Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Ralph MarstonRead
The fundamental challenge of achieving anything you wish is first to convince yourself to do it. Once you are totally convinced of its value, you'll find a way to get it done.
Interpretation
Self-conviction is crucial for achieving your goals.
This quote emphasizes the importance of internal belief and motivation as foundational steps to attaining any goal. It suggests that once you fully understand and believe in the value of your aspirations, you will naturally find the means to accomplish them.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire a team to focus on their objectives.
Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.
If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from merely a belief that you can do it. Success comes when you absolutely know you can achieve it
You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.
Perhaps we need to redefine our idea of role models; they're not always elite athletes whose success might seem too distant or unachievable. Sometimes it's our friend who just smashed her first 10k, or our Zumba teacher who is enthusiastic, encouraging and real.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
The basis of persistence is the Power of Will.
If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
I get up early in the morning, 4 o'clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that's enough. In the afternoon, I run.
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