The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn't prepared to work for.
When we start being too impressed by the results of our work, we slowly come to the erroneous conviction that life is one large scoreboard where someone is listing the points to measure our worth. And before we are fully aware of it, we have sold our soul to the many grade-givers. That means we are not only in the world, but also of the world. Then we become what the world makes us. We are intelligent because someone gives us a high grade. We are helpful because someone says thanks. We are likable because someone likes us. And we are important because someone considers us indispensable. In short, we are worthwhile because we have successes. And the more we allow our accomplishments — the results of our actions — to become the criteria of our self-esteem, the more we are going to walk on our mental and spiritual toes, never sure if we will be able to live up to the expectations which we created by our last successes. In many people’s lives, there is a nearly diabolic chain in which their anxieties grow according to their successes. This dark power has driven many of the greatest artists into self-destruction.
My life changed the day I moved beyond just wishing for things and I started earning them. That is the day I learned that we don't get what we wish for, we get what we work for.
Before I ever knew what the word Entrepeneur was, I realized in America and in the Western part of the world in general, you are given the opportunity to be whatever you want to be. And that is all anyone should ever expect from the Capitalist system. The rest is up to you. It's up to you to educate yourself. It's up to you to learn speaking skills and people skills. It's up to you to try (and usually fail, but to try again) all sorts of ventures. The rest is a combination of hard work, being at the right place ...at the right time...with the right thing...oh yes...and more (never ending) hard work.
The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine
Plant your tiny seeds and keep watering them every day. Soon, they’ll grow.
To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.
If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.
The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.
The strength of every individual is the grace for great work.
Os livros são escritos devido a anos virados do avesso por ideias que não nos libertam até serem escritas e, até mesmo então, a escrita é o último recurso, um resgate desesperado que pagamos para que a vida nos seja devolvida.
Time utilization and effectiveness is a major marker for success
The most successful people in the world today are entrepreneurs
Success is determined by how best you can utilize your time
Your daily product determines how far you go
Never give up just because you failed initially
For you to be successful in your promised land, you must study the land
If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn't mean that you would be a midget if you were bald.