‘Whatever it takes’
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion.
You must set yourself on fire.
If your competition does 50 push-ups, you do 51. If they go the extra mile, you go the extra 10. If they are fast, be faster. If they are smart, be brilliant. If they have the bigger hammer, you have the sharper nail.
Don’t solve problems, anticipate them. Don’t promise results, get them. Treat every challenge as an opportunity in work clothes.
Know that well done is better than well said. That it is not just the hours you put in, but what you put into the hours.
Let others dream of worthy accomplishments. That’s okay. You stay awake, and do them. Believe you can’t be beaten and you won’t. Believe that there is plenty of room at the top, but not enough to sit down.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion.
You must set yourself on fire.
If your competition does 50 push-ups, you do 51. If they go the extra mile, you go the extra 10. If they are fast, be faster. If they are smart, be brilliant. If they have the bigger hammer, you have the sharper nail.
Don’t solve problems, anticipate them. Don’t promise results, get them. Treat every challenge as an opportunity in work clothes.
Know that well done is better than well said. That it is not just the hours you put in, but what you put into the hours.
Let others dream of worthy accomplishments. That’s okay. You stay awake, and do them. Believe you can’t be beaten and you won’t. Believe that there is plenty of room at the top, but not enough to sit down.
This little poem was on a card my wife bought me to inspire me some years ago. I copied out the words and then promptly lost the card! I wonder if it really inspired me after all?
