In all labor there is profit…
“In the entrepreneurial environment..there’s a lot to be said for showing up on time, ready to work. …The meeting of deadlines and commitments alone causes a person to stand out from the crowd like an alien space ship parked in an Iowa cornfield. The ability to get things done and done right the first time will magnetically attract incredible contacts, opportunities, and resources to you. All of this is a matter of self-discipline.” {Dan Kennedy, No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs}
“Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.” {H. Jackson Brown, J}
“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life.” {James Allen}
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.” {Henry Ward Beecher}
“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” {Mark Twain}
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