Action is the foundational key to all success. Pablo Picasso Humans are fascinated by the notions of dreaming big and aiming high, and rightly so. After all, life is not meant to be squandered away on trivial goals. That said, simply setting yourself lofty targets is not likely to get you far in the pursuit Read more…
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid of standing still. Chinese proverb Perseverance is arguably the defining trait of a hard-working, driven individual. He does not put in the hard yards and then relax, hoping for the results to sustain themselves; he keeps at it, adopting a proactive approach even as most others prefer Read more…
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Ralph Waldo Emerson As a species conditioned to get everything perfect, humans often fall easy victims to the rather dubious art of procrastination. We do everything in our power – from making silly excuses to simply putting too much thought into everything – to get Read more…
The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. Benjamin Mays ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’ Most of us are familiar with this golden line from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam A.H.H. However, is Read more…
It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. Paula Scher Failure is mostly equated with disappointment and all types of negative emotions. It is looked at as something ignominious; something that must be avoided at all costs. Sure, failure hurts – it is, after all, a sign that all our hard work was in vain, Read more…
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte As is always the case with fear, the fear of defeat is often more overwhelming than defeat itself. It forces one into submission or despair even before the contest is truly over. It makes one believe that no matter how hard they try, they Read more…
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius Work is both an economic and spiritual need. While it helps us meet our everyday expenses and plan for all possible contingencies, it is also a fuel for the human soul, which thrives on action. However, over Read more…
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. Bill Gates Success is a double-edged sword; it can both be the reason for motivation and complacency. For driven people, it can spur them on to aim for even greater feats. For them, success serves as a stepping stone to a Read more…
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton With get-rich-overnight-type of schemes having flooded the online market, it is rather easy to believe that success comes with some shortcuts. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth. Actually, there are no shortcuts to succeed Read more…
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela Unless you are one of those rare gifted people who have never tasted failure, you must have experienced your fair share of disappointments. More often than not, such negative experiences tend to sap us of all Read more…
