Category Archives: Success Quotes

Success Quote: Patrick Lencioni on Disciplines

Posted on February 12, 2021 by David Motto

Success is not so much a function of intelligence or natural ability, but rather of commitment to the right disciplines.Patrick Lencioni Even if you’re smart and gifted with natural abilities, you still need to focus on the right areas if … Continue reading →

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Success Quote: Jean Sibelius on handling critics

Posted on February 5, 2021 by David Motto

Pay no attention to what critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.Jean Sibelius, composer

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Success Quote: Jonathan Swift on Vision

Posted on January 29, 2021 by David Motto

Vision is the art of seeing something invisible.Jonathan Swift, writer

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Success Quote: Jack Nicklaus on Focus

Posted on January 22, 2021 by David Motto

Focus on remedies, not faults.Jack Nicklaus, legendary golfer Yesterday, January 21, 2021, was Jack Nicklaus’s 81st birthday. There’s so much we can learn from him on mastery and success. This quote on putting solutions and remedies above problems and faults … Continue reading →

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Success Quote: Jill Ellis on Pressure

Posted on July 1, 2019 by David Motto

Some teams will visit pressure. But we live there.Jill Ellis, Head Coach,U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Where do you live? Does pressure make you buckle under, or does it make you rise to the challenge and feel invincible? Channeling nervousness, … Continue reading →

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Success Quote: Paul Arden on Achieving the Unachievable

Posted on April 25, 2019 by David Motto

You can achieve the unachievable. Firstly you need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end.Paul Arden

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Success Quote from Anais Nin

Posted on April 10, 2019 by David Motto

We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are.Anais Nin This quote is so simple and so profound at the same time, and it lines up with much of the research into cognitive bias. Our biases … Continue reading →

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Success Quote from Beverly Sills

Posted on March 27, 2019 by David Motto

There are no short cuts to any place worth going.Beverly Sills

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Success Quote: Paul Arden on Ambition

Posted on March 25, 2019 by David Motto

Talent helps, but it won’t take you as far as ambition. Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great.Paul Arden

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Success Quote from Clement Stone

Posted on March 17, 2019 by David Motto

What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve.Clement Stone

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