Quotes About Achievement

When you engineer early successes, what you're really doing is engineering hope. Hope is precious to a change effort.

A small win reduces importance ('this is no big deal'), reduces demands ('that's all that needs to be done'), and raises perceived skill levels ('I can do at least that')." All three of these factors will tend to make change easier and more self-sustaining.

Like a solutions-focused therapist, look for the flashes of success.

he invented five milestones en route to the destination, each worthy of celebration.

The project often feels like a failure in the middle. But if the team persists through this valley of angst and doubt, it eventually emerges with a growing sense of momentum. Team members begin to test out their new designs, and they realize the improvements they've made, and they keep tweaking the design to make it better. And they come to realize, we've cracked this problem. That's when the team reaches the peak of confidence.

to marry your long-term goal with short-term critical moves.

Throughout the first 18 years of his career in the NBA, LeBron James scored over 35,000 points. Throughout the first 18 years of his career in the NBA, LeBron James scored

Couch to 5K había cambiado su vida. Él pretendía

Once people are on the path and making progress, it's important to make their advances visible.

By using the miracle scale, you always have a clear idea of where you're going next, and you have a clear sense of what the next small victory will be. You're moving forward, and, even better, you're getting more confident in your ability to keep moving forward.

PRIDE: Defining moments capture us at our best—moments of achievement, moments of courage.

Marcus Buckingham, who says that

Lots of things are out of our control. But the goal is to be wise about the things that are under our control. And one thing we can control is how we define the ultimate victory and the small victories that lead up to it.

you need quick wins to get fired up. And getting fired up is super-important.

trainers set a behavioral destination and then use "approximations," meaning that they reward each tiny step toward the destination.

We need to be looking for bright spots—however tiny!—and rewarding them.

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur…. Don't look for the quick, big improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens—and when it happens, it lasts.

First, you fill the pits. That, in turn, frees you up to focus on the second stage: creating the moments that will make the experience "occasionally remarkable." Fill pits, then build peaks.

successful change transformations were more likely to set behavioral goals:

In looking for a goal that reaches the Elephant—that hits people in the gut—you can't bank on SMART goals. (There are some people whose hearts are set aflutter by goals such as "improving the liquidity ratio by 30 percent over the next 18 months." They're called accountants.)

Small targets lead to small victories, and small victories can often trigger a positive spiral of behavior.

Who are you guys?! I just made a shitload of money off you!

This was something I had achieved by myself, without having to depend on anyone. No one could take it away. That's what I want for you, my Tara, my Bela. That's what it really means to be a fortunate lamp.

A lot of people are like, 'So you want to be famous.' And I'm like, 'No, I want to be good at my craft. I don't care about fame, I don't care if I even ever make it. As long as people know what I am as an actress in this business, I'm set for my career right now.'