Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony.
Napoleon HillRead
The man of decision cannot be stopped! The man of indecision cannot be started! Take your own choice.
Interpretation
Decisiveness is crucial for success, while indecision leads to stagnation.
This quote by Napoleon Hill emphasizes the power of making decisions. A person who is decisive and takes action towards their goals is unstoppable, while someone who cannot make choices will never start their journey towards success. The implication is that individuals must take ownership of their decisions to achieve meaningful progress in life.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire young entrepreneurs.
Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony.
Nature yields her most profound secrets to the person who is determined to uncover them.
Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
Let nobody bribe you away from being yourself.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
I just figured out that if I gave my all into this game - if I put everything into the fight business - then I would eventually run the fight business.
I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
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