Axiom

“I know it because I lived it.”
– Darrell Lerner

After all, Apple got started from the garage of Steve Job’s parents.
– Cliff Lerner

Use it ㅡ Or lose it.

Serve now ㅡ Earn later

A company in which anyone is afraid to speak up, to differ, to be daring and original, is closing the coffin door on itself.
Leo Burnett

A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Lao-tzu

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
John Steinbeck

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
ABRAHAM MASLOW

Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
NAPOLEON HILL

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has ever been taken from the earth.
NAPOLEON HILL

Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.—NAPOLEON HILL

Before great success comes, you will surely meet with temporary defeat.

There is a difference between being interested and being committed.

In the final analysis, we don’t lose until we quit, and we don’t win until we persist.

Solutions to most problems come from one source and one source alone: yourself.

If you never make the attempt, you may never know the depths of despair, but neither will you experience the exhilaration of success.

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has ever been taken from the earth.
NAPOLEON HILL

Whether the glass is half full or half empty depends on where it began.

Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.
NAPOLEON HILL

Before great success comes, you will surely meet with temporary defeat.

One—Seek the counsel of those who have expertise outside your own.
Two—Never quit three feet from gold.
Three—When you become successful, you will find others whom you can mentor. Share with them the lesson you have learned.

There is a difference between being interested and being committed.

To succeed you must have STICKABILITY.

Work your strengths, hire your weaknesses

Seek counsel, not opinions, and then pass it on.

Goals are aspirations until they become real. Then they become responsibilities.

Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.
NAPOLEON HILL

Stop overplanning

Dream big, and never stop short of reaching the top.

Climb safe, but climb to the top.

No man achieves great success who is unwilling to make personal sacrifices.

NAPOLEON HILL

The most successful people are the most accessible people. The most successful people want to teach others how to become successful.

Stay on your toes. Focus on the job at hand

The man who actually knows just what he wants in life has already gone a long way toward attaining it.
NAPOLEON HILL

Live each day with courage.

Take pride in your work.

Always finish what you start.

Do what has to be done.

Be tough, but fair.

When you make a promise, keep it.

Ride for the brand.

Talk less, say more.

Remember that some things aren’t for sale.

Know where to draw the line.

Success simply comes from going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Ten percent of your attitude is determined by what life hands you and ninety percent by how you choose to respond.

You need two types of courage— First, the courage to get started Second, the courage to not quit!

Do common things in a common way to get uncommon results

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
NAPOLEON HILL

Act in spite of fear.

Run from people with negative attitudes.

Accentuate the positive, and illuminate the negative.

You must believe it before you can see it.

Find and use your advantage or someone will take it away.

Be a job-maker, not a job-taker. Make your own opportunities.

Good enough—never is.

Never let other people stand in your way.

Turn adversity into advantage—turn their doubt into your catalyst.

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Refuse to surrender

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Never let mistakes define who you are.

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Nothing will happen in your life that you do not inspire by your own

initiative. Creative vision is the power which inspires the development of

that personal initiative.

—NAPOLEON HILL

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Tanaka Taka-aki, founder of the SSI Corporation and our

distribution partner in Japan, and he says success depends on the 3 Cs:

Congruency: Be authentic in your words and actions. In other words, do as you say, and say as you do. Others are watching, and even more importantly, this is what makes up your character.

Clarity: Have a crystal clear vision of what you desire.

Certainty: Know within your heart and soul that what you are doing

has purpose.

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Remember: every defeat, every disappointment and every adversity

carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. Sometimes the worst situations turn out to be the best opportunities

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Sometimes the worst situations turn out to be the best opportunities.

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A true leader will take others where they would not have gone by themselves.

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Don’t quit five minutes before the miracle happens.

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Remember that your real wealth can be measured not by what you have, but by what you are.

—NAPOLEON HILL

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((P+T) x A x A) + F = Your Success Equation.

May you be blessed with success!

Don’t quit. It truly is your turn!

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You already have the talent and ability to create great success in your life.

The Success Equation in Three Feet from Gold will show you how.

((P + T) x A x A) + F = Your Success Equation

Combine Passion, something that makes your heart sing, with Talent, something you excel in, multiply it by the right Association, successful people or organizations, and Action, concrete steps you can take toward your goal, and then add your Faith, the unwavering belief in yourself, and you will have your own unique Success Equation.

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Are you waiting

for success to arrive,

or are you going out

to find where it is hiding?

The poet John Milton’s words “They also serve who only stand and wait”

may be both profound and genuine, but the true riches of life are far more likely to accrue to those who actively go out and seek them. Seldom does

success come marching in accompanied by a brass band in full regalia.

More often, it’s achieved by those who labor long and hard.

Golden opportunities are lurking at every corner, waiting for the person

with initiative to come along and discover them.

Take the initiative, and you will create your own opportunities. There is