Three Success StrategiesThree Success Strategies

Working hardPerseveringDeveloping a sense of

urgency

1. Working hard1. Working hard

“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.”

Earl Wilson

“Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work--and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.”

Lucille Ball

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“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.”

Author Unknown

2. Persevering2. Persevering

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

Conrad Hilton

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3. Developing a sense of urgency3. Developing a sense of urgency

“You’ll never accomplish your goals until you realize that someday is not a day of the week.”

Ed Bliss

Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today!

Delaying gratification

“Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.”

Author Unknown

“You can pay now and play later, or play now and pay later.”

Author Unknown

Three Success StrategiesThree Success Strategies

1. Working hard (preparing for opportunities)

2. Persevering (can’t quit)3. Developing a sense of urgency (do it today

and delay gratification)

“Often what looks like individual performance is in fact supported by a sense of confidence derived from positive, supportive relationships.”From Take This Job and Love it by Dennis T. Jaffee and Cynthia D. Scott