Quotes to Prepare for Success & Life's Challenges

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it.

Dream big and dare to fail.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equivalent advantage.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right.

Your mindset determines your success more than your resources.

A positive mind finds opportunity in everything.

What you focus on expands.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of self-esteem.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Change is the only constant in life.

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Embrace uncertainty. Make peace with the unknown. Let go of control.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.

Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. Mostly, it’s both.

Letting go isn’t giving up, but accepting that there are things that cannot be.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

True leadership stems from individual character, not from authority.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

The best leaders are coaches, not dictators.

Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.

Personal development is the foundation of all success.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make.

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Growth begins when we accept our weaknesses and commit to overcoming them.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Small daily improvements lead to stunning results.

The pain of discipline is nothing compared to the pain of regret.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

Fail fast, fail forward, fail better.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Failure teaches success. Pain teaches power.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

Own who you are. Your confidence will grow naturally.

Fake it until you make it until you become it.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Your level of effort should match your level of desire.

The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.

Don’t wait for motivation. Discipline creates momentum.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Discipline equals freedom.

Motivation is temporary. Discipline is permanent.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.