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Self Development, a motivational author that offers a practical guide to success and wealth. You have the ability to work hard, stay focused, and use common sense. Although we all have it, we don’t use it like we should. You must be willing to stick to a task that you’re passionate about and never lose focus. No one succeeds and says “That was really easy!”Īdditionally, you have to have a no-give-up-attitude. If you’re not willing to work hard, you won’t even have a chance at success. Nothing can replace hard work as it’s fundamental to success. “The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.” Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common Sense From this perspective, we can move into doing what works and from there, we can succeed.
That’s the way we should view our life not as a compilation of failures, but as series of necessary experiments letting us know what doesn’t work. I know several thousand things that won’t work.” I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”Įdison said, “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. Remember, “discontent is the first necessity of progress”. If you can live with being 30 pounds over weight, then you won’t have the power to change it. Nothing happens until you become discontented. Thomas Edison said, “Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”Īs long as you’re perfectly content, you can’t make progress. “Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.” See Also: 16 Great Reasons to Meditate That’ll Convince You to Start Now Restlessness Escape to a quiet room today and begin to see all your possibilities.
It’s hard to think about achieving the impossible when you’re surrounded with people wanting to discuss only the possible. Take time everyday to escape to a quiet room, if only for five minutes, to have your best thoughts. I have had my best thoughts locked away in a quiet room. “The best thinking has been done in solitude.” You are capable of astonishing yourself! Solitude Everyone is good at something, and if singular focus is given to that talent over the course of years, amazing things will be done. This is why they are completely unaware of the power they possess. They’ve never focused all of their efforts on a singular task. Most people are living considerably beneath their capabilities. “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” And working hard for success enables you to become a valuable person who attracts success. There is no success without hard work because it’s something you can only earn after much labor. Thomas Edison said: “The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it goes around wearing overalls and it looks like hard work.” “ Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Remember that it’s darkest just before dawn. They are there to keep the uncommitted out.ĭon’t get discouraged when things seem impossible. Roadblocks are sign-posts letting you know that success is just around the corner. That’s not the place to become discouraged.” “Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged.