Take a look at this list of top performers…
Not special talent… Not special knowledge… Not money… Just mental toughness – the self-belief to commit, to execute, and keep working toward their goal.
This is what separates the winners from the quitters…
- Jeff Bezos started Amazon from his garage in 1994. And didn’t turn a profit until 2003… Elon Musk didn’t turn a profit on Tesla for over a decade…
- Richard Branson’s first two attempts at entrepreneurship (growing and selling Christmas trees, and pet birds) failed… His first real business, Student magazine, didn’t make money and Branson “seemed doomed for failure”…
- Oprah was born so poor, she had to wear dresses made out of potato sacks… at 9, she was abused… Today, she is one of the 10 richest self-made women in America.
- Steve Jobs was fired from Apple – the company he started from his family’s garage…
Not special talent… Not special knowledge… Not money… Just mental toughness – the self-belief to commit, to execute, and keep working toward their goal.
This is what separates the winners from the quitters…