Asuccessfulwoman's Blog

I’ve been receiving some daily “quote actions” from Becky-Joe ChongTim of Kuleana Consulting.
Becky-Joe is a wonderful person who specializes in consulting for small business owners: she also helps set up your systems and processes so that you can enjoy yourself more, make more money, and not get bogged down in things that you don’t want [...]

Whether it’s praise, love, criticism, money, time, space, power, punishment, sorrow, laughter, care, pain, or pleasure… the more you give, the more you will receive.
-Notes from the Universe, by Mike Dooley

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent
will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education
will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and
determination alone are omnipotent.”
– Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933 (13th US President)

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer

“So this is what I’ve got to say to you all: Be True to yourself and you will never fall.”
- Adam Horovitz (King Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys)

“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people’s lives.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“When you trigger something, you start a motion that then goes on to bigger and better things. Don’t stop believing in yourself. Don’t stop believing that you can make great contributions. And for heaven’s sake, don’t let anybody intimidate you. Don’t let anybody make you shy away from standing on a podium and saying what [...]

“What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the “us and them” game, we don’t evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet.”
– Oprah Winfrey

Work is the substitute for hope and the antedyne for pain.
(as paraphrased by Jane Marie Law)

“No is a word on your path to Yes. Don’t give up too soon. Not even if well-meaning parents, relatives, friends, and colleagues tell you to get a real job. Your dreams are your real job”
— Joyce Spizer, Author