Success, achievement, and hard work always go hand in hand. Also, a positive attitude and outlook in life are something everyone should have to succeed. If you are looking for inspiration and a sign to work harder to succeed, here are the powerful quotes about success that will inspire you.
1. “Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein
We can never reach success if we are afraid to fail. Failure is always part of the process and it will make us know what things we need to improve on and do better for success. Failure is part of the formula to succeed.
2.“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
Even if we are reminded and given tons of inspiration if we do not execute those inspirations, our dream to become successful will never happen. We should be those people who are always grinding to be on the top of the ladder. We work to succeed and it will be more self-fulfilling knowing that we are successful because we work so hard.
3. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”– Frederick Douglas
No one succeeds from scratch that did not struggle. However, we must always remember that when we are struggling, it means we work hard and that is already considered one step closer to success.
4.“Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.”– Frank Ocean
It may be difficult along the way to succeed. There may be a lot of obstacles that come along our way. But every suffering will not be worth comparing to the success that we want to achieve. And the moment will wherein success will be in front of us and will scream for us to let the whole world know that we work hard to get to where we want to be.
5.“Don’t let others tell you what you can’t do. Don’t let the limitations of others limit your vision. If you can remove your self-doubt and believe in yourself, you can achieve what you never thought possible.”– Roy T. Bennett
You are the owner and the captain of your life. Don’t let anyone dictate what you can do and what you cannot because only you, yes “you” know what your limitations are.
6.“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” – William Arthur Ward
Sometimes we thought there are things that we dream of that are impossible to achieve especially if we are considering our present situation. That is wrong! The fact that you think and dream, means you are capable to achieve it. Believe in yourself!
7.“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
No matter what happens— like things that make our journey to success difficult, we need to be able to compose ourselves, set our focus, and drive to make everything happen the way we want it to be.
8.“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointment along the way.” — Robert Kiyosaki
Success does not just happen right away, it should be achieved with desire. It takes time effort and commitment. The way you perceive success will reflect on the results.
9.“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill
Not all successful people are intelligent nor have strong abilities to do the things that will make them successful because these people succeed because of never-ending and unwavering effort and constant dedication to everything they do.
10.“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville
It would always feel great that you know you succeed in your ways and abilities. It will make you extremely proud and say to yourself, “Great, you deserve everything you have right now.”
11.“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
Work at your own pace, success is not about who does it faster, it’s about who succeeds. Success is not a contest that is timed. You work slowly but are sure that you’ll definitely get there!
12.“What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.” — Margaret Thatcher
Strive to do more and better. Work harder knowing the purpose of why you are working hard to not lose the enthusiasm for it.
13.“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” – Richard Bach
Just like and simple as that, “If you think you can, you’ll definitely achieve it.” We should be like this, not the other way around. Remember, What you are and have is the product of your mindset.
14. “Remember, success is a journey, not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.” – Bruce Lee
. Think of everything as part of the journey and is a journey itself. This way, you will feel at ease not stressed believing that you will achieve your dream of success.
15.“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” — Frank Lloyd Wright
Time and time again, we are always reminded that to achieve and get the things we want, we need to work hard, putting our full selves to the work. There are no other formulas for this.
16.“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees” ~ the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.”— Suzy Kassem
If given the chance what type of bee you are?
17.“I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it.” — Michael Jordan
Go out of your comfort zone and explore the world to become successful. Aside from that, be forceful in achieving your goal. If something doesn’t happen the way how you envision success. Find another way, be combative, of course in a good way.
18.“In an ideal world, nobody’s work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.” — Barry Schwartz
It is way better to work hard not because of money, yes it is already given that the reason we work is that we want to become financially stable. However, it will become more self-fulfilling when we do something because we want to be recognized as a person that works hard to get to success.
19.“To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe.” — Anatole France
Action is motivated by our dreams and plans are executed because we believe we can do it. Your success always depends on you, how you structured it, and how you process it. It’s always “YOU”.
20.“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” ― Paulo Coelho
When we really don’t want and fear failure, we cannot achieve anything. It may seem impossible but trust the process everything happens for a reason. What is important is you do not give up even if it takes a thousand mistakes.
21.“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman
Doing what you ought to do is the only thing you need to focus on. It doesn’t matter who takes the credit as long as you know you did your part. Nevertheless, a time will come when they will recognize your hard work and will give you the credit you deserve.
22.“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
Hardship is indeed already part of and will always do in our life, regardless of time, place and with whom. That is how it is. Life is not easy, why not make it worth remembering by doing your best even if it makes you tear up?
23.“Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I’ll show you someone who has never achieved much.” ― Joan Collins
Every one of us is bound to make mistakes. Nobody is perfect, and so no one is blameless and spotless when it comes to making mistakes. But that is the beauty of success, you cannot achieve anything if you will not commit mistakes.
24.“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” — Coco Chanel
Do you want to become successful? Then work for it. Do not wait that success will go to you because it will never happen.
25.“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
Successful people are congratulated because of their success which is why oftentimes we tend to forget that most of these people already received enough validation because of what they achieved. How about those people who extremely need encouragement for them to survive and strive more to reach their dream?
26.“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.” — Marilyn vos Savant
All of us has our own strength and weaknesses. We often like our strengths because they highlighted what we can do. On the other hand, we regard our weaknesses as troublesome because we think it hinders our success.
Weakness is not what we think it is. In fact, it weighs the same importance as our strength. Our weaknesses make us realize and understand the things we need to improve with so that we can use our strengths. It is about making your weakness your strength.
27.“Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and are always on the move.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana
Becoming successful is not like you are participating in a track in-field race wherein you need to run fast to reach the finish line first. But, it is about not giving up the race for success even if there are already many people who are ahead of you. Just don’t give and you’ll get there.
28.“Success works as a cycle – growth, and contraction, balancing and unbalancing – all while you’re encountering hurdles that get higher and higher over time.” ― Julien Smith
Success is a continuing cycle. There are times it makes you grow and improve. But there are also times that it makes you feel like you are sinking. “Why does this happen? Success is supposedly about us improving,” you may say.
Yes, you are right, but you can feel this because the obstacles of the process are getting intense. Regardless, what is important is that you overcome all those feelings and obstacles. In the end, it is all about you improving to become successful.
29.“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer
Being determined is one of the key players of success. Every day, we work hard and struggle because we want to at least feel satisfied with what we did the entire day. After all, all the things you do is a contributor to your success.
30.“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
Sometimes we let go of the goal because we see it as unachievable. We overlooked the fact that it is not the goal that needs to be changed, but our way of doing it instead.
Goals are set because it is meant to be achieved. We set goals because we know we can imagine ourselves achieving them. If there is someone or something that can be blamed because of the unachievable goal, it is no other than ourselves.
31.“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”– Steve Jobs
Success is not like an assignment and project at school that can be done overnight. That is not how the real world works. Most successful people took years, and even decades just to get what they have right now.
It takes grit, commitment, and strong perseverance. Basically, it will really take a long time.
32.“After every difficulty, ask yourself two questions “What did I do right?” and “What would I do differently?” – Brian Tracy
Ask yourself, what went wrong? Admit that you did something that compromises your goal. After that, find a way to make it right and how to make it work.
33.”Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” – Oprah Winfrey
No matter how difficult it is, we should always do our best so that there will be no regrets afterward. That is enough to make you feel that you are in the best place.
Are you more inspired to work hard to become successful through these quotes?
We all have different definitions of success. It is not about getting rich or above everyone else but it’s about feeling fulfilled. Your own definition of success will also define you as a person.
What is important is that in the process of achieving our dreams, we should not let fear make us back down. Instead, we face it with courage so that in the end, whatever the result is, we can say to ourselves, “I tried and I will never stop trying until I can truly feel, deep within myself that I am successful.”
I hope everyone will become successful. It may not be a great achievement for others, but if for us it is enough to be called “success” so be it. See you at the top!
