18 quotes that (if applied) will make you more successful

18 quotes that (if applied) will make you more successful18 quotes that (if applied) will make you more successfulSuccess isnt what you have, what youve accomplished, or who you are.Being successful means that you are continually pushing new boundaries internally and externally. Youre never allowing yourself to get stuck. You never give up nor give in. You continually live life how you genuinely believe you should, regardless of what other people say and regardless of what has happened to you in the past.Of the few who succeed, far fewer maintain success. By even living congruently and courageously for a short period of time (were talking a few years), youll quickly stand-out. Youll quickly become an outlier.And this is where things get really confusing. The remainder of this article provides deeply insightful quotes explaining why few people who become successful stay successful.Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. - Abraham LincolnYou get in life what youre willing to tolerate. Most people are fine tolerating pain and uncertainty. The world is filled with people with suppressed trauma, negative relationships, and buried dreams.Adversity is common, and can be endured. Having power and success is leidlage common and is rarely endured. Usually, the moment someone has some form of power, their ego inflates. They begin to exercise their authority for their own benefit rather than the benefit of those they should be serving.He became so powerful the only thing he welches afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. - Chancellor PalpatineWhen most people find themselves in a position of power, their motivation shifts from offense to defense. They over-attach themselves to their identity and success. Their sole motivation becomes maintaining their current position and status. They then begin creating from that identity, rather than from the future they seek to create. This, of course, isnt actually creativity - because true creativity and art require attempting something beyond what youve currently done that will likely fail.You cant do anything power solely playing defense. You cant act in power if youre afraid to lose what you currently have. Leadership requires courage. You have to be willing to do what is right, regardless of the outcome. Those who cling to tightly to what they think they are and have will lose it.We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal. - Robert BraultThe worst thing that could happen for most people is to succeed. Once they succeed, their focus shifts from continuing to learn and expand to replicating prior results.They stop pursuing their real dream and get caught up trying to maintain the small morsels of success theyve acquired. Their vision shrinks to something so much smaller and easier than they initially set out to achieve.We abflug off with such great ambition, assuming that nothing will st and in the way of us accomplishing our goals. And in this great land of opportunity, if we study and work hard, we have an excellent chance of becoming successful. We will achieve our goals. Which could be the worst thing that will ever happen to us. Because when we achieve our goals, we often arrive at the land of contentment, and never realize that if we were to take off and fly again, we could achieve so much more. As George Bernard Shaw said, There are two tragedies in life One is not getting your hearts desire The other is to get it. It is a virtue to be content with what we have, but a vice to be content with what we are. Too many people congeal at some point in their lives. They reach a point where they dont want to change anymore. They become content with what they have become and their belief about their potential congeals like cooking fat getting cold in the bottom of a frying pan. A menschengerecht mind is a terrible thing to waste. Its even more tragic when the mind is o ne that was successful in the past but is now congealing in contentment. - Roger DawsonWhen someone succeeds to a certain degree, their growth mindset often shifts to a fixed-mindset. They stop wanting to push themselves further. They drift into complacency and a mind that was once sharp dulls into apathy.Success is a catalyst for failure. - Greg McKeownSuccess becomes a catalyst for failure because success isnt something youve accomplished. Its something you create. And the only way you can create something of true value is by being a deep student.Most people stop being true students after theyve succeeded, even in small degrees. They begin to rest on their laurels - being so satisfied with what one has already achieved that one makes no further effort.Additionally, with increased success often follows over-confidence and lack of focus. You stop putting in the time. You stop taking risks. You over-attach yourself and look more and more to the past and what youve achieved. You st op focusing on the future and what you want to achieve. You start listening to other peoples ideas and comments and stop listening to your own voice.Success is a suppressant to creativity, if you attach to it rather than use it as a vehicle to push your boundaries even further.I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything. - Condoleezza RiceBecause youve succeeded in the past, you become attached to what youve accomplished. That becomes your identity and security. You live in the past and use your prior accomplishments to get validation from others.You become a former something - whether that be Olympian, entrepreneur, author, etc. Whatever it is, if you are the former anything, it means you arent doing anything now. Youre not pushing new boundaries. Youve lost the spirit of adventure. You quit.The moment you have arrived is the perfect time to start out again. - Dan SullivanThe world continually changes. Evolution requires growth and change. When yo u succeed big at something, dont sit there for long. You can only be new once.The biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make is that they hold on to their company far too long before selling it. Their thick skin becomes thin skin and they dont want to venture back out into the world of creation and the unknown.The moment you succeed is the moment you begin something new. Take what youve learned and transfer it. Take your confidence and belief that you can make big things happen and continue to push your boundaries. Be willing to give up temporary rewards for something much bigger in the future.The way to enjoy life best is to wrap up one goal and start right on the next one. Dont linger too long at the table of success, the only way to enjoy another meal is to get hungry. - Jim RohnLearning is intended to take you to higher levels. Strangely, though, when someone learns something and turns it to success, they stop learning. They stop being hungry. They dont allow what theyve learned t o stimulate their imagination to bigger realms of potential.When youve succeeded at something, dont dwell their long. Nothing lasts forever, and the harder you try to hold onto something, the faster it will fade from your fingertips.Walk away while youre ahead. Look ahead to bigger vistas. Take what youve learned and acquired and direct it at something 10X or 100X bigger. Few people would be willing to walk away from what youll walk away from. But the again, few can see the next huge mountain youre about to climb.If youre the smartest person in the room, youre in the wrong room. - Marissa MeyerIf youre succeeding big, that probably means youre swimming in too small of a pool. You need a bigger pool to swim in. You need to get back to being the small fish who is completely humbled by everything and everyone around you.Dont stay the smartest person in your room for long. Remove the ego. Walk out of that room and start over. Its not about how smart you are. Its about how steep your le arning curve is.To keep up with the world of 2050, you will need to do more than merely invent new ideas and products, but above all, reinvent yourself again and again. - Yuval Noah HarariIf you get over-attached to any outcomes youve had - whether good or bad - youre stuck. If you get attached to a particular identity or role youve played - youre stuck.The world is now changing far too fast to get over-attached to anything youve done or anyone youve been. Dont ever be the former anything. Be willing to re-invent yourself over and over.Always make your future bigger than your past. - Dan SullivanThe only way your future can be bigger than your past is if youre willing to destroy your past for something bigger and better.You have to continually stretch your mind for what is possible. You must be willing to fail. You must keep learning and expanding. In bestellung for your future to be bigger than your past, your focus must be on your future, not your past.Dont worry about your p ast - whether good or bad. Use what youve learned, but never stop pushing your boundaries.Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform. - Susan AnthonyWhat other people think about you is none of your business. The worst thing you could do is care what your colleagues think of you. If you care too much about your reputation or status, then any success youve had in the past will not be replicated to higher degrees in the future.You must be willing to throw-off your reputation. You must be willing to fail. You must be fine losing everything youve gained. Because for you, youre not attached to the outcomes or identities of your past. For you, the only thing that makes sense is following the voice inside compelling you to continually learn and grow - whatever that looks like.What got you here wont get you there. - Dr. Marshall GoldsmithWhat got you to this point is not what is going to get you to the next point of success.Thi s is a fact.You cant stay where you are.You must learn something new if youre too get to higher and new levels.Every next level of your life will demand a different you. - Leonardo DicaprioIf youre not willing to become a new person, then you will remain where you are. Commitment to big dreams demands that you become the type of person who can create those dreams. Success is something you create and attract based on the person you become.If youre not prepared to be wrong, youll never come up with anything original. - Sir Ken RobinsonFew people really want to do something original. Theyd rather be comfortable and content. To them, having nice things and having status is more important than pushing boundaries.most people are imitators, not innovators. It takes courage to change the game, rather then merely play it.For the few people who are truly artists, inventors, and movers - you must be willing to be wrong. Again, this hunger and willingness to learn at whatever the cost usuall y goes away after some level of achievement or comfort has been reached.If youre willing to do something that might not work, youre closer to becoming an artist. - Seth GodinIf youve stopped being willing to be wrong, youre not an artist. Youre a sell-out. Being an artist doesnt mean that you arent also a scientist. You certainly dont have to starve. And you certainly dont have to focus purely on the process and ignore outcomes - that form of ego is probably worse than those seeking success for success sake.Be an artist in that you never stop giving you best and most generous and personal work. Be a scientist such that you care enough about your art to get it to into the hands of the right people.Beyond a certain point, there is no return. This point has to be reached. - Franz KafkaWherever you are right now, in order to get where youre going, you will need to pass a point of no return. This will take tremendous courage and commitment. Complete commitment and investment actually. In order to transcend your current identity and take on the new role of your bigger future, youll need to put yourself in a position where going back is no longer an option.Expect everything and attach to nothing - Carrie CampbellExpect success. What you expect is usually what happens. The higher the expectation, the more likely the self-fulfilling prophecy. However, no matter what happens, dont attach yourself to the outcome. Dont attach your identity to what happens.Remain fully attached to your vision and your sense of complete integrity to yourself and what you feel inspired to do.Will you continue forward, never stopping and growing and evolving? Or like most, will you stop at some point and shrivel?Ready to upgrade?Ive created a cheat sheet for putting yourself into a PEAK-STATE, immediately. You follow this daily, your life will change quickly.Get the cheat sheet hereThisarticlefirst appeared on Medium.