Success

He is a trouble causer who acts without intent. In other words, living on purpose means you must act with known intent. Develop an objective sense that asks the why questions as you pull out action thoughts. Why do I want to do this? Why do I want to do it now? Why do I want to stop this? Why do I want to enter into this agreement? Why do I want to change? You will discover that when you have a known intent, you have enough motivation to sustain the success of your decision.

- Archibald Marwizi, Making Success Deliberate

When you are present, you are not needy.

- John Kuypers, What's Important Now: Shedding The Past So You Can Live In The Present

When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, “Do you have time to speak right now?” If they say no, you can say, “I have some valuable information to share with you. What time would work best for you?

- Susan C. Young, The Art of Preparation: 8 Ways to Plan with Purpose & Intention for Positive Impact

The quest for learning is the quest for self-discovery.

- Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Think on blessings and not curses, beauty not ugliness, health not sickness. Meditate on wealth not poverty, success not failure, grace not disgrace!

- Jaachynma N.E. Agu

Eliminate distractions and focus on priorities.

- Sharfaraz Ahmed

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

- John D. Rockefeller

Theirs is not to reason why theirs is but to do or die.

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Be careful you don’t give up on what is yet to give you victory. Many people quit when they were yet to win. Successful people never quit and I believe no quitter had ever been successful too.

- Israelmore Ayivor, Dream Big!: See Your Bigger Picture!

To succeed, you have to say ‘no’ more often than you say ‘yes’. This is easier when you have a definite purpose or clarity on the desired outcome.

- Mensah Oteh