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10 RULES TO BECOME RICH AND SUCCESSFUL
You are never going to be rich, and you sure as hell won’t ever be successful. That’s what I would say to myself back in the day.
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I never said such things out loud, but I was always thinking it.
When I was younger, becoming rich didn’t seem real to me. Becoming rich and successful always seemed like something off in the distance, something always out of reach.
Becoming rich felt like a thing that only a select few were entitled to claim. And for a long time, it seemed as if riches and success were only for the lucky, for the special, for the connected.
And poor ole me always felt like I was unworthy. Growing up without much money will do that to you though.
But, I killed off that silly false belief. And fortunately for me, I was able to do so early.
Unfortunately though, many will never shrug off those superstitions. There will always be people who believe themselves unworthy.
Choose Your Reality
For silly reasons, there will always be a great many people who hold on to false notions about money and what’s possible for them. They’ll even hold on to their pity like it’s good for them.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to be a jerk. I am just stating a fact.
Sadly, there will always be people who believe they don’t deserve more. People who believe they can’t get rich or succeed, and so they never will.
I take that back, they will succeed at something. But that something will be their own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Poor them. No really, poor them.
But this article is not for those people. No, this article is for you the hopeful.
This article about how to be rich and successful is for the few who choose to see. It is for those who are still excited for all that can still be.
Yes, this article is for you, the eager, the willing, the able. It’s for anyone wanting to learn about bringing riches into their reality.
IF YOU WANT TO BE RICH, WAKE UP
First, I had to wake up. For a long time I was asleep at the wheel of possibility. I was programmed to not want money, to think bad of riches, and to doubt success. Shame on you society!
So, for many years my eyes were closed, they were closed to opportunity.
But, I had a wake-up call, and it was kicked-off just a few months after landing my first corporate J.O.B.
It was within that J.O.B. that I saw the dismal future that was in store for me.
I observed my peers (and my bosses) in those early days. I watched them and their lives very closely. And they all had one thing in common. They were all living uninspired lives, living lives I didn’t want for me.
Their lives showed me the limits of the path I was about to embark upon. A path full of suffocating and meaningless drudgery.
Observing them allowed me to peak into the future. And the prospect of such a future sent chills down my spine.
It was that vision of what would have been, which forced me to question things. The vision forced me to scramble and seek out ways to avoid living my life in a such a way. It pushed me to discover how I could create an inspired life.
It helped me realize what I wanted, and what I wanted was options, what I wanted was to be free.
Believe and You Shall Find
In my search I would learn a great many things.
But the most important thing I learned was this…
In order to get what we want in life, we must first believe we can.
If you do not believe, you will not seek, and if you do not seek, you will not find.
“But what does this have to do with getting rich?”
Everything.
It has everything to do with getting rich. If you don’t believe, you can’t achieve.
Without belief, all the secrets of success and money-getting won’t get you anything.
And if you want to have options, if you want to be free, it’s gonna take a lot of that green stuff called money.
So now you know.
And now that you know, I can share with you the other, sexier secrets to riches and success, so here you go…
Here are the 10 key rules you should follow to help you become richer and even more successful, than you ever thought you could be, behold…
THE 10 RULES FOR BECOMING RICH AND SUCCESSFUL
1. Be Honest
In the beginning of my search, I began reading many books. And one of the first books I read on how to get rich was ‘The Millionaire Mind’ by Thomas J. Stanley.
Much like me, Stanley was also hungry for the secret to wealth and riches. So, he went about interviewing hundreds of millionaires to unravel their secrets to becoming rich. And the answer most millionaires gave for how they became rich and successful was this…
Honesty.
Truly, if you want to get rich, it will be through people. Riches are made through business, and business is always with and through people.
There is popular business maxim that supports this, and it goes like this: “People only do business with those whom they know, like, and trust.”
If you are dishonest, and no one trusts you, getting business, making partnerships, and closing deals will be hard. Maybe even impossible.
So, the first rule to follow to become rich, is to be a person of your word. Be honest.
2. Be Self-Disciplined
Self-discipline has been the success secret that has stood out the most in all the success literature I’ve read. After reading book after book on success, it has faithfully shown itself over and over again.
Robert Kiyosaki once stated, “Self-discipline is the No.1 delineating factor between the rich, the middle class, and the poor.”
And many other self-made men and women have also made the claim, that without self-discipline, their achievements would be trivial.
I believe it, and so should you.
So, strive to become a more self-disciplined version of you, and you’ll be surprised with the money and success that will start flowing to you.
3. Be The Hardest Worker You Know
The best of the best in the worlds of sports, business, and entertainment, have claimed the secret behind much of their success, was a result of their ability to work harder than most people. Hustle was the name of their game.
Study any highly successful person, and you will find this to be true. If you examined Ray Lewis’s work ethic, you would notice it was greater than his peers.
If you had the chance to witness the late Steve Jobs, or Elon Musk, or even Jeff Bezos, you would also notice every single one of them had a knack for being relentless in their pursuits.
You’ve heard the saying… “the harder I worked, the luckier I got.”
The rich and the successful are always doing what others don’t like to do. They work harder than their competition, and so set the stage for their well-deserved success.
4. Be Passionate For What You Do
You hear it all the time, follow your passion, follow your dreams. Most of the time this sentiment is shared as the path to finding happiness. However, a handful of the highly successful have extolled the importance in loving what you do in order to find success.
For example, Warren Buffett once stated that the people who find their passion in life are the luckiest. He believed that when people find their passion, or that thing they love to do, they usually end up doing that thing extremely well.
Meaning, in this competitive world of ours, if you don’t love what you do, you put yourself at a disadvantage against those who do.
The person who loves what he is doing, has a better shot and doing that thing they love better than you.
Steve Jobs also stated once that, “The only way to do great work, is to love what you do.”
He believed in the passion principle too.
These two Titans of success believed in the importance of having a passion for your work, and so should you.
5. Be Adaptive
If what you love doing is making art, but there is little to no interest in your art in your market, then you must be willing to adapt. If you don’t, you won’t make any money. And if you don’t make any money, you can’t become rich.
A good way to do adapt your interests to the market, is to keep to your true interests, but also keep your business or art flexible enough to incorporate the interests of others.
If you love making art, but nobody wants to buy it, then you must consider making art that people are willing to buy. It is a sacrifice that you must pay, but, it is necessary if you wish to stay in business and make money doing what you love.
So, follow your heart, but don’t hesitate to adapt what you’re offering till you hit your mark.
6. Be Willing to Cut Loose Negative Influences
Every successful person has had do it. At one point or another, they’ve had to cut loose the negative influences within their lives.
They’ve had to stop hanging out with their “good friends”, those cool people who always want to hang out, party, or do things that are counterproductive to success.
They’ve had to ignore or cut out completely, the doubters in their lives. The people who always second guess their dreams.
They’ve even had to avoid some of their very own family. Family members that were holding them back, suppressing their ambitions and encouraging them to slack.
It may seem harsh, but it is the truth. No one ever said success and riches come without sacrifice.
Therefore, if you are serious about getting rich or becoming more successful, you will, at some point, need to cut loose those negative influences within your life.
And once you do, you can fill that void with encouraging stories and positive voices, like those found right here on The Strive.
7. Be an Action Taker, Execution Is All That Matters
Ideas are good, and good ideas are great, but execution is the name of the game. Without a doubt, you could have the best ideas in the world, but if you don’t back them up with determined and consistent action, they will remain just that, ideas.
Money, success, achievement, all of it revolves around execution.
If we both happened to discover the cure for some incurable disease at the same time, but I dilly dally on the idea, while you jump in, take action, and work to turn it into a living breathing solution that truly cures people of their disease, who do you think the money will start flowing to?
That’s right, he who executed best. You.
Execution my friend, the goddess of good luck loves action takers, she loves those who execute.
8. Be The Owner, Every Percentage Point Counts
If you ever take the route of entrepreneurship, you may come to a point where you need capital to keep your venture humming about long enough to turn it into your very own cash machine.
And if that happens, it is vital to remember that every time you borrow capital as a way to keep the business moving forward, you slowly give away your business. And with it, your hard earned riches.
As such, the less you own of your business, the less say you’ll have when it takes off and everybody wants what you are selling.
All too often hardworking entrepreneurs sell their company and their rights to run it, just to keep it alive. And then, just like that, without much notice, they are let go from their very own company.
So, hold on to every percentage of the assets you build. You’ll be the richer for it.
9. Be Ready, Know When to Sell
All rides are meant to come to an end, and it’s better to get off while their still fun.
Most riches are made when assets are sold. And most people who have become rich and successful, have either been lucky to sell at just the right time, or smart enough to sell when the time was prime.
You could sell to cut your losses, or you can sell to reap the most from your efforts. In either case, the more attuned you are with the value of your assets, the better chance you’ll have selling them when it benefits your bank account the most.
So pay attention to the value of your assets, the economy, and your end goals, and sell when the getting is good.
10. Buy Low
One of my mentors once uttered the following…
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
Without a doubt, this is the ultimate rule for getting rich. Make it your mission to buy into either the stock market or the real estate market when everyone else is running away from it. Lean into a falling market.
You see, many investors, especially those who are fearful of losing their principle, will sell off their assets at the worst possible time when the markets decline month over month for an extended period of time. But not you, the faithful, the fearless.
So, if you are serious about becoming rich, you must discipline yourself to dive in while others are bailing out. You have to realize, that the markets throughout history, have trended upwards 75% of the time.
So, heed this sage advice from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and buy when the masses are bailing.
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
Tweet QuoteBonus Rule – Focus on Becoming Rich
If you want to become rich, you have to focus on becoming rich consistently. You have to cultivate a mindset for money and riches. Which is why it is impetrative that you keep your goals top of mind. Like the saying goes, “What you focus on expands.”
So, be sure you stay focused on applying these rules on how to become rich and successful often. If you dilly dally, and only think about becoming wealthy and successful every now and then, your chances of success will dwindle.
So…
Because weak desires bring weak results, and strong desires bring strong results. Therefore, you should not be afraid to obsess over how to increase your net worth and achieve the success you’re after, because in the end, that’s exactly what it takes.
Speaking of being afraid, here’s one last rule. In fact, it’s the ultimate rule of the rich.
The Ultimate Rule – Be Fearless
If you truly want to know how to be rich and successful, then you must pay very close attention.
Here’s the deal, courage and success are co-conspirators. They work together in secret to bring you the riches you deserve.
Risk little, Receive little. Risk much, receive much.
The fearful, the timid, the hesitant lose in the grand scheme of things.
Much like the ancient Olympian Gods and Goddesses, success and riches demand their sacrifices too.
So be willing to sacrifice your comfort, push yourself through uncertainties, and kill your fears.
Do this, and you will become fearless.
Become fearless, and the world becomes your oyster.
Go Get It
There you have it friend.
The key rules to follow if you truly wish to become successful and rich. Here’s a quick recap just to ensure it all sticks.
- Choose to Be Rich and Successful
- Wake Up to the World of Possibility
- Believe You Can Acquire Riches and Success
- Be Honest
- Be Self-Disciplined
- Embrace Hard work
- Follow Your Passion
- Be Adaptive
- Cut Loose Negative Influences
- Take Action and Execute
- Keep Full Ownership
- Sell High
- Buy Low
- Focus on Growth and Results
- Be Fearless
You now have the blueprint for how to be rich and successful. Now, all you have to do is follow these rules, plan your attack, and the world will become yours for the taking.
Take it, it’s yours!
STRIVE
PS – The pathway to riches and success will be made much easier when you follow the rules outlined above combined with reading these books on getting rich. Knowledge is power!
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100+ BEST NAPOLEON HILL QUOTES TO HELP YOU THINK AND GROW RICH
Napoleon Hill is one of the most influential authors of the past century, and it’s all because he set out to discover exactly how ordinary everyday people (like us) could go about finding success and riches in our lives.
Part of his success stemmed from the following his own advice. Advice that he was more than qualified to give after conducting research that spanned across 20 years. Research that consisted of him interviewing over 500 of the world’s richest and most successful people of his time.
And once he concluded his research, he published his findings in his seminal book, Think and Grow Rich.
“All Achievement, All Earned Riches, Have Their Beginning In An Idea.”
Thankfully too, as countless people have already, and will continue to benefit both financially and professionally from following the guidance and wisdom he outlined for us in the book.
Considering it is our goal to help you tap into living your greatest life, we aim at the very least to inspire you into action with some of Napoleon Hill’s best words of wisdom. As such, we’ve curated 100+ Napoleon Hill quotes just for you. Read them, study them, and internalize them, because they are some of his most powerful quotes on exactly what it takes to think and grow rich. Behold…
TOP NAPOLEON HILL QUOTES TO HELP YOU THINK AND GROW RICH
1. “What a different story people would have to tell if only they would adopt a definite purpose, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession!” – Napoleon Hill
2. “I had learned from years of experience with men, that when a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.” – Napoleon Hill
3. “When riches begin to come, they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.” – Napoleon Hill
4. “Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one up when success is almost within reach.” – Napoleon Hill
5. “One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.” – Napoleon Hill
6. “Every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.” – Napoleon Hill
7. “One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average person’s familiarity with the word “impossible.” – Napoleon Hill
8. “Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.” – Napoleon Hill
9. “Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat.” – Napoleon Hill
10. “Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.” – Napoleon Hill
11. “If you do not see riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.” – Napoleon Hill
12. “There is one quality one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” – Napoleon Hill
13. “Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.” – Napoleon Hill
14. “Success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.” – Napoleon Hill
15. “The practical dreamers have always been, and always will be, the pattern-makers of civilization.” – Napoleon Hill
16. “No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.” – Napoleon Hill
17. “Every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage.” – Napoleon Hill
18. “Handicaps can be converted into stepping stones on which one may climb towards some worthy goal, unless they are accepted as obstacles and used as alibis.” – Napoleon Hill
19. “Nothing is impossible to the person who backs desire with enduring faith.” – Napoleon Hill
20. “Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” – Napoleon Hill
21. “Any impulse of thought which is repeatedly passed on to the subconscious mind is finally accepted and acted upon.” – Napoleon Hill
22. “Faith is the “eternal elixir” which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought.” – Napoleon Hill
23. “Faith is the only known antidote to failure.” – Napoleon Hill
24. “Those who are not successful usually make the mistake of believing that the knowledge -acquiring period ends when they finish school.” – Napoleon Hill
25. “Riches begin in the form of thought. The amount is limited only by the person in whose mind the thought is put into motion.” – Napoleon Hill
26. “Each of us is what we are because of the dominating thoughts we permit to occupy our minds.” – Napoleon Hill
27. “All impulses of thought have a tendency to clothe themselves in their physical equivalent.” – Napoleon Hill
28. “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.” – Napoleon Hill
29. “All achievement, no matter its nature or purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.” – Napoleon Hill
30. “Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches.” – Napoleon Hill
31. “Any person is educated who knows where to get knowledge when needed, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action.” – Napoleon Hill
32. “The person who stops studying merely because they have finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity, no matter what their calling.” – Napoleon Hill
33. “Where failure is experienced, it is the individual, not the method, which has failed. If you try and fail, make another effort, and still another, until you succeed.” – Napoleon Hill
34. “If one does not possess persistence, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling.” – Napoleon Hill
35. “Desire is only a thought, an impulse. It is nebulous and ephemeral. It is abstract and of no value until it has been transformed into its physical counterpart.” – Napoleon Hill
36. “Our only limitation, within reason, lies in the development and use of our imagination.” – Napoleon Hill
37. “Success comes to those who become success conscious.” – Napoleon Hill
38. “No man is limited in the quality, the quantity or the nature of the riches he may acquire, provided he is willing to give adequate value in return.” – Napoleon Hill
39. “Successful men become successful only because they acquire the habit of thinking in terms of success.” – Napoleon Hill
40. “Action is the real measure of intelligence.” – Napoleon Hill
41. “By helping others to find the path you will find it for yourselves!” – Napoleon Hill
42. “Withholding anything short of the best service of which one is capable is costly business – a fact which many have learned too late.” – Napoleon Hill
43. “Positive egos do not grow in negative environments.” – Napoleon Hill
44. “The dividing line between success and failure is found at the stage where aimless drifting ceases.” – Napoleon Hill
45. “Study nature’s plan and you will discover that every living thing, from the smallest insect to the complicated machinery of a human being, grows and remains healthy only by constant use.” – Napoleon Hill
46. “You may take full possession of the Master-Key [to Riches] by taking possession of your own mind, through the strictest of self-discipline.” – Napoleon Hill
47. “The man who masters himself through self-discipline never can be mastered by others.” – Napoleon Hill
48. “You are where you are and what you are because of your habits of thought.” – Napoleon Hill
49. “A great many years ago I purchased a fine dictionary. The first thing I did with it was to turn to the word “impossible,” and neatly clip it out of the book. That would not be an unwise thing for you to do.” – Napoleon Hill
50. “Weak desires bring weak results.” – Napoleon Hill
51. “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.” – Napoleon Hill
52. “The great Master-Key to Riches is nothing more nor less than the self-discipline necessary to help you take full and complete possession of your own mind!” – Napoleon Hill
53. “The surest way to solve one’s personal problems is to find someone with a greater problem and help him to solve it.” – Napoleon Hill
54. “The story of practically every great fortune starts with the day when a creator of ideas and a seller of ideas got together and worked in harmony.” – Napoleon Hill
55. “A quitter never wins – and a winner never quits.” – Napoleon Hill
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56. “The majority of people meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.” – Napoleon Hill
57. “People who cannot follow a leader intelligently cannot become efficient leaders.” – Napoleon Hill
58. “There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by providing useful service.” – Napoleon Hill
59. “Capitalistic society guarantees every person the opportunity to provide useful service and to collect riches in proportion to the value of the service.” – Napoleon Hill
60. “Plan your work and work your plan.” – Napoleon Hill
61. “Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.” – Napoleon Hill
62. “Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.” – Napoleon Hill
63. “Deeds, and not words, are what count most.” – Napoleon Hill
64. “The major weakness of all educational systems is that they neither teach nor encourage the habit of definite decision.” – Napoleon Hill
65. “Men search all their lives for power and fame without attaining either, because they do not recognize that the real source of both is within their own minds.” – Napoleon Hill
69. “There is no other road to genius than through voluntary self-effort.” – Napoleon Hill
67. “The time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth. Every minute it lives gives it a better chance of surviving” – Napoleon Hill
68. “Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant purpose.” – Napoleon Hill
69. “Riches are shy and timid. They have to be “attracted”.” – Napoleon Hill
70. “Both success and failure are largely the results of habit.” – Napoleon Hill
71. “If you fail to plant desires in your subconscious mind, it will feed upon the thoughts that reach it as the result of your neglect.” – Napoleon Hill
72. “All people have become what they are because of their dominating thoughts and desires.” – Napoleon Hill
73. “The person who gives expression, by word of mouth, to negative or destructive thoughts is practically certain to experience the results of those words in the form of destructive “kick-back”.” – Napoleon Hill
74. “Nothing life has to offer is worth the price of worry.” – Napoleon Hill
75. “Indecision is the seedling of fear.” – Napoleon Hill
76. “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon Hill
77. “Keep your mind closed against all people who depress or discourage you in anyway.” – Napoleon Hill
78. “Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” – Napoleon Hill
79. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill
80. “You either control your mind or it controls you.” – Napoleon Hill
81. “It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.” – Napoleon Hill
83. “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” – Napoleon Hill
82. “A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.” – Napoleon Hill
84. “The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.” – Napoleon Hill
85. “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill
86. “The cause of depression is traceable directly to the worldwide habit of trying to reap without sowing.” – Napoleon Hill
87. “Those who talk too much do little else.” – Napoleon Hill
88. “If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill
89. “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” – Napoleon Hill
90. “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” – Napoleon Hill
91. “Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass. ” – Napoleon Hill
92. ” More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth it self.” – Napoleon Hill
93. “Tell me how you use your spare time, and how you spend your money, and I will tell you where and what you will be in ten years from now.” – Napoleon Hill
94. “Opinions” are the cheapest commodities on earth.” – Napoleon Hill
95. ” If you are ready for the secret, you already possess one half of it,therefore, you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind.” – Napoleon Hill
96. “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill
97. “To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.” – Napoleon Hill
98. “Success is good at any age, but the sooner you find it, the longer you will enjoy it.” – Napoleon Hill
99. “Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Napoleon Hill
100. “The secret of success is constancy of purpose!” – Napoleon Hill
101. “Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds.” – Napoleon Hill
102. “The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.” – Napoleon Hill
103. “You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.” – Napoleon Hill
104. “When your desires are strong enough. You will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
105. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
106. “If you are not learning while you’re earning, you are cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.” – Napoleon Hill
107. “Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” – Napoleon Hill
108. “Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.” – Napoleon Hill
109. “You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.” – Napoleon Hill
110. “Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure.” – Napoleon Hill
111. “Opinions are the cheapest commodities.” – Napoleon Hill
112. “Faith is the head chemist of the mind.” – Napoleon Hill
113. “Faith removes limitation.” – Napoleon Hill
114. “Making repeated affirmations to your subconscious mind is the only known method of developing the emotion of faith voluntarily.” – Napoleon Hill
115. “Before you can be sure of your ability to transmute desire into it’s monetary equivalent, you will require specialized knowledge of the service, merchandise, or profession you intend to offer in return for fortune.” – Napoleon Hill
116. “You have absolute control over one thing, and that is your thoughts.” – Napoleon Hill
117. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” – Napoleon Hill
Bonus Think and Grow Rich Quote
Bonus: “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” – Napoleon Hill
Final Words on These Napoleon Hill Quotes
There you have it, the 100 most powerful Napoleon Hill quotes to help you find the success and riches you seek.
We hope these Master Key to Riches and Think and Grow Rich quotes have stirred something within you. Remember, we become what we thing about, so don’t hesitate to come back to this page often to re-digest Napoleon’s wisdom for creating a rich and wealthy life for yourself.
Also, if you are a true student of success and you’ve yet to read Think and Grow Rich, you should definitely consider investing in this book as well as some of his others. Without a doubt, his words and wisdom have the power to help you change your financial future, and with it, your life.
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Till next time,
STRIVE
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35+ POWERFUL DAN PEÑA QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
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. “Good things come to those who go out and fu**ing earn it.” – Dan Peña
27. “You have no idea how limitless you are when you don’t care what other people think or say.” – Dan Peña
28. “Practice success before you’re successful.” – 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
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.
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100+ WORK ETHIC QUOTES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE MORE
There’s a certain ingredient to success that most high achievers give a lot of credit to for their successes. Traces of this ingredient can be found in just about every success story.
Pick up any book on success, and this key success ingredient usually jumps out at you in the first few chapters. Watch any documentary or read any autobiography of high achievers who have accomplished what you aspire to do, and you’ll always hear them hint at what they owe their success to.
The Success Ingredient Available To Us All…
Often, we’re even blatantly told what separates the sucessful from the unsuccessful. Yet, we still fail to embrace this crucial success ingredient. Perhaps, it’s because it’s too simple. Or, perhaps it’s because it is rarely pleasant, and never easy. And well, most people like things to be pleasant and they love when things are easy.
But success can’t be found in either of those things. No, but it can be found in their opposites.
So, what’s the secret ingredient?
Put simply, it’s HARD WORK!
That’s right, hard work is one of the key ingredients to achievement that anyone can stake a claim in. Working hard and having a strong work ethic is available to everyone.
Achievement is a Choice
What this means is that anyone can decide to achieve more. It means that succeeding at a higher level is always a choice. It means just about anyone can make up their minds to win at this thing called life by simply choosing to embrace the pain, the discomfort, and the effort that goes into that creation process known as labor. Yes, hard work, labor, and toil is where all success stems.
But, don’t just take our word for it.
Read these work ethic quotes from the people who have done what it takes to succeed in life. Let them move you to new levels of intensity and action towards doing your best work. The result can only be a stronger work ethic. Behold:
100+ POWERFUL QUOTES ABOUT WORK ETHIC
1. “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” – Peter Drucker
2. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
3. “If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
4. “Success isn’t owned. It’s leased, and rent is due every day.” – J. J. Watt
5. “I never dreamed of success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder
6. “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.” – Hershel Walker
7. “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” – Larry Bird
8. “There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.” – Jocko Willink
9. “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” – Calvin Coolidge
10. “All wealth is the product of labor.” – John Locke
11. “Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.” – Malcolm Forbes
12. “Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.” – Zig Ziglar
13. “The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.” – John Ruskin
14. “I would rather risk wearing out than rusting out.” – Theodore Roosevelt
15. “Where I excel is sickening, ridiculous, work ethic.” – Will Smith
16. “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
17. “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
18. “Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” – Joseph Joubert
19. “Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.” – Henry Ford
20. “If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan
21. “I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich.”
— Jim Carrey
22. “Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but improves its chances.” – B.J. Gupta
23. “We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone, until those smiling possibilities are dead.” – William James
24. “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas A. Edison
25. “You always want to outwork your potential.” – Kobe Bryant
26. “Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” – Robert Half
27. “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
28. “The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day” – Wayne Gretzky
29. “I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.” – Jerry Rice
30. “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison
31. “Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.” – Galen
32. “The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.” – Tommy Hilfiger
33. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King
34. “I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work.” – Ashton Kutcher
35. “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goals: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur
36. “If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” – Malcolm Gladwell
37. “I’m always kind of doing something — there’s never really any downtime.” – Henry Rollins
38. “I can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it’s a hallmark of hard work and a hallmark of fun, and dirt is not the enemy.” – Mike Rowe
39. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
40. “Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles
41. “Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.” – Voltaire
42. “The best things in life make you sweaty.” – Edgar Allan Poe
43. “It’s only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy, and resolute courage , that we move on to better things.” – Theodore Roosevelt
44. “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” – David Bly
45. “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” – Bruce Lee
46. “Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare – and special – human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.” – Robin Sharma
47. “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington
48. “The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” – Steven Pressfield
49. “Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” – David Rockefeller
50. “It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business.” – Mark Cuban
HALFWAY THERE
Work ethic is the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward. As such, those who have a strong work ethic are those lovely people who not only embrace hard work, but have a good attitude towards working hard, and putting in the extra effort in just about everything they do.
So, considering you’ve made it halfway through our collection of quotes on the value of hard work and having a strong work ethic, we hope you’ll agree, that hard work works. If you’re not convinced, well, this last batch of work ethic quotes are next level, so please keep reading. And if you are convinced, well, we already know you’ll go the extra mile to finish what you started.
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51. “Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Napoleon Hill
52. “You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.” – Stephen C. Hogan
53. “Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” – Robert Half
54. “Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas A. Edison
55. “Ideas don’t work for people unwilling to do the work.” – Robin Sharma
56. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
57. “Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” ― Mary Lou Retton
58. “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” – Margaret Mead
59. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” ― Ann Landers
60. “Work your ass off. There is no magic pill.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
61. “Do it from the heart or not at all.” – Jeanette Winterson
62. “You are working so hard not to fail. You have to start working hard to succeed.” – Steve Harvey
63. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
64. “All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.” – Eric Thomas
65. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber
66. “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” – Anonymous
67. “A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” – Colin Powell
68. “Success doesn’t come to you, you have to work for it.” – Anonymous
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69. “If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
70. “Hard work works!” – Denzel Washington
71. “If you’ve got the confidence and the work ethic, you can make any dream come true.” – Bret Har
72. “No matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder.” – Elon Musk
73. “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time.” – Joe Girard
74. “At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually your hard work will pay off.” – Kevin Hart
75. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t Quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.'” – Muhahmad Ali
76. “Genes can’t make you successful if you’re not doing the work. Yes, it’s possible that the ripped trainer at the gym has better genes, but if you haven’t put in the same reps, it’s impossible to say if you have been dealt a better or worse genetic hand. Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” – James Clear
77. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’brien
78. “Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” – Arnold Palmer
79. “Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.” – Ben Carson
80. “Everybody wants the hack, be the person who does the work.” – Codie Sanchez
81. “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close
82. “Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” – William Arthur Ward
83. “Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill
84. “Don’t work for recognition but do work worthy of recognition.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
85. “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.” – Vince Lombardi
86. “Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.” – Virat Kohil
87. “Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice.” – Mike Rowe
88. “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
89. “I have a work ethic. If I say I am going to do something, I do it.” – Viggo Mortensen
90. “I was willing to put in the work.” – Ray Lewis
91. “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.” – Yvon Chouinard
92. “With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.” – Antoine Griezmann
93. “Work harder than you think you did yesterday.” – Alex Elle
94. “Luck doesn’t exist, only hard work works.” – Serge Nubret
95. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds” – Gordon B. Hinckley
96. “I am grinding while your sleeping.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
97. “Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant
98. “Hard work is an essential element in tracking down and perfecting a strategy or in executing it.” – Charlie Munger
99. “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.” – Mohandas Gandhi
100. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
101. “Do or do not, there is not try.” – Yoda
102. “Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way.” – Mary E. Pearson
103. “There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.” – Coco Chanel
104. “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
105. “My work ethic is the single most important factor in all of my accomplishments.” – David Goggins
106. “A lot of hard work is hidden behind nice things.” – Ralph Lauren
107. “I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you’re capable of doing and what you’re not.” – Michael Jordan
108. “Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” – Tim Fargo
109. “To be a legend is easy, to become that legend takes hard work and dedication.” – Tyson Fury
110. “Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.” – Kevin Hart
111. “Work hard, have fun, make history.” – Jeff Bezos
112. “Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” – Magic Johnson
113. “There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” – Roger Federer
114. “Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world.” – Colonel Sanders
115. “Talent without working hard, is nothing.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
116. “I am just an average man, but by God I work harder than the average man.” – Winston Churchill
117. “Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.” – Anonymous
118. “Success doesn’t happen because you ‘re lucky — it happens because you worked for it!” – Robert Herjavec
119.“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.” – Lionel Messi
120. “Hard work betrays none.” – Anonymous
121. “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” – Kevin Durant
122. “Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.” – Horace
123. “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” – Dwayne Johnson
BONUS HARD WORK QUOTE
Bonus: Here’s one last bonus quote to ensure your work ethic is primed to be put to good use. If you’re a hard working nose to the grind kind of person, we know you’ll love this one. Enjoy:
“Work Hard In Silence, Let Success Be Your Noise.”
– Frank Ocean –
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And that’s that friends! The 100 best work ethic quotes you’ll find…anywhere.
If quotes move you like they move us, chances are high you are feeling some fire stirring within you right about now. If this is the case for you, then great! But, don’t just sit there. Use the energy and motivation these work ethic related quotes just ignited within you to achieve something great. And never forget….
So, let’s put this new fired-up work ethic to the test, and get to work!
Till next time,
STRIVE
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THE LINK BETWEEN WORK ETHIC AND SUCCESS
Having a solid work ethic is one of the most important elements of success, regardless of the endeavor. Having a strong work ethic can lead to higher achievement in sports, your career, or your entrepreneurial pursuits. In fact, the people who have a good work ethic typically have the world at their finger tips.
Of course, some people still have their doubts as to why this is the case. Which is why we are writing this work ethic article; to clearly demonstrate the link between work ethic and success, and to give you the resources to strengthen yours. Our ultimate hope is that you’ll be able to leverage this information to find more success in all your endeavors.
Definition of Work Ethic
Before we get started, it is probably best that we first define what is a work ethic. So, here we go.
The definition of work ethic is the following; work ethic is the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward. Work ethic is also a set of principles a person uses during training, work, or while pursuing a goal.
These principles guide the quantity and quality of one’s efforts in achieving their goals, and is typically characterized by consistency of effort to reach optimal production while maintaining an optimal quality of output.
In other words, a person who has a strong work ethic believes in the merits of working hard, and thus seeks to do so in all they do. As such, a person with a strong work ethic strives to consistently produce both the highest possible quality and quantity of effort towards their work.
Why You Should Aim to Have a Good Work Ethic
So, why should you strive to have a good work ethic? The answer is simple. Those who embrace the value of a good work ethic, almost always produce more and better results than their counterparts who have a lesser/weaker work ethic.
In addition to this, you should also strive to have a good work ethic because those who do always have the advantage over the person with a weak work ethic. For example, if a boat is sinking, 10 out of 10 times, the individual who most ardently and effectively works to reverse the sinking vessels demise, is the person who gets stay on the boat. It’s economics 101.
Certainly there will always be rare exceptions, especially when one adds a high degree of talent to the equation. However, talent alone rarely outperforms the individual with a strong work ethic in the long run. To be sure, there is much truth to the saying goes, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
The Link Between Work Ethic and Success
This brings us to our next point. There is a direct link between work ethic and success as a strong correlation between the two exists. Is there a scientific link between work ethic and success?
Well, we’ve been studying high achievers for nearly five years now, and here is what we documented, every individual who achieved at a high level had an above average worth ethic. They didn’t all start off with a strong work ethic at first, but eventually, all of them employed a strong work ethic by default once success became their obsession.
In addition, no one in our research ever displayed or made the case for the opposite; a weak work ethic. In fact, we noticed that the stronger the work ethic, the stronger the achievements were, and the faster their success came.
Does having a strong work ethic guarantee success? No, of course not. But, it dramatically improves your chances. That said, here’s what the correlation looks like:
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What Does a Good Work Ethic Look Like?
If you’ve ever wondered what a good work ethic looks like, you don’t have to look very far. Simply observe the habits of high performers and those who have achieved a high degree of success. Pay special attention to pro athletes and how they train, study star entertainers and how they perfect their craft, and observe world-class leaders like the CEO’s of some of the worlds’ biggest companies. If you do this, or just pay attention to those getting the results you want, you’ll see what a strong work ethic looks like.
Of course, we won’t make you do all the hard work. Here are a few samples of what a strong work ethic looks like:
Michael Jordan
The NBA legend Michael Jordan would always put in the time to improve his weaknesses. For example, when he didn’t make the cut for Varsity in high school, Jordan committed to proving everyone wrong. As such, he spent all his spare time in the off season improving his game.
The result? He made Varsity the next season. Similarly, when Jordan made it to the pros, he would also spend his summers taking hundreds of jump shots a day, till he perfected his shot. Jordan knew, that if he want to be the best, he would have to put in the work to be better than his competition.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Undefeated UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wanted to achieve the title of the best in the world. As such, he would willingly put himself through the most grueling trainings. Training sessions that he intentionally made to be longer and more arduous than his competitors’ training sessions.
As such, his trainings days would consist of him waking up, training, then going to school. And after school, he would train again, then finish his studies for school, and after he would finishing up his homework, he would often train again for a third time, even if it meant training by himself.
Nurmagomedov’s training regimen and work ethic was superior to his peers, and the result was the creation of an undefeated UFC champion.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, and founder of Space X and a bunch of other successful businesses, is well known for having a strong work ethic. One of his most well known bits of advice, that he’s given to countless entrepreneurs is for them to double their efforts and aim to work two-times as hard as their competitors to succeed.
In short, his advice is this, if you want to be successful, you must have a strong work ethic. He’s says it best with the following quote, “Work hard, like, every waking hour.”
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is not stranger to hard work either. In fact, before he found his massive success, it wasn’t uncommon for him to be working past 2.am in the morning to ensure he know the ins-and-outs of the product software he was selling. Even to this day, Mark states that he spends a least three hours reading a day. He does this to gain an advantage, because he knows others won’t and because of the edge it will give him.
On top of this, Cuban has also been known to work for over seven years without a vacation in his start-up days. Now that is a strong work ethic, and sums up his take on work ethic best when he said, “It’s not about the money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.”
Tim Cook
Tim Cook is the uber-successful CEO of Apple. He’s certainly does not have the talent of Steve Jobs, but he makes up in effort and work-ethic what he lacks in natural talent. In fact, he’s quite famous within his organization for being the first in the office and always the last to leave.
In addition to this, he starts firing off emails to his employees before many of them are even awake at the ridiculously early hour of 4:30 am, and he hold staff meetings on Sundays in order to be prepared for Mondays.
Certainly, Tim Cook is not the only exception; as a CEO work ethic is something to be admired. In fact, we’d venture to say that most CEO’s have an above average work ethic (which is why they get paid the big bucks), and it’s a good reason you should strive to have one too.
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The Benefits of Having a Strong Work Ethic
Having a strong work ethic is a soft skill that everyone should seek to adopt. The stronger the work ethic, the more dividends it will pay. Indeed, your work ethic should be focused on as it is one of the most critical and determining factors when it comes to how much success you’ll achieve at work, in sports, or at life in general.
By having a strong work ethic, you’ll….
- Be Able to Produce More Than Others
- Become More Relied Upon
- Be More Respected By Your Peers
- Be More Valued By Management
- Position Yourself For Increased Pay and Responsibilities
- Create More Opportunities For Yourself
- Increase The Odds of Reaching Your Goals
This graph breaks down your success trajectory based off your commitment to improving your work ethic:
How To Improve Your Work Ethic
The first step to improving your work ethic, is to be convinced that the market, whether its the job market, business market, or the market for professional athletes is competitive and value those with a strong work ethic. The next step, is to decide for yourself that you want to improve your work ethic.
Finally, you’ll want to ensure you focus on improving following traits. By improving the following traits, you’ll be improving your work ethic. Here are the work ethic traits to focus on:
- Taking Responsibility/Ownership
- Aiming To Be Dependable
- Treating Everyone With Respect
- Being a Person of Your Word
- Becoming Eager to Take On More Work
- Being Honest at All Times
- Completing Work on Time or Ahead of Schedule
- Embracing The Challenge of Hard Work
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Final Thoughts on Work Ethic and Success
The world we live in, whether we like or not, is rife with competition. The demand for hard work and diligence in people can’t be wished away. So, If you’re seeking to get ahead in life, or if you just want more success in the office, embracing a strong work ethic will do you good.
Looking to become the next Michael Jordan? Work ethic must become your ally. Want to become a millionaire fast, your work ethic will make it so.
So, embrace the world as it is. Then roll up your sleeves, and give your job, your goals, and your dreams everything you’ve got.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
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35+ MOTIVATIONAL TAI LOPEZ QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
Tai Lopez is an iconic investor, entrepreneur, social media influencer, and advisor. He’s also a multi-millionaire who owns popular companies like Bodybuilding.com, Pier 1, RadioShack, and Stein Mart just to name a few. Tai has come a long way since his early days as the internet entrepreneur who took YouTube by storm with his extremely popular books over Lamborghini ads. Needless to say, he has a long track record of success in the world of business and marketing, which is one of the reasons we decided to round up of some of the best Tai Lopez quotes for success.
Our hope is that you’ll be able to leverage some of his wisest admonishments without having to watch countless hours of videos or scroll through page after page of his writeups to get his best advice. So, if you’re ready to learn and thing or two about success form Tai Lopez’s own words, then let’s dive into these quotes:
BEST TAI LOPEZ QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “True wealth is being able to drop whatever it is your doing and go do something else or travel somewhere else without any worry.” – Tai Lopez
2. “People think I’m joking when i say that whoever experiments the most in life wins. But I’m not…” – Tai Lopez
3. “To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want.” – Tai Lopez
4. “Whatever it is you fear… have twice as much courage on it this year.” – Tai Lopez
5. “Ever expert was once a beginner. So dream big and start now.” – Tai Lopez
6. “If it won’t matter in one week, one month, or one year, then don’t worry about it.” – Tai Lopez
7. “You can get most things you want in life. It’s just that most goals will take one or two years longer than expected. Be patient.” – Tai Lopez
8. “Don’t let procrastination kill your dreams and hopes.” – Tai Lopez
9. “I’ve never met someone successful that’s not highly conscientious, that doesn’t have a super power of conscientiousness.” – Tai Lopez
10. “Obsessed is a word often used by the lazy to describe the dedicated.” – Tai Lopez
11. “One thing I’ve noticed with the successful. They don’t spend a lot of time on the past.” – Tai Lopez
12. “The penalty for procrastination is the loss of hopes and dreams.” – Tai Lopez
13. “Remember, after knowledge you must strategize and execute.” – Tai Lopez
14. “Never wait until it’s too late. Don’t let tragedy be your only trigger for revaluation and action.” – Tai Lopez
15. “Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with the big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.” – Tai Lopez
16. “To create real wealth, make someone else wealthy first. This is the law of the mentor/apprentice.” – Tai Lopez
17. “Never be desperate for what you want. Just be focused on what you want.” – Tai Lopez
18. “You have to be “impatiently patient.” Impatient to get started but patiently persevere to finish what you started.” – Tai Lopez
19. “Stay away from negative people. They don’t use their energy to improve their own life, instead they use it to bring you down.” – Tai Lopez
20. “My favorite way to make money is while I sleep.” – Tai Lopez
21. “Experiment with your own routine until you find one that makes you hyper-productive.” – Tai Lopez
22. You have to know how to find motivation deep within yourself. Once you have motivation, you have no problem with procrastination.” – Tai Lopez
23. “Everybody wants the good life but not everybody is willing to toughen up to get the good life. You must toughen up.” – Tai Lopez
24. “Divide up your life. Spend 33% of your time around people lower than you, you can mentor them. Spend 33% of your time with people that are on your level – your friends and peers. Spend 33% of your time with people that are 10-20 years ahead of you. Those are your mentors.” – Tai Lopez
25. “Money doesn’t bring happiness, but the absence of money brings unhappiness.” – Tai Lopez
26. “I always say you should learn from somebody who is like ten levels above you.” – Tai Lopez
27. “Everything wrong in your life is just a sign. A signal to change. Be humble enough to bow your knee and listen and act.” – Tai Lopez
28. “Before you go out and occupy Wall Street, occupy your own brain!” – Tai Lopez
29. “Increase your attention span. Your ability to concentrate predicts your long-term success at almost anything.” – Tai Lopez
30. “The goal of life is to enjoy your life. To do something important.” – Tai Lopez
31. “You can run from your problems but not from the flaws in your thinking. Always start by fixing your brain. Train it to remove logical fallacies.” – Tai Lopez
32. “Make money yes. But be sure in doing so you don’t neglect your body. Nothing matters if your body falls apart.” – Tai Lopez
33. “If I could have one super power, without a doubt, it would be the ability to stay cool under intense pressure. What could be more important?” – Tai Lopez
34. “The current education system forgot, you have to inspire kids. You can’t just lecture them.” – Tai Lopez
35. “If all you do is look forward to the weekend, holidays and time away from your job, you have a serious problem.” – Tai Lopez
36. “You only learn from mistakes, that’s the law of nature, but there is no rule that they have to be yours” – Tai Lopez
37. “The most important skill is to pass your skills on other people” – Tai Lopez
38. “Be humble. Persevere. Read more. Toughen up.” – Tai Lopez
39. “The day you figure out your career destiny is the day your true financial freedom begins.” – Tai Lopez
40. “The space between failure and success seems large. It’s not. The difference between a good carpenter and a bad one is about a quarter of an inch.” – Tai Lopez
41. “Whenever I feel like whining, I remind myself “Wake up Tai, this world doesn’t owe you anything.” – Tail Lopez
42. “The goal of life is to enjoy your life, to do something important.” – Tai Lopez
43. “80% of our problems can be fixed with 10 minutes of deep thinking with a notepad and pen, and then doing step three which is getting off our but and doing it.” – Tai Lopez
44. “Never feel sorry for yourself, just get up and go do sh**. I am telling you, feeling sorry for yourself is a trap. It’s a never ending sinkhole that you’ll go deeper and deeper and you won’t get anywhere.” – Tai Lopez
45. “Ask yourself, “What’s a skill that matches my personality that I can scale to infinity?”, and that’s where wealth comes from.” – Tai Lopez
46. “Wealth is created by a combination of many things, but one of them is catching new trends early.” – Tai Lopez
47. “Money is made on the edge.” – Tai Lopez
Final Thoughts
There you have it, some of the best Tai Lopez quotes about success and achievement. If you enjoyed them and you think someone else would as well, please share them.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Tai Lopez quotes, then we have a hunch you’ll also enjoy these Dan Lok quotes or even these Ed Mylett quotes.
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