Quotes About Effort

The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit.

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task. —VIKTOR E. FRANKL, Holocaust survivor; author of Man's Search for Meaning

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. —ROBERT FROST, American poet and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes

If I want a better-than-average career, I can't simply 'go with the flow' and get it. Most people do just that: they wish for an outcome but make no intention-driven actions toward that outcome. If they would just do something most people would find that they get some version of the outcome they're looking for. That's been my secret. Stop wishing and start doing.

There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything," and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway." Either way, nothing happens. —YVON CHOUINARD,7 founder of Patagonia

If the best in the world are stretching their asses off in order to get strong, why aren't you?

80% of the results come from 20% of the effort and time.

Options - the ability to choose - is real power. This book is all about how to see and create those options with the least effort and cost. It just so happens, paradoxically, that you can make more money - a lot more money - by doing half of what you are doing now.

If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.

I overhear Bobby Flay say, "Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It's that simple." I

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. —BENJAMIN DISRAELI, former British Prime Minister

It's always the hard part that creates value.

If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake.

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. —ROBERT FROST,

Realistic goals, goals restricted to the average ambition level, are uninspiring and will only fuel you through the first or second problem, at which point you throw in the towel. If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.

If [more] information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs.

what you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.

Y el 99,9 por ciento de las veces no era porque no supieran disparar un arma,

There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything," and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway." Either way, nothing happens.

when you get on the field, you'll have to start from scratch, turning that paper knowledge into practical knowledge.

Lo has intentado. Has fracasado. No importa. Inténtalo de nuevo. Fracasa otra vez. Fracasa mejor".

The top 1% often succeed despite how they train, not because of it. Superior genetics, or a luxurious full-time schedule, make up for a lot.

Por suerte, multiplicar los resultados por diez no siempre requiere un esfuerzo diez veces mayor. Los cambios grandes pueden llegar en paquetes pequeños.

If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.