Dale Carnegie's 10 Success Advices

Selected Quotes

The Wheel of Personal Success

1. Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Be Different and Make a Difference!

1. Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

2. Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

3. You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

4. Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

5. Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

6. First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

7. The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

8. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

9. Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

10. If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.