Geoffrey James writes …At the start of every year, I create a list of quotes to guide and inspire me for the next 12 months. Here are the quotes I’ve selected for 2013:
- “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”
Napoleon Hill
- “The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”
Brian Tracy
- “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
Dale Carnegie
- “Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.”
Og Mandino
- “A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”
Tony Robbins
- “If you can’t control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls waiting to be attacked.”
The Book of Proverbs
A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.”
Harvey Mackay
- “Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience.”
Jack Vance
- “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
Jim Rohn
- “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”
Zig Ziglar
- “The number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.”
Tom Hopkins
- “You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.”
Seth Godin
Readers: I want to begin this year with a huge burst of motivation. Can you help me out? What quotes or thoughts inspire YOU to be the best that you can be? (Leave a comment!)
Geoffrey James writes the Sales Source column on Inc.com , the world’s most visited sales-oriented blog. His newly published book is Business to Business Selling: Power Words and Strategies From the World’s Top Sales Experts . @Sales_Source