Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success
John C. Maxwell
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
“Today Matters People create success in their lives by focusing on today. It may sound trite, but today is the only time you have. It’s too late for yesterday. And you can’t depend on tomorrow. That’s why today matters.”
“You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training,” says (Seth) Godin. “There’s no such thing as an overnight opera sensation. Great law firms or design companies don’t spring up overnight…every great company, every great brand, and every great career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.” There is no magic solution to success.”
“Priorities shift every day; values once defined, stay same.”
“Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is often painful. But we need to recognize that there are really two kinds of pain when it comes to our daily conduct. There’s the pain of self-discipline and the pain of regret. Most people avoid the pain of self-discipline because it’s the easy thing to do. What they may not realize is that the pain of self-discipline is momentary but the pay-off is long lasting.”
“Decisions help us start. Discipline helps us finish.”
“You may have a million reasons not to get started now. In a month or a year or five years from now, you may have only one regret - that you didn't start now.”
“You have not lived a perfect day, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you. No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.”
“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. "The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.”
“The greatest handicap a person has is not realizing his potential.”
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