All successful men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.— Brian Tracy
Success Quotes
Success looks different for everyone. These quotes cut through the noise and get to what it actually takes — discipline, belief, persistence, and the courage to keep going.
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All topics →We cannot predict when we'll go. But if death does find you... let it find you conquering new mountains or pursuing your dreams and passions; not playing it safe hiding in a cave or under your safety blanket.— Robert Tew
Past is experience, present is experiment, future is expectation. Use your experience in your experiments to achieve your expectations.— Author Unknown
In life you'll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, and some will teach you. But most importantly... some will bring out the best in you.— Author Unknown
The memories from the past are great...but the dreams of the future are better.— Author Unknown
To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. All things are one. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.— Paulo Coelho
Sometimes you have to destroy your life to let the next great thing happen.— Author Unknown
When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful!— Author Unknown
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.— Karen Ravn
Remember today, for it is the beginning of always. Today marks the start of a brave new future filled with all your dreams can hold. Think truly to the future and make those dreams come true.— Author Unknown
Be an Optimist Prime not a Negatron.— Author Unknown
Eats flies. Married a pig. Hollywood star. What's your excuse? Live your dreams.— Author Unknown
Success: it's not always what you see.— Author Unknown
All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about... We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.— Joseph Epstein
Don't stress over past mistakes, because there’s nothing you can do to change it. Focus on your present and create your future today.— Author Unknown
Holding on to the unchangeable past is a waste of energy, and serves no purpose in creating a better future.— Robert Tew
You have two choices when you wake up in the morning: either go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase that dream. Which will you choose?— Author Unknown
Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you only have one life and one chance to do it all.— Author Unknown
Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don't work out, just take another shot.— Author Unknown
The morning is much brighter after the worst nightmare than it is after the sweetest dream.— Author Unknown
If you don't build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs.— Tony Robbins
Stop focusing on your defeats so much and start acknowledging your accomplishments.— Author Unknown
The purpose of an argument, should not be victory, but progress.— Author Unknown
Guard your heart, protect your dreams and be mindful of your actions.— Author Unknown
Sometimes we are so focused on what we want, we miss the things we need.— Author Unknown
The only difference between a dream that came true and one that didn’t, is a person who wouldn’t give up and one who did.— Author Unknown
Every day is a new opportunity. Remember, you can build on yesterday’s success or you can put all your failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, a new game everyday.— Bob Feller
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.— Japanese Proverb
Never let your dreams become wasted on another person’s promise.— Author Unknown
Having a bad day? Put your hand on your heart. Feel that? That's called purpose. You're alive for a reason. Don't give up!— Author Unknown
There are seven days in the week and someday isn't one of them.— Author Unknown
It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.— David Feherty
You'll never reach your destination if you keep stopping to tell everyone where you've been and what you've accomplished.— Author Unknown
It'll come when you least expect it. Work on you and it'll work itself out.— Tony Robbins
Spend less time chasing people and more time chasing your dreams.— Author Unknown
It doesn’t really matter who you used to be, what matters is who you've become.— Robert Tew
Fear is the only thing that can keep you from enjoying life's best moments.— Linda Poindexter
Always focus on how far you've come, rather than how far you have left to go.— Author Unknown
Until you reach the end of the road, there is still time to change the path you've chosen.— Author Unknown
In 20 years people won’t remember your name or achievements, or maybe even what you look like. But in 20 years they will remember how you made them feel and the memories you gave them.— Author Unknown
The thing that could have been your tomb is actually becoming your cocoon. You're coming out of this stronger and wiser.— Thema Davis
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.— Author Unknown
If you're born poor, it's not your fault. But, if you die poor, it's your fault.— Author Unknown
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.— C.S Lewis
There are going to be days when you won’t have the energy or drive to get out of bed. There are going to be days when you’re going to want to give up - give up on love, life, or school. The thing is, you’re not allowed to give up. You were given a life and you’re supposed to live it. The truth is the seventy or eighty years that you’re given isn’t long enough to do the things you’re supposed to do. Sure, you’re gonna hit a few bumps along the way, but you’ve got to pick yourself up and move on. Life is unpredictable and things might not always work out the way you want them to, but that’s no reason to give up.— Author Unknown
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.— J.K. Rowling
I am not what I have done. I am what I have overcome.— Author Unknown
Winners don't wait for chances, they take them.— Author Unknown
Don’t count every day of the week; make every day of the week count.— Author Unknown
Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don't work out, just take another shot.— Author Unknown
The things we think about, focus on, and surround ourselves with will ultimately shape who we become.— Robert Tew
Wake up motivated! Not everybody made it, so don't take it for granted.— Tony Robbins
There are no do-overs in life! Every move costs time; so make your next move your best move!— Tony Robbins
Keep going. No matter what you do, no matter how many times you screw up and think to yourself that there’s no point to carry on or no matter how many people tell you that you can’t do it - keep going. Don’t quit. Don’t quit, because a few months from now you will be that much closer to your goal than you are now. Make today count.— Author Unknown
It’s not enough to just have potential. You also need to know what to do with it.— Author Unknown
It’s better to cross the line and suffer the consequences than to just stare at that line for the rest of your life.— Author Unknown
When the goal seems big and the plan looks tough, just start and soon the next thing you need to do will look possible. Step by step you can get through anything.— Author Unknown
Ultimately success is not something you achieve; it is who you are, it is a way of being.— Author Unknown
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.— Author Unknown
Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.— Author Unknown
Talk is cheap, but actions are priceless.— Author Unknown
Be brave, you will not see the light at the end of the tunnel until you walk through the darkness.— Leon Brown
Start where you are right now. Do what you can with what you have right now. Drop all excuses and start doing!— Robert Tew
Learn from your failures or be conquered by them.— Author Unknown
Fear is a feeling, not a fact.— Terri Cole
Everyday you wait is another day you won't get back.— Author Unknown
Start strong, stay strong, and finish strong by always remembering why you're doing it in the first place.— Ralph Marston
When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum.— Author Unknown
Aspire not to have more, but to be more.— Oscar Romero
Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.— C.S. Lewis
People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like “be realistic.”— Dylan Moran
In the end, you get what you deserve. The amount of effort you put in determines the amount of joy that you receive.— Leon Brown
Impossible only means that you haven’t found the solution yet.— Author Unknown
Wake up each morning determined, so you can go to bed satisfied.— Author Unknown
There are only 2 options: Make progress or make excuses.— Author Unknown
You have to be fearless and take chances. Don't live life fearing what comes next. That's not what living is about.— Author Unknown
Small changes eventually add up to huge results.— Author Unknown
If you give up, it's over. But if you don't, the day will come when you'll be glad you didn't give up.— Yamashita Tomohisa
Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy. Remember that.— Nicholas Sparks
Don't let fear paralyze you, let it motivate you.— Author Unknown
Define your limits. Don't let your limits define you. Believe you are limitless, and you will be.— Author Unknown
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.— Dennis Waitley
Never give up. Always find a reason to keep trying.— Author Unknown
Get your hopes up. Raise your expectations. Your best days are still in front of you.— Joel Osteen
Life is tough, but you must be tougher.— Author Unknown
Do something now that will make the person you'll be tomorrow proud to have been the person you are today.— Author Unknown
Things only get as bad as you are willing to let them.— Author Unknown
In order to succeed, you must first be willing to experience failure.— Author Unknown
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.— Elbert Hubbard
A lot of people give up too easily. You are closest to your victory when you face the greatest opposition.— Joel Osteen
You may have made a lot of wrong choices, but you’ve also made a lot of choices that were right. Focus on your good qualities. Focus on your victories. Get off the treadmill of guilt.— Joel Osteen
You have 2 choices in life. Cave into pressure, stay stuck and allow life to continually overwhelm you. Or step out into the big unknown world, face your fears and aim for a life with purpose.— Allison Maslan
Never be satisfied. Always strive to improve no matter how good you think you are.— Author Unknown
Obstacles are put in your way to see if what you want is really worth fighting for.— Author Unknown
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.— Brian Tracy
Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.— Ariaa Jaeger
The only person who is truly holding you back is you. No more excuses, it's time to change. It's time to live life at a new level.— Tony Robbins
If you don't believe you can do it, you will never find the motivation necessary to start.— Author Unknown
Don't let the burdens of your past be obstacles of your future.— Author Unknown
When you focus on problems, you'll have more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you'll have more opportunities.— Author Unknown
You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.— Brian Tracy
It is your attitude at the beginning of a task that determines success or failure.— Corrine Dewlow
A bad attitude can literally block love, blessings, and destiny from finding you. Don't be the reason you don't succeed.— Mandy Hale
If you continuously compete with others, you become bitter, but if you continuously compete with yourself, you become better.— Author Unknown
If you give up, it means you never really wanted it.— Author Unknown
Never, ever, ever give up! Chances are if you FEEL like giving up, you're right on the edge of your breakthrough.— Mandy Hale
You'll never know what you're capable of until you take that first step and go for it.— Author Unknown
It only takes one person to change your life: you.— Ruth Casey
Don’t start because it's easy. Start because it's worth trying. Don’t stop because it's hard. Stop because you've tried your best.— Author Unknown
Never give up. Great things take time.— Author Unknown
Find a way, not an excuse.— Author Unknown
It's gonna get harder before it gets easier. But it will get better, you just gotta make it through the hard stuff first.— Author Unknown
One of the most important keys to success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you don't feel like doing it.— Todd Smith
Stop worrying about what you have to lose and start focusing on what you have to gain.— Author Unknown
You are not just waiting in vain. There is a purpose behind every delay.— Mandy Hale
Focus on what you can do, not what you can't. Small steps turn into miles.— Author Unknown
The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you finally achieve it.— Author Unknown
You don't get to control me anymore.— Mandy Hale
Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words.— Author Unknown
Instead of obsessing over the things you can't change, focus on what you CAN: Your attitude, mindset, and energy.— Mandy Hale
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.— Truman Capote
Life is short. Focus on what matters and let go of what doesn't.— Author Unknown
It’s okay to be sad when you mess up, but don’t dwell for too long. The mistake has already been made, and you can’t erase the fact that it happened. You can either learn from it or mope about it. The choice is yours, but remember, we are only human; we were born to make mistakes. Simply put, if you have never made a mistake in your life, then that means that you have never taken a risk. Taking risks means that you go outside of your comfort zone - that you go outside of your boundaries. The most successful people are the ones who are not afraid to give it their all and possibly humiliate themselves greatly in front of others.— Cynthia Amy Tang
If it’s both terrifying and amazing then you should definitely pursue it.— Author Unknown
You can't correct what you aren't willing to confront.— Author Unknown
Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just do it and correct the course along the way.— Tim Ferris
Find something good within your life and give every ounce of positivity you have towards it, then watch how your life changes.— Leon Brown
Your dream doesn’t have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again.— KT Witten
Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.— Author Unknown
If you don't take a chance, how will you ever know?— Author Unknown
When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you'll find a way to get it.— Jim Rohn
When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.— Author Unknown
Don't wait for it to happen, go make it happen.— Author Unknown
No matter what happens in your life. No matter how far you're beaten down. Always, always, always get back up.— Mike Dillard
Nobody looks good in their darkest hours. But it’s those hours that make us what we are.— Karen Marie Moning
Be a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself, not on others. Listen to your heart, not to the crowd.— Author Unknown
The dream only becomes impossible, when you let the possibility of failure overtake your need to succeed.— Leon Brown
Don’t compare your situation to somebody else’s. You’re not running their race. You’re running your own race.— Joel Osteen
You can’t play it safe your whole life and expect to reach your highest potential. You’ve got to be willing to take some risk.— Joel Osteen
If you want something you have to work for it. If you don't get it, work harder.— Author Unknown
Don't sit around waiting forever; it won't happen unless you make it happen.— Author Unknown
Whenever you think about giving up, think about why you've kept going for this long.— Author Unknown
The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.— Robert Tew
Be all in or get out. There is no halfway.— Author Unknown
You were born to make an impact.— Author Unknown
Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.— Debbi Fields
If you want something different, you've gotta DO something different!— Author Unknown
Keep fighting. It will all be worth it in the end.— Author Unknown
Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.— Author Unknown
It doesn’t always work out and that’s okay.— Author Unknown
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next.— Denis Waitley
You know all those things you've always wanted to do? You should go do them.— Author Unknown
Don't make excuses for why you can't get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.— Author Unknown
If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.— Jane Goodall
If you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a LOT of time dealing with a life you DON’T want.— Kevin Ngo
Yesterday was yesterday, focus on today.— Author Unknown
Excuses are for people who don’t want it bad enough.— Author Unknown
Great things never came from comfort zones.— Author Unknown
It all starts in your mind. If you don’t think you can be successful, you won’t. Don’t limit yourself with your thinking.— Joel Osteen
When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.— Ellen DeGeneres
If you're interested in something, you will do what is convenient. If you're committed to something, you will do whatever it takes.— Murray Smith
Every single day you should wake up and commit yourself to becoming a better person.— Author Unknown
Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.— Fannie Flagg
Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.— Marianne Williamson
One of the major traps I see people fall into over and over again is getting so fixated on making a bit of money (or a lot of money…) that they lose track of what really predicts entrepreneurial success: creating value for other people. Like it or not, your value to society (as subjective as that might be…) is going to be the biggest factor in determining the amount of success you have in your life, whether you’re running a business or in a career.— Dan Andrews
Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you’ve had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly.— Steve Jobs
Note to self: every time you were convinced you couldn't go on, you did.— Author Unknown
People who avoid failure also avoid success.— Robert Tew
Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.— David Brooks
In a growth mindset, your flaws are just a TO-DO list of things to improve.— Derek Sivirs
Are you scared? Or are you not ready? There is a difference.— Author Unknown
Forget stardust - you are iron. Your blood is nothing but ferrous liquid. When you bleed, you reek of rust. It is iron that fills your heart and sits in your veins. And what is iron, really, unless it’s forged?— Author Unknown
Find a way. If there's none, make one.— Author Unknown
Be good to people. You will be remembered more for your kindness than any level of success you could possibly attain.— Mandy Hale
Second chances are hard to come by, so don't waste the first ones.— Author Unknown
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.— Jim Rohn
A healthy mind does not speak ill of others behind their back.— Author Unknown
No matter what happened in 2014, the new year ahead offers the opportunity to start again: Better, Stronger, and Wiser.— Mandy Hale
Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that's the one that is going to help you grow.— Caroline Myss
Don’t let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen.— Doe Zantamata
Know this: you can start over, each morning.— Tyler Joseph
At mile 40, I thought I was dead. At mile 60, I wished I was dead. At mile 80, I knew I was dead. At mile 100, I realized I had become too tough to kill. - Unknown *This is from an ultramarathon.— Author Unknown
Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.— Author Unknown
Direction is so much more important than speed. Many are going nowhere fast.— Author Unknown
The best project you’ll ever work on is YOU.— Sonny Franco
Everything is either an obstacle to growth, or an obstacle to keep you from growing. The good thing is: you get to choose.— James Altucher
Just because you took longer than others doesn’t mean you failed.— Author Unknown
You can make mistakes, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming others for those mistakes.— Author Unknown
Your goals should be focused on personal growth, not materialism. Just because your bank account is growing, it doesn't mean you are.— Author Unknown
You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success or happiness is found in your daily routine.— Author Unknown
If... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is equal to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Then... H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% L+O+V+E = 12+15+22+5 = 54% L+U+C+K = 12+21+3+11 = 47% None of them makes 100% Then what makes 100% ??? Is it Money? NO !!! Leadership? NO !!! Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our "ATTITUDE". It is OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work that makes OUR Life 100% Successful.. A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%.— Author Unknown
My mother worked too hard for me not to be great.— Author Unknown
Working on myself, by myself, for myself.— Author Unknown
Don't get mad. Don't get even. Do better. Much better. Rise above. Become so engulfed in your own success that you forget it ever happened.— Author Unknown
Complaining is draining. Complaining only takes away energy from today and never solves the problems for tomorrow.— James Altucher
Don’t miss out on something that could be great just because it could also be difficult.— Author Unknown
Don’t talk about what you’re going to do, just do it and let your actions speak for you.— Author Unknown
You had a purpose before anyone had an opinion.— Author Unknown
Sometimes the secret to getting what you want is to give it first.— Author Unknown
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice you give others.— Author Unknown
Because of you I didn't give up.— Author Unknown
Focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, on your powers instead of your problems.— Paul Meyers
Don't let a minor distraction deter you from achieving a major goal. Know what to ignore and what to pay attention to. Use your energy wisely.— Author Unknown
Never quit. If you stumble, get back up. What happened yesterday no longer matters. Today is another day. So get back on track and move closer to your dreams and goals. You can do it.— Author Unknown
You may have great intentions, but unless you let your actions speak louder than your words, nothing will ever unfold.— Leon Brown
Working on yourself is so rewarding.— Author Unknown
If you want better for your life, you can have it. Make a decision. Then take action. It's never too late.— Tony Robbins
Don't give up. Not yet. There’s a whole life ahead of you.— Author Unknown
No decision will pay off more than prioritizing your life and giving extreme focus and energy to the things with the highest return.— Author Unknown
Nothing will change in your life if you don't do something different from what you've been doing.— Author Unknown
Note to self: If you were able to believe in Santa Claus for 8 years, you can believe in yourself for like 5 seconds. Okay, you got this!— Author Unknown
I may be criticized. I may be ridiculed. I may be despised. I will be stronger. I will laugh. I will love. I will live.— Author Unknown
Sometimes you have to stop being scared and just go for it. Either it'll work or it won't. That's life.— Author Unknown
Stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new things is the only way to grow.— Author Unknown
Never give up. Because if you don't try, you will never know if you can!— Author Unknown
Live Life Happy Quote: Don’t lose your hunger. Stay focused. Keep grinding until something happens.— Robert Tew
My goal for 2016 is to never allow myself to fall as low as I did this year, never again.— Karl Jean
Live Life Happy Quote: Take more chances this New Year and let your creativity drive you in order to make your dreams come true! This is the year of YOU!— New Music Revolution
You gotta work hard for what you want, and twice as hard to keep it.— Author Unknown
You lose a lot of people when you're focusing on yourself. Find no shame in evolving.— Billy Chapata
Live Life Happy Quote: 2016 has started off pretty good. Focusing on myself has been the best idea.— Author Unknown
I am so tired of listening to people make excuses... if it's important to you, you will find a way no matter what!— Author Unknown
The sky is not the limit. Your belief system is.— Vanessa Feils
Whatever you're doing, you should have started sooner.— Bill Phillips
Be the hardest working person you can be. That's how you separate yourself from the competition.— Stephen Curry
If you want to do something, then do it now, because life is short, and you never know if you'll get that chance to do it.— Author Unknown
With a negative mindset you only see negative things happen, yet positive things happen all the time. Alter your state of mind to see them.— Author Unknown
When things are going bad, don’t use that as an excuse to give up. Instead, use it as motivation to push harder. Never give up.— Author Unknown
Don't give up. All of your hard work will pay off soon, stick with what you're doing no matter how hard it gets.— Author Unknown
Work hard for the things you want in life, shortcuts don't always make you a winner.— Author Unknown
Focusing on your purpose is everything. Don't allow negativity to distract you from where you're headed.— Author Unknown
There are no accidents. Whatever happens, it is for a reason. We might not always see the reason, but we can always trust it’s there.— Author Unknown
Do your future self a favor and work hard now.— Author Unknown
If you're waiting for the perfect time, you'll be waiting forever. Take action, make a move, and do something about it.— Author Unknown
Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient.— Author Unknown