes
14. “The best strategy in life is diligence.” – Anonymous
15. “If ever there were a shortcut to success, the path of diligence would be it.” – Atlas Rowe
16. “If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
17. “Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.” – Mark Twain
18. “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” – Buddha
19. “Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.” – George S. Clason
20. “Care and diligence bring luck.” – Thomas Fuller
21. “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.” – Proverbs 4:23
22. “What we hope to do with ease, we must learn to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson
23. “My tip is to work hard, be diligent and dedicated.” – Zhao Wei
24. “Remember the proverb of Solomon: “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” – P.T. Barnum
25. “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas A. Edison
26. “Hard work and diligence are essential to success, but they require an internal motivation. That internal motivation is Vision.” – Myle Munroe
27. “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” – Abigail Adams
28. “I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence.” – Charles Dickens
29. “That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in, and the best of me is diligence.” – William Shakespeare
30. “Patience is emotional diligence.” – Stephen Covey
31. “He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.” – Benjamin Franklin
32. “The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject… And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them… Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced.” – Seneca
33. “Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.” – Nelson Mandela
34. “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo
35. “Diligence is the mother of excellence.” – Aeschylus
Final Thoughts
We hope you enjoyed our collection of inspirational diligence quotes. If any of them particularly inspired you to want to be more diligent, then by all means share it or the page with someone who’d appreciate it.
That said, if you liked these quotes on diligence, then you’ll certainly enjoy these related quotes:
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Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Henry Ford was an American entrepreneur and capitalist. He was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, which was responsible for bringing the automobile to the masses, and he was a pioneer of the automotive industry . With little schooling, a knack for mechanics, and big dreams, Ford would go on to become one of America’s richest industrialists in the early 1900’s.
That said, Henry Ford knew a thing or two about money and success. As such, we’ve rounded up some of the best Henry Ford quotes about money, success, and working together to achieve your aims. So, if you’re looking for a few of Henry Ford’s most inspiring quotes, you’ll find them here:
BEST HENRY FORD QUOTES
Henry Ford Quotes About Money and Wealth
This first section of Henry Ford quotes comprises of his best insights on money and wealth. It’s a small collection, but if you want what his best thoughts were on the subject of money, these pithy quotes will do the trick.
1. “Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing useful service.” – Henry Ford
2. “If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” – Henry Ford
3. “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford
4. “The people must be helped to think naturally about money. They must be told what it is, and what makes it money, and what are the possible tricks of the present system which put nations and peoples under control of the few.” – Henry Ford
5. “The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.” – Henry Ford
6. “Money is like an arm or leg — use it or lose it.” – Henry Ford
7. “America is not a land of money but of wealth — not a land of rich people, but of successful workers.” – Henry Ford
8. “Money does not change people, it unmasks them.” – Henry Ford
9. “Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.” – Henry Ford
10. “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” – Henry Ford
11. “Wealth is nothing more or less than a tool to do things with. It is like the fuel that runs the furnace or the belt that runs the wheel — only a means to an end.” – Henry Ford
12. “All that money can do is buy us some one else’s work in exchange for our own.” – Henry Ford
13. “Money is worth what it will help you to produce or buy and no more.” – Henry Ford
14. “There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world’s ills will be cured.” – Henry Ford
15. “It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.” – Henry Ford
Henry Ford Quotes About Success
Henry Ford’s great achievements clearly demonstrate that he understood the fundamentals of success and achieving one’s potential. He achieved what would about to many billions of dollars in today’s currency value, so when he speaks on success, we should listen closely. Here’s what he said on the subject.
16. “You may think the grass is greener on the other side, but if you take the time to water your own grass, it would be just as green.” – Henry Ford
17. “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” – Henry Ford
18. “Most people spend more time and energy going around problems, than in trying to solve them.” – Henry Ford
19. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
20. “Vision without execution is just hallucination.” – Henry Ford
21. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” – Henry Ford
22. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.” – Henry Ford
23. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford
24. “There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.” – Henry Ford
25. “You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.” – Henry Ford
26. “The greatest thing in life is experience. Even mistakes have value.” – Henry Ford
27. “To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success.” – Henry Ford
28. “There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.” – Henry Ford
29. “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford
30. “Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars.” – Henry Ford
Henry Ford Quotes About Teamwork
Teamwork makes the dreamwork, so we’ve decided to sneak in this bonus section. Ford knew mechanics and systems, and there’s no better system than a group of people working together harmoniously for a common goal. So, if you’re interested in knowing what this icon thought about team work, then you’ll enjoy these Henry Ford team work quotes.
31. “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford
32. “Obstacles are those frightful tings you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
33. “An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.” – Henry Ford
34. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
35. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford
36. “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” – Henry Ford
37. “Givers have to set limits, because takers rarely do.” – Henry Ford
38. “Don’t find fault, find remedy, anybody can complain.” – Henry Ford
39. “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” – Henry Ford
40. “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” – Henry Ford
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FINAL THOUGHTS
Henry Ford has for the most part been misunderstood to be a ruthless and hard-driving leader. But, his reputation stemmed from his perseverance and dedication to reaching the milestones he set out for himself to achieve.
Much like Thomas Edison, Ford stuck with things until he accomplished them, and he leveraged the talent that he surrounded himself with to reach his riches, and we can do the same.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these insightful Henry Ford quotes about money, success, and teamwork, then we have a hunch you’ll also enjoy reading some quotes from fellow billionaire industrialist John D. Rockefeller.
Dan Lok is the well known serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and influencer who immigrated to North America, was once poor, overcame over $150,000 in debt, and eventually became a millionaire by the age of 27. He’s since acquired over 10 million + followers and growing across all of his brands, and now has a handful of companies that have grossed over $100 million in revenue in just a few short years. Dan is also a best-selling author of 12 different books. That said, Dan Lok knows a thing or two about success, which is why we’ve decided to publish these inspiring Dan Lok quotes on success.
We’ve rounded up some of his most insightful and poignant success quotes to help you stay inspired and keep believing in the success that you’re after. Because of Dan Lok can overcome $150K in debt, fail at 13 different businesses, and still come ahead as the massive success he is, so can you. So, if you’re ready learn for some of Dan Lok’s best quotes, then let’s dive right in:
BEST DAN LOK QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “Rich people believe: If it’s going to be, it is up to me. I’m going to make it happen. I’m going to make myself successful.” – Dan Lok
2. “Without a strong vision for your future you’ll always return to your past.” – Dan Lok
3. “Most people won’t do whatever it takes to quit their job.” – Dan Lok
4. “Who would’ve thought a poor immigrant boy could accomplish so much?” – Dan Lok
5. “If you are focused on delivering value, money comes.” – Dan Lok
6. “If you want a different life from everyone else, stop doing the same things their doing.” – Dan Lok
7. “People don’t buy products and services. They buy stories.”
8. “Never regret a day in your life. The bad days bring lessons and experience, while the good days bring happiness, memories and success.”
9. “Wherever your attention goes, energy flows and results show.” – Dan Lok
10. “Getting rich is not an act, it is a habit.” – Dan Lok
11. “Most entrepreneurs fail because they underestimate the difficulty and the effort that it takes to succeed.” – Dan Lok
12. “If you study failure and avoid those, the chance of you succeeding becomes much higher.” – Dan Lok
13. “Wealth is not just measured by how much money you have, wealth is measured more in time than in just money.” – Dan Lok
14. “Wealth is not measured in how much money you make, it’s how fast you make that money.”
15. “The amount of money you make is in direct proportion to how deeply you understand your marketplace’s pain.” – Dan Lok
16. “Once you know how to work hard, you need to know how to work smart.” – Dan Lok
17. “Rich people, we value time more than we value money. Poor people, they value money more than they value time.” – Dan Lok
18. “I got rich when I started valuing my time. Most people never get rich because they never value their time.” – Dan Lok
19. “Poor people blame others for their misfortunes, rich people, we take responsibility for our own failures.” – Dan Lok
20. “Lame people blame people.” – Dan Lok
21. “What holds most people back is this one thing, and that is: ego.” – Dan Lok
22. “You can make money, or you can make excuses, but you can’t do both.” – Dan Lok
23. “An excuse is nothing more than a well planned lie.” – Dan Lok
24. “Poor people watch T.V., rich people read books.” – Dan Lok
25. “Poor people get paid based on time, rich people get paid based on results.” – Dan Lok
26. “The secret to having it all is knowing you already do.” – Dan Lok
27. “Your income can only grow to the extent that you do, your wealth can only grow as fast as you do.” – Dan Lok
28. “Poor people, they have a lottery mentality. Rich people, we have an action mentality.” – Dan Lok
29. “Rich people do what is hard, that is why their life is easy.” – Dan Lok
30. “All thoughts turn in to things eventually.” – Dan Lok
31. “Smart people have good answers. Geniuses have good questions.” – Dan Lok
32. “I was the invisible kid.”
33. “You’ll never outperform your internal self-image.” – Dan Lok
34. “You can’t get rich, looking poor.” – Dan Lok
35. “Be who you are, not who people want you to be.” – Dan Lok
Bonus Dan Lok Quote
Bonus: Alright, here’s our final Dan Lok quote. We listed as a bonus because we want you to give extra attention to it. Why? Because it may just change your life. Enjoy.
“Live Your Life As If All Your Dreams Have Come True, And Then Challenge Your Reality To Catch Up.”
– dan lok –
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Final Thoughts
There you have it, the best of the best Dan Lok quotes for success. Hopefully these quotes inspired you as much as they inspired us. Give them a read often, and let them prompt you to take appropriate action that your success and goals require to be obtained.
If you want learn more about Dan, be sure to check out his channel on YouTube.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Dan Lok quotes for success, then chances are you’ll love these success quotes by Grant Cardone or even these action-oriented Gary Vee quotes.
Over the years, many notable success icons and high achievers have attempted lay claim to what the ultimate secret of success is. After achieving impressive levels of success, they all formulate their own blueprint for success. But who’s answer is right? Well, we’ve rounded up some of the most notable secret of success quotes we could find, so you can make the call.
At the very least, we hope these success secret quotes will give you clarity and direction when it comes to what actually leads to success. And best, they help you really pinpoint and zero on the quote that really rings true. So, if you’re ready to dive into these secret of success quotes, let’s get started:
BEST SECRET OF SUCCESS QUOTES
1. “The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small, measurable amount better than mediocrity…and you’ve got it made.” – Og Mandino
2. “The real secret of success is enthusiasm.” – Walter Chysler
3. “To know how to wait is the great secret of success.” – Joseph DeMaistre
4. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs
5. “One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli
6. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Sir Winston Churchill
7. “The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.” – Aristotle Onassis
8. “Don’t only learn from the rich and successful men, also learn from the poor and those that failed woefully, for in their failures lies the secret of success as well.” – Ikechukwu Izuakor
9. “The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.” – John C. Maxwell
10. “The secret of success is consistency of purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli
11. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
12. “The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used to failing.” – Albert Schweitzer
13. “The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” – Tony Robbins
14. “What is the secret of success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you gain experience? Wrong decisions.” – Abdul Kalam
15. “The secret to success: find out where people are going and get there first.” – Mark Twain
16. “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur
17. “Patience, persistence and perspirations make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill
18. “The secret for success is to keep your dream alive. It might come true some day.” – Jack Ma
19. “Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the extra mile into a habit – it is what lifts most successful people above the crowd.” – Bob Proctor
20. “Self-trust is the first secret of success.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
21. “Hard work and determination equals success.” – Kevin Hart
22. “Everyone visualizes whether he knows it or not. Visualizing is the great secret of success.” – Rhonda Byrne
23. “The secret of success in life is time rightly used.” – Sivananda Saraswati
24. “The secret to success is doing the best you can do. Forget about whether you might win or lose. By working hard and practicing the skills that you need to perform, the results will take care of themselves. Being successful is about doing your best.” – Barbara Corcoran
25. “The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” – John D. Rockefeller
26. “The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.” – Tony Dungy
27. “The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.” – Harvey S. Firestone
28. “The secret of success is to be like a duck, smooth and unruffled on top, but paddling furiously underneath.” – Bill Cosby
29. “If there is any one secret to success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford
30. “The key to success is failure.” – Michael Jordan
31. “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
32. “The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.” – George Bernard Shaw
33. “The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of everything else to which he is justly entitled.” – Andrew Carnegie
34. “Success is becoming what you want to be, and is attained by applying your energies to your work, and you will apply your energies in exact proportion to the intensity of your desire.” – Wallace D. Wattles
35. “Ambition is the first step to success. The second step is action.” – Mel Robbins
36. “As one makes an impartial study of successful people, one is drawn to inevitable conclusion that persistence, concentration of effort and definiteness of purpose are the major sources of their achievements.” – Napoleon Hill
37. “The keys to success are patience, persistence, and obsessive attention to detail.” – Jeff Bezos
38. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
39. “Developing a good work ethic is a key to success. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” – Tyler Perry
40. “The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” – Mark Twain
41. “Success in anything will always come down to this: Focus & Effort, and we control both of them.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
42. “Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed.” – Brian Tracy
43. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance.” – Oprah Winfrey
44. “Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I’ve had.” – Ray Dalio
45. “I realized the secret to success is finishing! And not just finishing, but finishing strong!” – Eric Thomas
46. “Believing in yourself is the first secret of success.” – Anonymous
47. “The secret of success is changing the way you think.” – Henry Ford
48. “The key to being successful and achieving your dreams no matter what they are, is finding something you really really like to do, and being great at it.” – Mark Cuban
49. “The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.” – Andrew Carnegie
50. “The key to success is to start before you’re ready.” – Marie Forleo
51. “The key to success is dedication to life long learning.” – Stephen R. Covey
Bonus Secret to Success Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is one last and final bonus quote about the secret to success. We’ve listed it last, because it’s “the one” secret to success that we feel rings the most true.
“The Universal Key To Success Is Simply This… As You Think, So Shall You Become.”
– Earl nightingale –
Final Thoughts
There you have it, some of the absolute best secret to success quotes. We hope they gave you a new found appreciation about what is in fact the secret of success.
That said, if you enjoyed the page, please share it, or a quote with someone whom you think can draw inspiration from them. Lastly, If you liked these Secret of Success quotes then you’ll probably enjoy these related quotes:
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Colonel Sanders is the American businessman and genius behind the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken brand and recipe. His success journey was long and arduous, and he didn’t “hit it big” until after the age of 65. But, he finally achieved lasting fortune and fame by never giving up and continually searching for ways to be of service to others. To ensure his legacy persists, we’ve decided round up some of our favorite Colonel Sanders quotes for success.
We believe success leaves clues, and Colonel Harland Sanders has left us many success gems hidden within his own words. So, if you’re ready sift through some of his most insightful quotes to see what they can teach us, then let’s dive right in:
BEST COLONEL SANDERS QUOTES ON SUCCESS
1. “Everyone has a potential to be something huge. Not everyone sees it.” – Colonel Sanders
2. “I think each of the failures I had to face provided me with the opportunity of starting again and trying something new.” – Colonel Sanders
3. “I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.” – Colonel Sanders
4. “No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.” – Colonel Sanders
5. “I’ve only had two rules. Do all you can and do it the best you can.” – Colonel Sanders
6. “I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.” – Colonel Sanders
7. “My life is devoted to business and supporting my family.” – Colonel Sanders
8. “The easy way is efficacious and speedy, the hard way arduous and long. But, as the clock ticks, the easy way becomes harder and the hard way becomes easier.” – Colonel Sanders
9. “I just say the moral out of my life is don’t quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn’t come in yet. Mine hadn’t.” – Colonel Sanders
10. “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” – Colonel Sanders
11. “I was sixty-six years old. I still had to make a living. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. Folks had always liked my chicken.” – Colonel Sanders
12. “A lot of learned men think people really are the food they’ve eaten.” – Colonel Sanders
13. “Service is the best thing in the world you can give your customers.” – Colonel Sanders
14. “Sitting in a rocker never appealed to me. Golf or fishing isn’t as much fun as working.” – Colonel Sanders
15. “The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.” – Colonel Sanders
16. “Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a byproduct of providing a useful service.” – Colonel Sanders
17. “I feed truck drivers, millionaires all at the same table.” – Colonel Sanders
18. “Don’t be against things so much as for things.” – Colonel Sanders
19. “I’m against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.” – Colonel Sanders
20. “The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.” – Colonel Sanders
21. “Work is the basis for living. I’ll never retire. A man will rust out quicker than he’ll ever wear out. And I’ll be darned if I’ll ever rust out.” – Colonel Sanders
22. “There’s no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can’t do any business from there.” – Colonel Sanders
23. “If you’re a dreamer and a doer, back up your dreams.” – Colonel Sanders
24. “I couldn’t afford to quit.” – Colonel Sanders
25. “There’s something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.” – Colonel Sanders
26. “People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.” – Colonel Sanders
27. “If you follow the formula and the procedures shown… your success is assured. There’s no question about it.” – Colonel Sanders
28. “Have ambition to work, willingness to work and integrity in what you do.” – Colonel Sanders
29. “You can always take something in your life and make it better.” – Colonel Sanders
30. “Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor.” – Colonel Sanders
31. “When I started this chicken business… I prayed to God that he’d make it a success. And I hope that I have and am still doing it.” – Colonel Sanders
32. “I still believe in the importance of charity, which means giving to God his just measure of goods he has seen fit to bestow on you in the form of material gain. When I started out in the franchise business, I didn’t know exactly what I was doing by promising God his part if he helped make my enterprise a success, but I now think that that is the reason for my success ever since.” – Colonel Sanders
33. “You got to like your work. You have to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it — because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?” – Colonel Sanders
34. “To me, my recipes are priceless.” – Colonel Sanders
35. “I just say the moral out of my life is don’t quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn’t come in yet. Mine hadn’t.” – Colonel Sanders
36. “I had a moral obligation to give people something good, something worthwhile.” – Colonel Sanders
37. “For me, money is not everything. I was more interested in doing good and helping people.” – Colonel Sanders
38. “I think as long as you’ve got health and ability, use it.” – Colonel Sanders
Bonus Colonel Sanders Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is one of our favorite Colonel Sanders quote. We added it as bonus, because we stand behind it, and believe it to be 100% true.
“Hard Work Beats All The Tonics And Vitamins In The World.”
– colonel sanders –
Related: Colonel Sanders Success Story
FINAL THOUGHTS
Great job making it to the end of these Colonel Sanders quotes for success. We hope you caught a few glimpses of what led to Colonel Sanders’ staggering success and his lasting legacy.
That said, if you enjoyed any one particular quote, please share it or share this page with someone who could use a good word or insight from good Ole Harland David Sanders.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
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