Author, Speaker and Consultant Mark Johns shares 33 thoughts on success, achievement and personal fulfillment. Excerpted from his ebook, LIFE Sentences: Focus On Success.

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LIFE
Sentences
Focus On Success

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Life is like Christmas.
You're more likely to get
what you expect than what
you want.

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It is good to learn from
others' experience.
Just be sure to learn from
the successful ones!

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Ask and you shall receive.
Sometimes.
Don't ask and you receive
bupkis.
Everytime.
So, ask!

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Dwell on your victories, not
your defeats.
Remember what you did
right, not wrong. You get
more of what you focus on.

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Distractions are powersucks.
Remember what happened
when you focused sunlight
through a magnifier onto a
leaf? Focus.

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The most important factor in
your success is you.
Work on improving you.

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The human brain can handle
2 complicated tasks at once.
Any more have to go on a
To Do list.

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With money in your
pocket, you are wise,
you are handsome
and you sing well, too.
– Yiddish Proverb

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Your success results from
your actions.
Not your competitor’s.
Not the government's.
Not your mama’s.
Yours.

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Never say things can’t get
any worse.
That’s about the time the
raccoon in the back seat
wakes up.

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One key to high achievement:
put yourself in the company
of achievers.
Hang out with winners.
Run with the leaders.

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Today is a day to risk.
Dare to be different and
go against the crowd, which
often is willing to settle for
the mundane.

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The Best have mastered
vital skills and they have
an attitude of positive
expectation.
It’s a winning combination.

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A whole new day of
opportunities lies ahead.
Life is good.

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If you want things to
change, the first thing that
must change is your mind.
Then your attitude.
Then your actions.

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Commit yourself to success.
Don’t allow others to disract
or discourage you.
Gather a group of smart
people who want to help you.

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The first 5 minutes after
waking up may be the most
important of the day.
That’s when you decide what
kind of day it will be.

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In any situation, anytime,
with any job to do, you will
accomplish more with a
positive attitude and positive
expectations. Practice it!

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Begin your day with
gratitude for the people you
love and those who love you.
Or like you.
They matter.

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Success is blind to
age, sex, race, national
origin, education and your
past.
Do what it takes to succeed
and you will succeed.

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Want to be happy?
How about happier?
It starts with a decision.
Decide to be happy.
Or happier.
Practice it.

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They can argue with your
facts, but not with your
story, your adventure, how
you overcame.
Tell your story.

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Seekers may not know what
they seek until they see it and
how it will help them get what
they want. Who will show
them, if not you?

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The most important,
first step in achieving
your goals is to decide what
they are and write them down.

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Stay out of the clubs, like
the Poor Me Club. Avoid
losers and those who bring
you down.

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Don't starve to death doing
what you know how to do.
Learn to do what it will take
to succeed tomorrow.

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Confidence comes from
preparation and repetition.
Practice what you have
learned to do well.

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Whom did you praise today?
Who got an "attaboy" from
you?
Everybody needs one and
there is still time left in today.

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Most people should
take a giant breath
and mellow out.

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No one will help you? Then
do it yourself!
Educate yourself, set your
goals, write your own
plan, hold yourself
accountable.
Then help someone else.

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Take nothing for granted:
your family, friends, co-
workers, boss or customers.
Things change.
Stuff happens.

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Someone will have their best
day ever today.
Why not you?
Expect to win.

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