Success or failure is merely a state of
mind. ~Robert Collier
Believe that you cannot do a thing-- and you can't. Know that you can do it-- and you will. ~Robert Collier
Robert Collier was one of the greatest copywriters and advertising men of all time. But, he was also a leader in the "New Thought Movement" (a precursor to modern books on positive thinking and motivation).
When it comes to success or failure, it is true that most ideas never get off the ground because people are afraid of failure. While they talk about wanting to do this or that, they never really put forth any effort because fear of failure hangs over them like an anvil waiting to fall-- at least, that is the mental image they have at that defining moment.
That FEAR or FAILURE can easily be applied to the lesson in the second quote I have above. Belief in being able to do something successfully will motivate you and keep you trying. Like Edison, and his light-bulb, countless failures will serve to weed out the bad ideas from good ones.
Knowing in your heart that you CAN do "it" (whatever "it" happens to be), and actually being determined enough to take that first step, then build momentum, is the difference between being all talk and actually making something happen. You have to WANT it. You have to keep going when the going gets tough. Sure, there are daunting times, but, the reward is worth the effort.
Remember the words of Andrew Carnegie: "Anything in life worth having is worth working for."
So it is with success. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Now, let's go from the talking about it phase to the making it happen phase. You'll be glad you did.
Believe that you cannot do a thing-- and you can't. Know that you can do it-- and you will. ~Robert Collier
Robert Collier was one of the greatest copywriters and advertising men of all time. But, he was also a leader in the "New Thought Movement" (a precursor to modern books on positive thinking and motivation).
When it comes to success or failure, it is true that most ideas never get off the ground because people are afraid of failure. While they talk about wanting to do this or that, they never really put forth any effort because fear of failure hangs over them like an anvil waiting to fall-- at least, that is the mental image they have at that defining moment.
That FEAR or FAILURE can easily be applied to the lesson in the second quote I have above. Belief in being able to do something successfully will motivate you and keep you trying. Like Edison, and his light-bulb, countless failures will serve to weed out the bad ideas from good ones.
Knowing in your heart that you CAN do "it" (whatever "it" happens to be), and actually being determined enough to take that first step, then build momentum, is the difference between being all talk and actually making something happen. You have to WANT it. You have to keep going when the going gets tough. Sure, there are daunting times, but, the reward is worth the effort.
Remember the words of Andrew Carnegie: "Anything in life worth having is worth working for."
So it is with success. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Now, let's go from the talking about it phase to the making it happen phase. You'll be glad you did.
