“It’s lonely at the top. 99% of people are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most competitive.” – Tim Ferriss The pull towards mediocrity is too strong. As David Schwartz once penned, “All around...
“There is one thing that 99 percent of failures and successful people have in common: they all hate doing the same things. The difference is successful people do them anyway.” – Darren Hardy “Higher success requires you to be a better version of yourself.” Prolific motivational speaker Jim Rohn said that, many years ago. “If you...
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always...
I stopped taking advice from almost everyone years ago. It’s not because I’m better than anyone. In fact, I need all the wisdom and guidance (from the right sources) I can get. I have so much to learn — in my marriage, relationships, my business, my emotions, my behaviours, everything. If I don’t receive quality instructions and...
The larger mob of society will never experience true success. Why? Because this majority is unwilling to become the CEO of their life – they’d rather someone else call the shots. They are unwilling to take risks, to fail publicly or be forced to try again after getting knocked down. They are unwilling to sacrifice...
