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Let's Talk Success
Discussion Starters
You never really lose until you quit trying.
Mike Ditka, NFL Football Coach
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Let's Talk Success Discussion Starters You never really lose until you quit trying. Mike Ditka, NFL Football Coach |
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| Alexander Bell called President Hayes to give him a demonstration of a
phone. Hayes said, “That’s an
amazing invention, but who would want it?”
Have you ever come up with a great idea or actually done something that you were proud of, yet received little support. What was your attitude? How important is it to have others pat you on the back? Which is more important, the affirmation or the result? |
Pablo Casals, one of world's greatest
cellist: When asked at age 95 why he still was practicing 6
hours a day, he said, "because I think I'm making progress."
Does practice make perfect? Can you recall a time in your life when you persisted and succeeded. |
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Success is the ultimate revenge. L. Walkup
Have you (or someone you know) ever succeeded at something when others thought you could never succeed? What feelings followed? What lesson can be learned from this? |
Tom Dempsy, place kicker in the National Football
League: He was born without toes on his right foot. In
fact, he kicked one of the longest field goals, 63 yards, in NFL history, even
though his kicking foot was half the size of his other one.
Have you ever noticed someone who seemed challenged in some way, yet not only produced good work, but superior work? |
| Malcolm Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine:
He failed to make the staff of Princeton's school newspaper.
Can you recall not being good at a particular task or activity, and then finally catching on to prove everyone wrong? |
Michael Jordan:
Was cut from his high school basketball team when he was a
sophomore
Do you know anyone who didn't seem to show any promise in athletics (or any other field) and then blossomed? |
| Carson McCullers, author of The Heart is a Lonely
Hunter: She suffered 3 strokes before the age of 29.
she suffered through her husband's suicide. She endured constant
pain. Yet, she wrote one page a day, having become a famous author.
Can you think of an accomplishment that took you more than one day to complete, something that was done in steps? |
Sam Walton: Was
told by his mentor, J.C. Penny, "You don't have a future in retail."
What does this tell you about advice and persistence? |
| Believe and act as if it were impossible
to fail.--Charles F. Kettering
Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act. George W. Cranedietsoda
Do you agree with the above statements? Can you think of a specific incidence that would prove or disprove the quotes
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He that wrestles
with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist
is our helper. Edmund Burke
Have you (or do you know someone) who has grown stronger because of a mistake or a difficulty that needed to be surmounted? |
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Don't be prisoner of your past, but the architect of your Every man is the architect of his own fortune. -- Sallust
Do you agree with the above quotes?
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You will become as small as your controlling desire; or as
Is it better to aspire to the stars and fail, or is it
better to be realistic? How high should one set his goals?
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| It is our
attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything
else, will affect its successful outcome. -- William James
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Henry Ford
Can you think of an instance that would prove these quotes to be true - or to be false? |
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