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Success is Not a Straight Line

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Success is Not a Straight Line

“Success is always temporary. When all is said and done,

the only thing you’ll have left is your character.”

Vince Gill, Musician  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

 

Success is not a straight line

 

Success like most things in our life . . . . as an ebb and flow to it.

 

Even great businesses go through the ebb and flow in their success.

 

Apple when through this several years back . . . . and in order to change their fortune they brought Steve Jobs back into the business to change the direction of the company.

 

Success is not a straight line . . . . and your success can have ebb and flow of the outgoing tide.

 

One of the most important resources you have to fall back on in the flow of your success . . . . is your character.

 

With strong character you can maintain your success at a high level for a extended period time. Your character also becomes critical if you hit a rough path in your career.  It’s your character that will stabilize you and allow you to resume your forward progress.

 

Success is not a straight line . . . . it’s your character that smoothes the path of your success journey that allows you to navigate the ebb and flow of your success journey.

 

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Agree -- success is definitely not a straight line, nor is a smooth day.

Mar 23, 2014 11:19 PM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

i have never heard of it this way, but I like it...you always find the greatest sayings

Mar 23, 2014 11:41 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Lou, so true.  There are bumps and curves all along the road to sucess.

Mar 24, 2014 12:37 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

I'm in total agreement. Nothing is sweeter than success from curves!

Mar 24, 2014 01:41 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Straight line would be to easy for success, but life would be to easy then.

Mar 24, 2014 02:02 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Lou, success runs more like a constant up and down line but that's ok as long as the direction is right!

Mar 24, 2014 10:06 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Lou- I love this one... because success or achieving it can take many turns and hit many bumps in the road.  

Mar 24, 2014 10:29 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

!  Sometimes not even consistently going forward.. sometimes we take two steps forward and one step back.. as long as there are more steps moving in the right direction. 

Mar 24, 2014 12:17 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

The Vince Gill quote referenced in Lou's post reminds me of another saying (attribution unknown).  Today's feather duster might have been yesterday's peacock.  I have heard different versions of these words over the years.  

Mar 23, 2024 05:56 AM