Success
HOW TO SET GOALS… SO YOU CAN ACHIEVE MORE OF THEM
Chances are you’ve heard of goal setting. You’ve probably even set a few goals for yourself in the past. And without a doubt, you’ve possibly failed to achieve many of those goals you set for yourself, if not most.
How do I know? Because goal setting and missing the mark is a very normal phenomenon that happens to most people, including myself.
The great news is this, setting goals doesn’t have to be a fruitless activity. In fact, if done right, it eventually leads to better things, like more success, increased happiness, and a better life.
Truly, goal setting is a powerful tool that is freely available for everyone to use to achieve what we desire in life. Unfortunately, way too many people think that setting goals doesn’t work at all. But typically, it is not so much that goal setting doesn’t work, it’s that they don’t work.
My apologies if that sounded harsh. But, goal setting works. It really does. Of course you won’t hit every single goal you set, but you will hit some of them. And hitting goals and making progress is what success is all about.
So, if you want to discover a step-by-step strategy that can help you set and achieve more of the goals you set for yourself, we’ve got just the thing for you.
Follow through on the seven goal setting steps outlined below, and there’s no way you won’t start making more progress on the goals you decided to strive to achieve.
7 POWERFUL GOAL SETTING STEPS TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE MORE
1. Start With Your Vision and Purpose
The first step is the most important of all because it lays the foundation for achieving your goals. So, start with your vision and your purpose.
Here’s how you do this; Imagine you are now living in the future, what do you see and what kind of life are you living? What kind of lifestyle do you want to have?
Starting with a vision is important because it serves as the ‘”lighthouse” that points you in the right direction.
Tony Robbins, the famous personal development guru describes the journey of life like paddling through a raging river.
He said that most people jump into the river without ever deciding where they want to go. And they simply follow where the current brings them.
In other words, they go with the flow. They become parts of the general masses who are directed by the environment rather than making progress to reach the destination that they desire.
Eventually, when these people are five feet away from the Niagara Falls, only then do they realize the boats that they are in are without oars. For these people, it will be too late for them to make any change. Sometimes they suffer an emotional fall, sometimes it is a physical fall, and sometimes it can be a financial fall.
However, such events can be prevented by having a clear vision and purpose for your life. When you know exactly what you want to achieve, you create the conditions for living a proactive life rather than a reactive one. And when you live proactively, it’s much easier to respond the inevitable challenges that life will throw at you.
Action Step:
Visualize and see yourself in the future. It can be ten or twenty years down the road. See yourself living the kind of successful life you want. Imagine the success you desire and then find out your purpose why you want to live that kind of lifestyle.
2. Turn Your Vision and Purpose Into Concrete Goals
This second goal setting step is vital. After you have identified your vision and understand the purpose behind what you want to achieve in life, it is time to turn them into goals. And you do this by writing your goals down.
Some people prefer to write their goals on a piece of paper and some prefer to write them in their journal or notebook. For me, I prefer to do this using Word document so that I can include pictures and make my goals fun and interactive.
Whatever you do, make your goals tangible. And to make them tangible, you can either write them down or print them out, like I do.
You have to be serious and committed when doing this step. If you are just trying to imagine your goals and keep them in your head, it shows that you lack commitment. And in all honesty, most people fail because they are not serious and are not truly committed to their goals. If you need more convincing, here are 7 powerful reasons you should always write down your goals.
Here are some tips to help you in this step:
- Make your goals tangible by writing them on paper.
- Set both long-term and short-term goals.
- Make sure your goals are as specific as possible.
- Include measurable factors to your goals so that you can easily track and record your progress.
- Don’t forget to put a deadline or time-frame for your goals.
One important key to remember is that you must make your goals as exciting as possible. If your goals are not exciting to you, you will never bother to do anything to achieve them. In other words, your goals must also be something that you truly want, not just something you’d love to have. Similarly, it can’t be something that others want from you or for you either. It must be something you truly and deeply want for yourself.
Action Step:
Turn your vision into goals by putting them down onto paper. Remember to make your goals specific, measurable, and include a deadline for them.
3. Transform Your Goals Into Actionable and Measurable Steps
The third step is to transform your goals into actionable and measurable steps. Goals can sometimes be too big, and when they are if can leave you feeling like you as if you have no idea where to start.
Therefore, what you need to do is to create an action plan that can help you know exactly what it is you need to do to start making progress on your goals.
You can start by spending some time brainstorming all the possible action steps you can do to reach your goals, and then writing down every step that comes to mind.
For instance, if you want to build a successful blog, here are some of the items you can include in your plan:
- Identify a profitable niche
- Register a domain name
- Create the blog with WordPress platform
- Come up with 10 content ideas
- Write the first content
- Buy a logo from Fiverr
- Create a Facebook fan page
- And more
Make sure your tactics are specific, clear, and actionable. Vague action steps will only confuse you and make you procrastinate.
The more specific and the more actionable your tactics, the easier and more likely you will be to act on them.
Action Step:
Create your action plan to achieve your goals. Identify all the possible steps you need to take to reach your goals.
4. Commit to Your Big-3 and Take Consistent Action
The only way to achieve your goals is to take action. There is no other way around it. Success is not going to fall down from the sky and money will never go into your bank account accidentally.
When you study the success stories of highly remarkable people, you will see that all of them work extremely hard to accomplish the amazing results they desire in life.
As such, you should be doing the same. So, commit to taking consistent action. Follow the Big-3 rule by taking 3 action steps each day. And remember this, what you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while. Consistency is critical.
Regardless of how big or small the steps you take each day, as long as you are making progress, you will eventually reach your goals.
Action Step:
Identify 3 action steps you can take each day and commit to completing them. Make sure you do something to make progress toward your goals every day.
5. Condition Your Goals into Your Subconscious Mind
This is a goal setting step most people don’t do. And unfortunately, it is what causes many to fall short of reaching their aims. Typically, when most people first begin setting their goals, they’re so motivated and committed to taking action. However, after a reasonable amount of time elapses, their motivation fades and they start losing interest in their goals. The culprit? They didn’t sear their goals into their subconscious mind.
When your goals become part of your subconscious, your actions will become a habit. And your habits will determine your destiny.
Most people fail to persist consistently because they rely solely on motivation. Now, motivation is great, but it comes and goes. Habits, however, are more reliable.
You brush your teeth each morning after you wake up, right? And how much motivation do you think you need to brush your teeth? Exactly, none.
So, program your goals into your subconscious mind and turn them into habits.
Here are some quick tips you can follow to help you condition your goals into your subconscious mind:
- Create vision boards and practice visualization each day.
- Review your goals and imagine that you are already living the successful life you desire.
- Practice affirmations and repeat them daily
Here are some quick tips to help you turn your actions into habits:
- Repeat your actions every day in a similar manner. Do it at the same time and place.
- Develop schedules and use time-blocking method to take action each day.
- Use the habit stacking method by stacking your action on top of your regular habit.
Action Step:
If you want to have the long-lasting motivation, develop habits and tap into the power of your subconscious mind. Make sure you review your goals daily and develop productive habits to take action.
6. Track and Review Your Progress
Another important step that should be taken is to track and review your progress. A lot of people have this misconception where they think that goal setting is a one-time thing. But this is not the case. Goal setting is a continuous process that requires constant review and tracking of your targets.
Look at it like this. If you don’t track your goals, you will lose yourself in the buzz of your day-to-day life and slowly forget about them. When this happens, you’ll undoubtedly lose your momentum and eventually, you’ll lose your motivation. And lost motivation usually leads to lost goals that never get reached.
The key to achieving your goals is to focus on them. And tracking is one of the most powerful methods to focus on your goals.
Not only that, tracking also allows you to understand your progress. You can tell if you are on the right track and whether what you do is moving you forward or away from your goals.
Thus, create a tracking system or a scoreboard to measure your progress.
In the sales industry, a company usually will send out sales numbers to encourage their employees to focus and perform better. This is one effective form of tracking and measuring too.
Action Step:
Create a tracking system to measure your progress. You can use a simple table scoreboard to do it.
7. Adjust and Improve Where Necessary
The final goal setting step…adjust your strategy as you go.
By now, you should have at least a crystal clear goal to achieve, a solid plan, and a tracking system. Without a doubt, as you take action and progress toward your goals, you’re going to face some setbacks. But you can’t let that stop you.
Don’t fret when you make mistakes or even fail to create the result you want. Just adjust and improve your strategy to do better as you go. Learn from your mistakes and treat your failures as feedback. This is how highly successful people learn and are able to produce remarkable results in their lives.
And if you ever get discouraged, just remember that when a baby learns to walk, it falls down many times. But, just because it falls down doesn’t mean it gives up in it’s attempt to walk. Thankfully so, else none of us adults we be able to walk. So, keep on striving for you goals, regardless of the detours and shortcomings you’ll inevitably face, and sooner or later, you’ll reach your aim.
In short, keep on learning, turn your failures into stepping stones, and improve along the way.
Action Step:
Do not be afraid of making mistakes and failures because they are inevitable. In fact, the more you do and venture forward, the more likely you are going to fail. Hence, make it your principle to learn from your past mistakes and failures.
Conclusion
Setting goals and achieving them doesn’t need to be difficult. The key is to make sure your goals are clear and that you are willing to take the necessary action steps to reach them.
When in doubt, just follow the 7 steps detailed earlier and outlined below:
- Start with your vision and purpose
- Turn your vision and purpose into concrete goals
- Transform your goals into actionable and measurable steps
- Commit to your Big-3 and take consistent action
- Condition your goals into your subconscious mind
- Track and review your progress
- Adjust and improve where necessary
There you have it, 7 powerful tips on how to set goals that you can implement today to help you achieve more.
And, now that you have these handful of ways to set goals, you should be ready to achieve more of them. But, the real question is… are you ready to start setting some?
Till then,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed this post on ways to set goals, then you’ll likely love this article on how to achieve your goals and you may also enjoy these keys to accomplishing your goals as well.
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.
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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
Pace Morby is a popular real estate investor, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and TV personality. He hosts A&E’s highly popular TV show ‘Triple Digit Flip’, and he’s built a successful real estate community that he leverages to grow his real estate empire. Having said that, Morby has achieved a significant level of financial success, as such, we’ve pulled together some of the most inspiring Pace Morby quotes around, to give you a sense of the mindset that has helped him achieve so much.
BEST PACE MORBY QUOTES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
1. “The Magic you’re looking for is in the work you are avoiding.” – Pace Morby
2. “You have to go out there and make mistakes. Doing the thing will help you learn the thing. That’s how you build success.” – Pace Morby
3. “Your personal income will never out pace your personal development.” – Pace Morby
4. “Too many people get caught in the ‘what-ifs.’ ‘What if I fail?’ ‘What if XYZ happened?’ WHAT IF YOU JUST TOOK ACTION?” – Pace Morby
5. “It’s time to be relentless towards your vision and what you can build for yourself and your family.” – Pace Morby
6. “The bigger the problems you solve the more money you make.” – Pace Morby
7. “Note to self: Double down on what got you where you are. It worked. You proved it. Spend ZERO time assuming there’s a better/faster way.” – Pace Morby
8. “Real success is victory of self.” – Pace Morby
9. “Success comes from doing the things others aren’t’ willing to do.” – Pace Morby
10. “The grind is the after-hours, not the day hours.” – Pace Morby
11. “You have to pave your own path of success. It’s going to be hard and there will be times that you just want to give up. Don’t… ” – Pace Morby
12. “Success means I own the business; the business doesn’t own me.” – Pace Morby
13. “Your definition of success is the only thing that matters. Don’t let other people’s opinions of you hold you back from what you are meant to become. You know what you are capable of.” – Pace Morby
14. “If everything is okay in my household, then I can dominate the world.” – Pace Morby
15. “Your ego if aligned properly, will drive you towards a goal of helping more people, because you have a super power.” – Pace Morby
“Impact + Influence = Income.”
– pace morby –
Related: Pace Morby Net Worth
Final Thoughts
We hope you enjoyed this short, but powerful collection of Pace Morby Quotes. May they inspire you to take action and achieve massive success just like he has.
That said, if you liked these quotes, then you’ll probably enjoy reading quotes from other high achievers like:
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Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Codie Sanchez is an inspiring investor, entrepreneur, speaker, and multi-millionaire whose influence and popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. As a former journalist who jumped into the financial services industry and then climbed the corporate ladder into leadership positions at companies like Vanguard, Goldman Sachs, and State Street, to then starting her own highly successful acquisition company that has lead to her becoming the owner of over 30 different small businesses and a growing media company, she can teach us a lot. So, to highlight a little bit of her wisdom around success, and draw more attention to her inspiring ways, we’ve decided to publish this collection of Codie Sanchez quotes for success.
Our hope is that you’ll be able to leverage some of her wise words to help you find the motivation to take more action on your dreams, and the insights to do it successfully. That said, if you’re ready for these empowering Corie Sanchez quotes on success, then let’s dive right in:
BEST CODIE SANCHEZ QUOTES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE MORE SUCCESS
1. “If you do what the average person does, you will be as the average person is. Average.” – Codie Sanchez
2. “I’m just dumb enough to believe in myself, and smart enough to execute.” – Codie Sanchez
3. “Every day bite off more than you can chew… and then chew it.” – Codie Sanchez
4. “Don’t ever let anybody tell you to just wait. Tell them to show you the money.” – Codie Sanchez
5. “Companies don’t want you to have multiple revenue streams because then they can’t own you.” – Codie Sanchez
6. “Take the jump sooner. Bet on yourself. The risk-return ratio for when you start a business early is less.” – Codie Sanchez
7. “We have become a nation of renters owned by an elite group of owners. We have handed over the reins of our lives to the few who tell us we must be protected not protectors. THAT is my mission. To help more humans become owners, free thinkers and financially free.” – Codie Sanchez
8. “If you don’t understand debt, you’ll never be truly wealthy.” – Codie Sanchez
9. “Money is not a constrained resource, at least not if we continue in a capitalistic society. You can earn AS MUCH as you earn. The unfair advantage comes from knowing how to earn.” – Codie Sanchez
10. “Everybody wants the hack. Be the person who does the work.” – Codie Sanchez
11. “I like my stilettos like I like my margins…. High.” – Codie Sanchez
12. “Money isn’t the goal. The goal is to work when you want, where you want and on what you want.” – Codie Sanchez
13. “Even when you love your work… It still requires work. Success is not guaranteed.” – Codie Sanchez
14. “Most people don’t make money because they let not knowing what to do… stop them.” – Codie Sanchez
15. “The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who want our labor on the cheap.” – Codie Sanchez
16. “The path to wealth isn’t always a new social media or AI startup. People eat, sleep, live, and often work outside of the internet. Money is everywhere.” – Codie Sanchez
17. “I don’t know about heaven or hell, but I know that bliss isn’t found in drugs or excess, in sex, or in escaping… it’s found in creating.” – Codie Sanchez
18. “No one has to give you permission. If you sit around waiting you may never get it. Better to ask for forgiveness.” – Codie Sanchez
19. “Patience Tips: 1. Save More Than You Spend. 2. Invest Your Savings. 3. Compound Those Savings.” – Codie Sanchez
20. “It’s better to be hated than be irrelevant.” – Codie Sanchez
21. “In order to escape the lifestyle that everyone else saw for me I had to move, I had to make changes.” – Codie Sanchez
22. “If you don’t move your location… you probably will not move your 0’s. The power of place is real. So most people in order to hit that first six-figures, you go to do something drastic. Leaving your hometown may be one of those things.” – Codie Sanchez
23. “You should steal my homework so that you can get to six and seven figures at a younger age than I did. I did a lot of things wrong and I reached it here. So let me tell you, if a public school kid like myself can do it, I don’t see any reason why you can’t too.” – Codie Sanchez
24. “Until you have financial freedom you can’t do much, because somebody else owns you.” – Codie Sanchez
25. “A CEO is largely a captain, helping to steer. Small micromovements are critical. One degree off a day will get you lost.” – Codie Sanchez
26. “You have to be the architect of your own life. The biggest mistake you can make is let somebody else write your story.” – Codie Sanchez
27. “Being unpopular and being okay with it, will set your free. It will teach you that you can speak your mind, and not care what others think.” – Codie Sanchez
28. “When I was first making money the idea of having $100K in savings might as well have been a bajillion dollars.” – Codie Sanchez
29. “Don’t make decisions based on fear.” – Codie Sanchez
30. “Don’t mistake reading with doing.” – Codie Sanchez
31. “So I have a rule called the 10x rule, and no this isn’t about doing 10x the work, this is about you focusing on giving 10x more than you receive.” – Codie Sanchez
32. “Don’t be afraid to challenge the status quo. It’s the only way progress is made.” – Codie Sanchez
33. “Don’t be afraid to dream big. The only thing limiting you is your own imagination.” – Codie Sanchez
34. “A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time – most people don’t even try.” – Codie Sanchez
35. “God wouldn’t have put that dream in your heart if he didn’t plan to fulfill it.” – Codie Sanchez
Related: Codie Sanchez Net Worth
FINAL THOUGHTS
There you have it, 35 Codie Sanchez quotes to steer you towards greater success in life and in business. If you found her quotes to be insightful or inspiring, be sure to check out Codie’s fast-growing YouTube channel, as it is chockful of insightful and inspiring content for big dreamers and go-getters like you.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these Codie Sanchez quotes we have a hunch you’ll also enjoy these quotes from another money-stacking straight shooter Grant Cardone.
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