Quotes: The 3 E’s of Personal Achievement

Posted by Ian McKenzie

Written on June 29, 2009

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Most of us work towards some type of personal achievement. We all have a desire to improve our lives in some way. Despite the desire we’re not always sure what steps are needed to improve our personal achievement. Here are three areas where we can invest effort that will bring positive results:

Enthusiasm

“There is a direct relationship between joy and effort. The joy of success is in ratio to the amount of effort expended to achieve it.” —Denis Waitley
“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.” —Walter Cronkite
“In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.” —Doug Firebaugh
“There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” —Norman Vincent Peale

Excellence

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” —Eddie Robinson
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is… It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing you best.” —Sir Laurence Olivier
“The next time a customer in your store needs to know where something is — pick yourself up and show them. Walk them there — WOW them, sell them what they want, then sell them something extra. Rule — Show, don’t tell.” —Jeffrey Gitomer
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” — Pat Riley

Expectation

“Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.” —Denis Waitley
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” —Theodore Rubin
“The Truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.” —Phillips Brooks
“You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.” —Bette Davis

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