"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."
"Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it."
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Source: Business Class : Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work by Jacqueline Whitmore, (p. 25), 2005.
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