10 Best Success Quotes

You know, I'm a great believer in the power of motivational quotes. 

I always refer to my collection of quotable quotes when I find myself struggling with anything.  These quotes never fail to guide me in the right direction - and I hope they can do the same for you. 

Below is a selection of a few powerful favorites from my fine collection.  I trust they will be as helpful to you as they have been to me.

Action – and only action will give you the results you want. 

After all is said and done, what you do far outweighs what you say.  Stop talking…start working towards your goals. 

Do more; say less – that’s the only way to succeed.

Now, irrespective of your profession - you must stay ahead of the game.  Keep moving or get knocked out.  By keeping yourself informed, you gain an advantage that will certainly help you achieve the greatest success.  Don’t fall into lazy habits.  Invest in yourself – Invest and dedicate yourself to your success. The competition is nibbling at your heels, so you better make sure you outlearn them and outpace them before they overtake you and leave you in their dust.

This reminds me of another extremely power African proverb:

“A dog never barks at a stationery vehicle.”

When people are talking about you, it means you’re making progress.  People wouldn’t be trying to pull you down if you weren’t moving up.  Don’t waste time listening to negative chatter.  Focus on your goals.  Listen to criticism and learn from it.  Embrace positive feedback and improve.  Keep moving.  Success is closer than you think.  You don’t have to respond and interact with everything that is said about you. Just learn from it, get better and move on.

If you would achieve anything worthwhile, you must sweat for it.  Life is not easy.  Success does not come cheap – you must do the work in order to reap the reward. You must plant the seed so you can enjoy the fruit. You must prove that you are worthy of the big responsibility and the big pay that goes along with it.

You can only reap what you sow.  Be productive and you will reap success.  Be lazy and you will reap regret.  Focus on achieving your goals and do all that is required to make your dreams come true. 

If something doesn’t move you closer to achieving your goals, it is not productive – STOP IT.  You will be amazed at what you can accomplish if you focus on the right things.  Be consistent.  Develop good working habits.  The results you get will make you a very happy and accomplished person.

Circumstances change constantly.  Always re-align your actions to your current goals.  Always seek the most effective information and resources to keep you ahead of the game.  Measure your actual results against your desired outcomes.  Don’t lose hope if your progress is slow.  Evaluate where you’ve been and learn from your mistakes.  Get help when necessary.  You never lose until you give up. It’s okay to switch lanes from time to time, BUT DON’T GIVE UP.

Intrinsic motivation is better than external motivation. 

Understand your value.  Know your worth.  Don’t compromise.

Don’t participate in the rat race – rather be the cat all the rats

are running away from. Sometimes we spend our life trying to keep up with the Joneses without realizing that the Joneses themselves are flat broke. They’re spinning their wheels to keep up with appearances. They’re borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. Focus on your goals. Forget what everybody else is doing. Do what makes you happy, healthy and wealthy.

This is simple - yet very significant. When you’re scared,

you never act, or you produce a lame effort.

You seldom produce results that have a meaningful impact. 

Forget failure - focus on the prize.  Focus on success.

Work towards being great. Failure happens. So what?

As long as you’re not dead, you can still try again and find ways

to make it work. Be agile. Be resilient. Be resourceful.

Find a way to make it work.

Don’t look too far into the horizon.  Focus on the activities you can accomplish today.  Take simple steps, one at a time - you will make incredible progress that way.  It’ll be less stressful and much easier to rise above the crowd.  Most people are searching for the big score, that’s how they lose focus, and that’s why they’re always chasing the next shiny object. But you are smarter than that. You understand that it is much more sustainable to infuse healthy habits into your success plan. You understand that you can only eat the elephant one bite at a time. There will be challenges, no doubt. You will tackle each one diligently. You will not be discouraged by minor setbacks.  You understand that you will be victorious, if only you will persevere. Baby steps, baby. Baby steps!

Action… action… and more action.  Nothing can give you success if you don’t take action.  You will come across opportunities.  It will be easier for you to take advantage of these opportunities when you are already in motion.  You will recognize opportunities and position yourself to benefit from them.  The more you practice, the better you become - consequently, the more victories you will enjoy.

Thank you, friends. That is my top ten list of quotable quotes

that never fail to inspire me when I want to get things done.