Focus On Yourself, Not Others. Motivational Words. Credit Ben Lionel Scott.
I don't know what the secret of success is, but here's what I know: the secret of failure is trying to please everybody. You can be world-class or fit in with the world, but you can't do both. If you want to achieve the results that only five percent of the population has, you've got to be willing to think and behave like only five percent of the population. And if you do these kinds of things, the world will call you eccentric, but it doesn't matter. If people call you crazy, it's one of the things limiting you from your income, your impact, and a world-class life. You care too much about what people think about you. Sounds really obvious – everyone has an opinion. Why let the opinions of other people deny you a life that will make history? Why are you so anti-social? Because I'm trying to get it. Why are you staying on the basketball court so much? Because I'm trying to get it. Why are you out there practicing in the hot sun when ...