How To Succeed At Work And Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

Success is work. It means work. If you want to succeed, you must do the work. Success is not going to come to you if you are not willing to do the work, if you are not willing to roll up your sleeves.

To make it in life, according to Josh Altman, ‘Know what you want. Trust your gut. Succeed at anything.’

‘If you want to succeed in life, the key is confidence.’ ‘You have to be ready to identify opportunities, you have to have confidence to make quick decisions and fire when those opportunities arise, and you have to learn from your mistakes and aim for better results in the future.’

‘You can be a success, but only if you train yourself to constantly be creating your own opportunities.’

‘Whatever your background is, whatever your skill set is, you have what it takes to be a success. The first step is to trust yourself.’

‘Learn what you do, then create a life where you’re usually doing the best of what you do.‘

‘If you can’t pick one clear objective you’re trying to get to, you’ll probably go nowhere.’

‘Pick a goal, pursue it, learn it, learn from what goes wrong, and keep pursuing ituntil you get it.’

‘Don’t base your decision of a goal on what seems attainable; base it on the desire that’s going to fuel you to do what it takes to keep going.’

‘If you can’t find the perfect job, work to make the job you have more perfect.’

‘Winning is definitely better than losing, but if you don’t play, that’s just boring.’

‘Make the big, daring choices that are required to elevate our lives out of normalcy. Boring choices may keep you safe and content, but they won’t make you rich, successful, or, in my opinion, truly happy.’

‘When you’re doing a job, don’t focus on the variables outside of your control. Focus on execution, do that job well, and trust that this task is part of a larger strategy you’ve already worked out.’

‘Don’t risk everything you have on an opportunity unless you are absolutely sure it’s the best and only choice.’

Finally, ‘if you keep moving forward and refining your aim, nothing can stop you.’

Source:

Josh Altman (2015). It’s Your Move: My Million Dollar Method for Taking Risks with Confidence and Succeeding at Work and Life

If You Want To Transform Yourself, These Quotes Will Help You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

For you to move your life forward, to move from where you are now to where you want to be, you must be willing to transform yourself.

When you change, your life will change. When it comes to change, it starts with you.

To start your change journey, know why you are changing, know why you are doing what you are doing.

According to Shawn Achor, ‘The height of your potential is predicted by the people who surround you.’

‘It is better to be a good player on great team, rather than the star player on a forgettable team.’

‘In other words, connecting with high-potential people dramatically increases your likelihood of high-potential outcomes.’

‘Seek out people who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.’

‘That is, the more connection we add to our network, the harder it is to find a node that remains isolated.’

‘Recognize that you can create change wherever YOU are.’

‘Helping others see the meaning in their personal lives and work lives does not diminish your own capacity for meaning; it magnifies it.’

‘When we are brave enough to expand power to others, suddenly we find that a huge weight is lifted off our shoulders, increasing our power to lift even heavier loads.’

‘Perfection of your objective, physical world is transformed by including others in your pursuit of achievement.’

‘When you work to help make others successful, you in turn take the invisible cap off your own success.’

‘You can be a superstar; you just can’t be one alone. What you need is a star system: a constellation of positive, authentic influencers, who support each other, reinforce each other, and make each other better.’

‘You are what you read.’

‘… only by surrounding ourselves with other stars are we able to truly shine.’

‘We need to free ourselves from the tyranny of labels if we are to achieve Big Potential.’

Finally, ‘for power to expand it needs to be recognized, desired, and reinforced.’

Source:

Shawn Achor (2018). Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being