Success is a Choice
Posted on November 17, 2008
It’s Monday. Time for some motivation. The following is a quote from Rick Pitino, currently the head coach for the Louisville men’s basketball team.
Coach Pitino has been a successful college coach and is the only coach to lead three different schools to the Final Four (Providence, Kentucky, Louisville).
“If you look closely at all great organizations, all great teams, all great people, the one common denominator that runs through them is a second-to-none work ethic. The intense effort to achieve is always there. This is the one given if you want to be successful. When it comes to work ethic there can be no compromises. Any other promise is made of fool’s gold.
We can see the evidence of fool’s gold around us every day. It’s the people looking for the quick fix. The easy way…as if all you have to do is follow some simple directions and your problems will disappear.
The bottom line: Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it, whether it’s in your own life or with people you’re trying to influence.
You want to succeed? Okay, then succeed. DESERVE IT! How? Outwork everybody in sight. Sweat the small stuff, sweat the big stuff. Go the extra mile…but whatever it takes put your heart and soul into everything you do.
That won’t happpen unless you choose to make it happen. Success is not a lucky break. It is not a divine right. It is not an accident of birth. SUCCESS IS A CHOICE.”
This is something I always try to remember and apply to all aspects of my life. Success with family, profession, health, etc. can be accomplished through hard work.
Happy Monday and go succeed today.
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Very, very nice. I’m not a big sports fan, but the sports stories and analogies get me every time! I like this quote especially, “Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it…”
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@cathy yeah I love that part too. We gotta work hard at everything!
Good stuff, Blake. I agree 100 percent.
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This is really good Blake! And it reminds me I really need to work at those things I desire in my life. Like health and fitness, for example. When I work at it, I can see success – and more than that – I feel proud of what I’ve accomplished. When I “slack off” – I can see that too. In a much less positive light. With a lot of the things going on right now in my life (outside of fitness) – this is just what I needed to here. Thank you!
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@Lance Glad this post could help. I agree – when we work hard to take care of our health we just feel better!