Arise Ventures » Determination http://ariseventures.net Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:21:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Quote of the Day – Determination – Is it in You #2 http://ariseventures.net/2011/09/13/quote-of-the-day-determination-is-it-in-you-2/ http://ariseventures.net/2011/09/13/quote-of-the-day-determination-is-it-in-you-2/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:03:52 +0000 Jamaal Thomas http://ariseventures.net/?p=1582

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
~Calvin Coolidge~

This is probably my favorite quote on the subject of Determination because it speaks to a lot of great qualities that people have that will wind up all but useless without Determination backing them up. Looking around your own life and the most successful individuals you know, don’t you know some of them that seem to have less talent and/or intelligence than others people who are far less accomplished? What is the difference? If life was all about talent wouldn’t we have far more people achieving their goals and dreams? If how smart someone was was the be all end all wouldn’t there be far more individuals in our lives who are at the very top of their games?

The fact of the matter is that while Talent and Intelligence are great they simply are not enough. If you don’t bring with it the ability to keep on going when things get tough you will not stretch yourself enough to make big things happen in your own life or for the world. What if Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t have the Determination to see his vision through. What if the first time he got a death threat he packed it up and said even though I’m passionate about equality in this country, I not willing to die for it? Where would this country be without his willingness to do whatever it takes? Where will your life go without the ability to do whatever it takes?

This is the Determination I’m talking about? WHAT DO YOU WANT? Are you willing to face all obstacles to those desires? When you can look at the obstacles with the unwavering belief that you are bigger and stronger than they are and if you’re not today you will do what it takes to get bigger and stronger than the obstacles tomorrow then you cannot be stopped!!! This level of Determination is inside you!!! Uncover it and take the life that is meant for you!!!

A.R.I.S.E
All Reach In Search of Excellence

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Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.”
~Tony Robbins~

Happy Monday Ladies & Gents!!! What are you determined to do with this brand new week?

The word Determination has a variety of definitions. My favorite is the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose. When we are Determined to do something there is no turning back. We act with Boldness and Bravery in a particular direction and we will not be stopped! Energy we didn’t even know we had becomes available to help us meet ours Desired ends. Determination is a prerequisite for success. Is it in you?

Let me answer that question for you with a resounding YES! Each and everyone of us has shown significant determination throughout a variety of points in our lives whether we knew that’s what we were doing or not. From the moment you left your father and started on your way to your mother you were Determined to win your very first contest and you did! You beat out 300 million other possibilities to become you! Never again in life will you come up against those kinds of odds. You were born a winner! You beat the odds then and there are not many odds you can’t beat today if you decide to hone the power of Determination in your life!

I am Determined that this week will be amazing! I’m Determined that I will create the results that matter most to success in my life! I am Determined to share the most compelling quotes and thoughts I know on Determination and I’m Determined that this information will help to make my Arise Ventures Family week’s amazing as well!!! LETS DO IT!!!!

A.R.I.S.E.
All Reach in Search of Excellence

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“There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. Mankind cannot be permanently chained”
~W.E.B Du Bois~

Being truly DETERMINED to rise means leaving yourself no other option.  With 16 days left in 2009 have you made the FIRM DECISION that the direction you are going in is forward and that there is no turning back?  This decision is a precursor to both short and long term success.  Decide and Thrive!!!

A.R.I.S.E
All Reach In Search of Excellence

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