Quotes About Success

We must first remember that today's relational successes are not measured on the scale of media—which ones to use and how many friends, fans, or followers one can accumulate. They are measured on the scale of meaning. Become meaningful in your interactions and the path to success in any endeavor is simpler and far more sustainable. The reason? People notice. People remember. People are moved when their interactions with you always leave them a little better.

The principle? Let Charles Schwab say it in his own words: "The way to get things done," says Schwab, "is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.

Quien pisa con suavidad va lejos".

If the work was exciting and interesting, the worker looked forward to doing it and was motivated to do a good job. That is what every successful person loves: the game. The chance for self-expression.

He who treads softly goes far.

the royal road to a person's heart is to talk about the things he or she treasures most.

Se alguém avança de maneira confiante na direção de seus sonhos e se empenha em viver a vida que imaginou, encontrará nas horas comuns um sucesso inesperado.

This result is as important for the owner of a business as it is for authors and bloggers.

This is when my business began to not only turn around; it began to take off.

Say to yourself over and over: "My peace of mind, my happiness, my health, and perhaps even my income will, in the long run, depend largely on applying the old, obvious, and eternal truths taught in this book.

15 per cent of one's financial success is due to one's technical knowledge and about 85 per cent is due to skill in human engineering

Amo meu trabalho de professor. Escrevi um livro chamado The Excitement of Teaching (A empolgação de lecionar). Ensinar sempre foi mais do que uma arte ou uma ocupação para mim; é uma paixão. Amo ensinar como um pintor ama pintar ou um cantor ama cantar. Antes de me levantar da cama de manhã, penso com muita alegria no meu primeiro grupo de alunos. Entusiasmo é um dos principais combustíveis para se alcançar o sucesso na vida.

If you had as much sense as a half-witted hummingbird, you would realize that I am interested in how big I am—not how big you are. All this talk about your enormous success makes me feel small and unimportant.]

personality and the ability to talk are more important than a knowledge of Latin verbs or a sheepskin from Harvard.

the person who has technical knowledge plus the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership and to arouse enthusiasm among people—that person is headed for higher earning power.

Schwab says that he was paid this salary largely because of his ability to deal with people.

These investigations revealed that even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15 per cent of one's financial success is due to one's technical knowledge and about 85 per cent is due to skill in human engineering – to personality and the ability to lead people.

As I look back now I wonder how I was ever able to sell anything. I lost years of my life in scrapping and arguing. I keep my mouth shut now. It pays.

Pero el hombre que dispone de conocimientos técnicos más la habilidad de expresar sus ideas, para asumir la dirección, y para despertar entusiasmo entre los demás, esa persona tiene posibilidades de aumentar indefinidamente sus ingresos.

But that's not where the story ends.

Por ejemplo, quería vender rieles de acero al Ferrocarril de Pennsylvania. J. Edgar Thomson era entonces presidente de ese ferrocarril. Y Andrew Carnegie construyó en Pittsburgh una enorme planta de altos hornos a la que puso el nombre de "Edgar Thomson Trabajos de Acero".

best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today.

There is no limit to what a man can do, or where he can go, if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.