Success Quote: Many of life’s failures are people who…

Quotes about success inspire on many levels. They may address the hope you feel at your potential. Perhaps they summarize, in a very concise way, how you feel about a given topic.

Take, for example, this great quote by Thomas Watson:

“Many of Life’s failures are people who did not realize how close to success they were before they gave up” ~ Thomas Watson

I’ve run marathons, triathlons and Ironman® triathlons. I’ve built multi-million dollar businesses and served 8 years in Special Forces.

I can tell you, without a doubt, that every major success I experienced was only after I had the fortitude to “stick it out” when things looked really bleak. And it almost always happens about 3/4 of the way to before I broke though and achieved my desired outcome.

For instance, with numerous Ironman Triathlons (swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2 miles) there’s a success quote; “the race doesn’t start until mile 80 on the bike!”

The explanation is at mile 80 is when it really starts to hurt. Your body is tired and your mind starts thinking about a warm bath, hot meal and warm bed. Or, you push through it and keep moving forward. The key is really wanting the desired outcome.

In business, I had a similar experience.

The first business I built reached $101,000 on its 12th month in business. That was a great milestone worth celebrating. It was an outcome that excited me and that I really wanted to achieve. But, I experienced tremendous frustration those first 6 months and questioned whether it was worth it.

It might surprise you to learn I considered giving up. But, it’s true. Like many successful people I know, we have our crazy, irrational or just downright scary thoughts. That’s not a problem. It’s only a problem if we do something about it.

It starts with knowing what you want and then taking consistent action to achieve it. Persistence in the face of adversity equals success and this quote by Thomas Watson sums it up perfectly.

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