Quotes Tagged "success"

If you can't keep it, don't wish for it.

Empathy is not just about being in others shoes, it's also about being in one's own.

Your success or failure is a compound of thousands (if not millions) of micro-failures and micro-successes.

Failure and success have always both a dramatic turn. But unlike failure, which, most often, timorously withdraws by taking a U-turn, success fearlessly takes a head-on collision with failure upon failures until it clears its path along the way.

If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake.

If you want success and longevity for your business, earning a reputation for integrity is crucial. People want to work with people and companies they can trust. Trying to hide a mistake and hope nobody notices or passing the buck does not inspire confidence or respect—from anyone, employees, vendors, or customers alike. Owning up shows integrity and whatever embarrassment you may feel is worth it because in the end people will likely trust you more going forward. It’s not the mistake that is a deal-breaker, it’s being dishonest about it.

Without seeking truth it is unlikely you will find success. The truth very well might set you free, but it’s not always fun. People say they want the truth, but more accurately, they want the truth that is easy to hear. They don’t want the painful truths that don’t support our decisions or force us to accept we were wrong about something. But without truth, you will never be able to course-correct. Putting the company first and your bruised feelings second is an important step in saving your start-up from failure.

If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake

Success is not success until it impacts the community of people around you.

Reading refreshes as well as renews the mind.

Final cause is the success after the success. Always step over success to begin with final cause.

Some mentors are an open window to success. Other mentors are a closed door. Let people get to where they want through you as an open window...without blocking their view with a closed door ego.

Someone: The best part of success is, you'll have time, friends and lots of $$$$$. Me: ...and the worst part is to find someone who is really happy for your success.

nothing worthwhile in life is gained by avoiding what is uncomfortable initially

The true secret to success lies in believing in it.

Success is making those who believed in you look brilliant.

If you’ve never experienced the misery of failure, the chances are pretty good that you haven’t tried very hard to succeed. I’ve never met anyone who has made it to the top—and managed to stay there—who didn’t first taste the bitterness of defeat, usually many defeats.

Passion without action achieves nothing. I fear being last than trembling with success.

Wir reiten in die Kreuz und Quer Nach Freuden und Geschäften; Doch immer kläfft es hinterher Und bellt aus allen Kräften. So will der Spitz aus unserm Stall Uns immerfort begleiten, Und seines Bellens lauter Schall Beweist nur, daß wir reiten.

Behind the mask of pessimism there is nothing more than this pathetic fear that spends every waking moment of its day fearing that we might actually succeed.