“There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that.” MotivationalWaitingSituationSuccessfulWhere You Are Author:Jacob K. Javits
“He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on the contrary, who is very impatient in procuring a certain thing, takes so much pains about it, that, even when he is successful, he does not think himself sufficiently rewarded.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsDoePainDesireCertainWaitingKnow HowSuccessfulFailingContraryDesperateImpatientObtaining Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Modeling was successful for me. I didn't have to wait tables or anything like that, so that was nice. And I got to see the entire world.” WorldWaitingSuccessfulNiceTablesModeling Author:Channing Tatum
“Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.” PeopleMeanWaitingGoalSuccessfulAchieveLimitsFormulasHappiness And Success Author:Shawn Achor
“People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one.” PeopleIfsAsksWaitingChanceSuccessfulAdviceHonestEntrepreneurBeing HonestAsk MeChances AreSuccessful Entrepreneurs Author:Michael Dell
“You have to do three things really well to make a successful film. You have to tell a compelling story that has a story that is unpredictable, that keeps people on the edge of their seat where they can't wait to see what happens next. You then populate that story with really memorable and appealing characters. And then, you put that story and those characters in a believable world, not realistic but believable for the story that you're telling.” PeopleWorldWellsCharacterStoriesHappensFilmThreeNextWaitingSuccessfulEdgesMemorableSeatsRealisticCompellingUnpredictableThree ThingsBelievable Author:John Lasseter
“When a highly successful leader retires after a long career, it is very unlikely that his successor will be of comparable caliber. Anyone of similar ability and drive would have gone somewhere else, instead of waiting in the wings for years for a chance to show his own leadership.” YearsLongShowsWaitingLeadershipChanceAbilityLeaderCareersGoneSuccessfulWingsRetiringUnlikelySomewhere ElseSuccessorsCaliberLong CareersSuccessful Leaders Author:Thomas Sowell
“I always thought that eventually there would be a moment where I realized that I had practiced enough and now I was ready to be a professional writer. Then I befriended a number of successful professional writers and realized that none of them ever felt ready. After that I decided I might as well stop waiting to feel ready and just get started.” FeelsWellsEnoughMomentsMightWould BeFeltWaitingNumbersSuccessfulReadyDecidedI Realized Author:Cassandra Clare
“Successful people don’t wait for everything to be perfect to move forward.” PeopleMovingWaitingPerfectSuccessfulMoving ForwardSuccessful People Author:John C. Maxwell
“My last point about getting started as a writer: do something first, good or bad, successful or not, and write it up before approaching an editor. The best introduction to an editor is your own written work, published or not. I traveled across Siberia on my own money before ever approaching an editor; I wrote my first book, Siberian Dawn, without knowing a single editor, with no idea of how to get it published. I had to risk my life on the Congo before selling my first magazine story. If the rebel spirit dwells within you, you won't wait for an invitation, you'll invade and take no hostages.” IfsWritingFirstsBookIdeasStoriesLastsSpiritWaitingMy OwnKnowingSuccessfulWrittenRiskSellingMagazinesNo IdeaDawnEditorsRebelWithin YouTraveledInvitationsIntroductionCongoHostageGetting StartedSiberia Author:Jeffery Taylor
“Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.” SometimesWaitingVoiceSuccessfulListeningBalanceEntrepreneurDrivingStayingPersistentInner VoiceBumpsSuccessful Entrepreneurs Author:Naveen Jain