The Alphabet of Success

Here is the alphabet of success; supported by inspiring words from some of the world’s leading thinkers throughout history. These include William Shakespeare, Buddha, Lao Tzu and Benjamin Franklin.

A – Attitude:  Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.  – Winston Churchill 

B – Belief:  It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. - Muhammad Ali 

C – Confidence:  The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers. - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

D – Desire:  Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?  - William Shakespeare 

E – Enthusiasm:  A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. - Charles Schwab 

F – Focus:  Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.  - Tony Robbins 

G – Gratitude:  As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  - John F. Kennedy 

H – Humility:  Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. - Saint Augustine 

I – Initiative:  Genius is initiative on fire.  - Holbrook Jackson

J – Joy:  We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. - Buddha 

K – Kindness:  Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.  - Lao Tzu 

L – Love:  A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.  - Thomas Carlyle 

M – Motivation:  People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.  - Andrew Carnegie

N – Networking:  Networking is an essential part of building wealth.  – Armstrong Williams 

O – Objective:  A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.  - Jim Rohn 

P – Passion:  Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.  - Oprah Winfrey 

Q – Question:  A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.  - Bruce Lee 

R – Respect:  Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?  – Confucius 

S – Success:  Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. - David Frost

T – Trust:  The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. - Ernest Hemingway 

U – Understanding:  The fact that you are willing to say, “I do not understand, and it is fine,” is the greatest understanding you could exhibit. - Wayne Dyer 

V – Value:  What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. - Oscar Wilde 

W – Worth:  Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin 

X – X-Factor:  I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world. - Elijah Wood

Y – Youthfulness: I’m busy doing my job, and being a loudmouth doesn’t appeal to me as much as when I was younger and had the youthful delusion that I was smarter than everybody else. - Steve Albini

Z – Zeal: We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.  - Joseph Heller