Apply these quick and easy, time-tested principles to achieve unparalleled breakthroughs and make extraordinary your new normal.
He was born to a poor soap and candle maker. He was the 15th of his father’s 17 children. He attended school for only 2 years.
And yet….
He was an expert swimmer before age 12. He read and spoke 5 languages. And he owned his first company at age 22.
Benjamin Franklin overcame enormous odds to become a man of monumental success, yet the foundation of that success was rooted in two simple principles:
- Always pay it forward
- Follow a daily routine
Here are 13 quotes that reveal the startling secrets he lived by every day to change the world.
- Morning question: What good shall I do this day?
- Evening question: What good have I done today?
- By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
- Well done is better than well said.
- Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
- Lost time is never found again.
- Laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.
- There are no gains, without pains.
- Diligence is the mother of good luck.
- Be ashamed to catch yourself idle.
- Let not the sun look down and say, “inglorious, here he lies”.
- A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two separate things.
More than 200 years after his death in 1790, these 13 quotes provide an uncanny road-map for success because they inspire you to rethink what’s possible.
So take out a pen and paper and use these quotes to create your success plan.
They are the perfect recipe for helping you discover your untapped potential, accentuate your God-given talents, and deliver greatness in a distinctive style all your own.
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