Comments on: Achieving Greatness

By: Matt Belcher

Matt Belcher — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000

Good article.

So many articles talk about what we need to do to be successful but they forget to mention Hard work!

Good to see this. I can’t remember who said it but : –

“The harder I work – the luckier I get!”

Thanks for posting.

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By: Monica Ricci

Monica Ricci — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:56:19 +0000

Steve, great post as usual!! I have to agree… I stay up late at night writing, reading, and doing the same stuff I do during the day for my business. Sometimes I’m afraid I’m becoming boring because in the evenings, I don’t sit watching Desperate Housewives and I have NO idea who’s on Survivor. (don’t get me wrong, I’m not hating on tv watchers… I do watch about three hours a week). But I can focus on my business, and its related activities for hours on end and be perfectly happy about it. Some people might call me a workaholic, but I know that I’m not. I just enjoy what I do and I am continually trying to make myself better, more successful, more visible, and keep ahead of my competition, and I think that’s a good thing.

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By: Ashley Lawton

Ashley Lawton — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:59:27 +0000

I believe that it’s about working “smart” more so than “hard.” You could work at something relentlessly, but never learn anything from it. But if you’re quick to learn things, you’re quick to see results.

By: Manny

Manny — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:59:08 +0000

Steve
Thanks for such an articulate summary of an important principle.

I was recently reading Ben Stein’s “How Successful People Win” and found his take on hard work very helpful. He mentions that all successful people, even long after they achieve what most of us would call “success”, continue to work hard; the struggle, basically never ends. In fact, the struggle itself can be seen a s a source of meaning in one’s life. I review Stein’s book here:

http://successbooks.blogspot.com/2006/10/success-book-review-how-successful.html

By: abba-daddy

abba-daddy — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:49:10 +0000

I read the original article in a magazine and the whole issue of the magazine was about greatness. Achieving greatness and understanding it’s meaning.
I agree with you that only by really loving what you do, you can truly succeed. and I’m not talking only financially.

What they didn’t talk about is the family side. Maybe it’s me being a “visitor” for the last 3 years to this country, and maybe because I’m not a corporate guy but how come no one ever ever mentions family when it comes for success ?
How come none of those people have families ?
I’m sure they have but is it really a family when you are on the road as the big shot CEO for most of the year ?

Again, maybe it’s just me but isn’t it weird ?

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:25:55 +0000

Hi Steve,

I enjoy keeping up with your posts. Keep up the good work. And I was expecting it all to be handed to me on a silver platter.

Best wishes.

Paul

By: Travis Wright

Travis Wright — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:32:37 +0000

Hey Steve, great article. Im glad to have found your page via your comment on my site. We should add each other’s links to our blogroll, and help us generate more traffic greatness. heh.

My third Podcast in the Napoleon Hill series will be out in next couple days!

Much Love-

Travis