Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Samuel JohnsonRead
If you don't sell, it's not the product that's wrong, it's you.
Interpretation
Personal responsibility is key to success; if failure occurs, it reflects on oneself rather than the product.
This quote by Estee Lauder emphasizes the importance of personal accountability in the realm of sales and success. It suggests that when products don't sell, individuals should introspect rather than blame external factors; thus, success often hinges on one's own efforts, attitudes, and approaches rather than the quality of the product itself.
In practice
In a sales workshop discussing the importance of personal responsibility for your own success.
Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!!
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
Being named among the best is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.
I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel.
Another qualification of success is that we not only bring harmonious and beneficial results to ourselves, but also share those benefits with others.
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