Be Successful

Success like everything else in life does not come into being simply because we wish it. Successful people do not become that way overnight. It is the result of hard work, ambition, drive and desire over time.

To be successful, each and every day brings with it the opportunity to improve, to be better and will get you closer to success. This sounds like hard work and it is, however, once you get started, it is easier to continue and the small successes along the way ensures that the bigger successes are viewed as attainable. Don't give up - success will be yours!

The Motivational Readings section on the site contains some great worksheets to help with setting goals and managing your time; key characteristics of successful people and will help you get on track.

These success quotes will also motivate you to keep going until you succeed.

"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that's where you will find success."

-- Thomas J. Watson

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

-- Winston S. Churchill

"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better."

-- Jim Rohn

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

-- Albert Schweitzer

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that other throw at him."

-- David Brinkley

"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed."