You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.
Og MandinoRead
I will not allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.
Interpretation
Past achievements should not lead to complacency in the present.
This quote by Og Mandino emphasizes the importance of staying proactive and motivated rather than becoming overly comfortable with previous successes. It warns that resting on one's laurels can lead to stagnation and ultimate failure, encouraging continuous effort and growth.
In practice
This quote can inspire a team at a corporate meeting to strive for continuous improvement.
You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.
Why do we continue to breed little minds who can find no recompense for their own failures other than to belittle and mock the talents, even the dress, of others? When will everyone realize that we are all equal in the eyes of God?
The only certain means of success is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what the task may be. This is a habit followed by all successful people since the beginning of time. Therefore I saith the surest way to doom yourself to mediocrity is to perform only the work for which you are paid.
Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.
Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better... or quit. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.
You are not your resume, you are your work.
I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.
Ex-D-boy, used to park my Beamer _x000D_ _x000D_ Now look at me, I can park in my own arena
I do today what people won't, so I achieve tomorrow what other people can't.
My uncle was the first brown person to have a market stall on Petticoat Lane in the 1960s. He worked his way up from the street. He was homeless, but eventually he got a car so he could sell from the boot. And by the 1980s, he was a millionaire wholesaling to companies like Topshop. So in a way, fashion put me in England.
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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