10 Commandments of Success

1. Hard Work: Hard work is the best investment a man can make.

2. Study Hard: Knowledge enables a man to work more intelligently and effectively.

3. Have Initiative: Ruts often deepen into graves.

4. Love Your Work: Then you will find pleasure in mastering it.

5. Be Exact: Slipshod methods bring slipshod results.

6. Have the Spirit of Conquest: Thus you can successfully battle and overcome difficulties.

7. Cultivate Personality: Personality is to a man what perfume is to the flower.

8. Help and Share with Others: The real test of business greatness lies in giving opportunity to others.

9. Be Democratic: Unless you feel right toward your fellow men, you can never be a successful leader of men.

10. In all Things Do Your Best: The man who done his best has done everything. The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

-Charles M. Schwab

32 Responses to “10 Commandments of Success”

  1. mind blowing thoughts!!!thanks

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  2. All quotes are really nice.
    Thanks.

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  3. it is fantastic

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  4. Wonderful

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  5. They all help us focus in the right direction Shawn. I especially like #10. Thanks for the insights.

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  6. I think all are right on for the a successful and happy life enjoy and be happy

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  7. Tooo Good, thank you so much for the 10 commandments of success!!

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  8. Thank you so much for sharing all of this! It is a GREAT help in making my days brighter!

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  9. Carol Parker Smith on January 9th, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Hello-
    Just wanted to let u know I enjoyed your Jan 8 happiness quote. It was wonderful!
    Carol

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  10. Thanks for sharing. Excellent insights. I wrote them down;
    refreshing reminders,and very motivational.

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  11. Loved this site Shawn. Keep up the good work. It’s making us all better people. I’m even sharing some with my Dad.

    Lainie

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  12. Great commandments who are willing to become a leader…

    Thanks for sharing…:)

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  13. Nice thoughts..especially about cultivating personality and business greatness..is really good..very inspiring.

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  14. indeed these are the secrets. I will share them with my friends

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  15. I totally agree with it all !

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  16. `Dear Sir

    I am really thankful to you that you have provided me a chance to read such a nice and excellent thoughts today. It really give me a lot of motivation and encourage to excel in life.

    Once again thanks a lot…..

    Kindly give me some more thoughts on my mail related to business and Management,,,,,

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  17. ya….these are good.

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  18. I do enjoy and appreciate receiving your “thoughts of the Day” and often share them with myTOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) group. Keep em coming, pls.

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  19. Wow! I really hit a nerve with this list, didn’t I? I’ll try to find more like this.

    Thanks Everyone for your comments. Keep ‘em coming.

    -Shawn

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  20. Shawn, this list of “10 Commandments of Success” is outstanding! I’m printing this one out, and tweeting it!

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  21. Thanks, Crystal!
    BTW, where have you been? I’ve been wondering why you’ve been so scarce.

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  22. Very good and very inspiring

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  23. This is so inspiring !

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  24. The quotes are all nice. Thanks

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  25. mind blowing thouughts

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  26. The Shawn man is great.

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  27. As always, excellent every one! Love reading these.Thanks for the effort and time it takes Shawn.

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    shawn Reply:

    You’re welcome; thanks for noticing. :)

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  28. Abundant Robert AWOLUGUTU on November 2nd, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Many thanks for such nuggets of wisdom. I see these quotes as a roadmap to success.
    Your effort is highly appreciated.

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  29. It’s wonderful and inspiring. Thank you. Your sacrifice is very much appreciated. God bless!

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  30. Hi Shawn, great words of wisdom in all these quotes.

    Enjoy your day

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  31. Pity so many of the quotations are male oriented. They need to be re-written in a non-gender specific form. For example, perhaps:

    “Unless you feel right toward your fellows, you can never be a successful leader”
    and not
    “Unless you feel right toward your fellow men, you can never be a successful leader of men”

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