Work is hard. If it weren’t, they’d call it fun. Or super happy fun time. But alas, the definition that sticks is the former and you’re well aware (or at least, you should be) of the hardnosed effort it takes to succeed today, although that doesn’t mean success is out of reach.
Take a handful of the most successful men and women in business today, and guess what? They all started out at the bottom, looking up. And what was their most distinguishable feature that separated them from the rest of their peers at the time? Drive.
So knowing you’re behind the wheel of your own destiny, how can you chart your own path to success? One way is to heed the advice of the people who have made it before you. These quotes aren’t just inspirational, they’re insightful, and if you’re able to walk away remembering only one, you’re that much better than when you first read this sentence.
“If you do build a great experience, customers will tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.
-Jeff Bezos, Founder, CEO of Amazon
“Please think about your legacy, because you’re writing it every day.”
-Gary Vaynerchuck
“It takes twenty years to build a reputation, and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
-Warren Buffett, Chairman, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
“You are not your resume; you are your work.”
-Seth Godin, Author, Entrepreneur
“Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.”
-Lloyd Jones, Author
“Don’t worry about people stealing your work. Worry about the day they stop.”
-Jeffrey Zeldman, Designer, Writer, Publisher
“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
-Tony Robbins, Self-Help Coach, Author, Public Speaker
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
-Jack Dorsey, Co-founder Twitter
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of the rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.“
-Steve Jobs, Co-founder, CEO Apple Inc.
