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How to Survive a Long Fall!
“If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you” – Arthur McAuliff
What can you do if you slip off the scaffolding 10 stories above the ground or, worse yet, if your parachute fails while you are skydiving? The odds are not on your side. Is it possible to survive a free-fall from 50, 250, or 25,000 feet (15, 75, or 7500 m) above the ground? The answer is yes. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of people who have fallen from such heights and lived to tell the tale. While most of it comes down to luck, there are ways you can influence your velocity, the duration of your deceleration, and the distribution of the impact forces upon your body, and ultimately increase your chance of survival.
The arch position
- Slow down your fall. Unless you’re falling from an airplane, you won’t have enough time to try this step. Maximize your surface area by spreading yourself out. Use skydiving technique to stabilize yourself: position yourself so that the front of your body faces the ground; arch your back and pelvis and tilt your head back like you’re trying to touch the back of your head to the back of your legs; extend your arms so that your upper arms are out to the sides, and bend your elbows at a 90 degree angle so that your lower arms and hands point forward (parallel to, and on the sides of, your head) with your palms facing down; spread your legs to shoulder width, and bend your knees slightly.
- Find the best landing spot. This step can only be performed if falling from an airplane (why not give it some practice on google maps/earth). For very high falls, the surface on which you land is the greatest influence on your chance of survival. Observe the terrain below you as you are falling. Hard, inflexible surfaces such as concrete are the worst on which to fall. Very uneven or jagged surfaces, which present less surface area to distribute the force of impact, are also undesirable. The best possible surfaces on which to fall are snow, deep water (preferably water that is fast moving or frothy, such as the kind found at the bottom of a waterfall; see Warnings), soft ground (such as that in a newly tilled field or in a marsh), and trees or thick vegetation (although these present a high risk of impalement). If you are over an urban area, you probably won’t be able to control your flight precisely enough to choose a good landing surface, but glass- or tin-roofed structures, awnings, and cars are preferable to streets and concrete rooftops. Search for steep slopes that gradually grow gentler, since you will not lose all of your momentum at once when you hit the ground, greatly reducing the impact on your body.
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- British soldiers performing a
free-fall.
Steer yourself to the landing spot. If you’re falling from an airplane, you will usually have about 1-3 minutes before impact, depending on your starting altitude. You will also have the ability to travel horizontally (while, obviously, traveling vertically) a good distance (up to a couple of miles or three kilometers). From the arch position described above, you can direct your flight forward by pulling your arms slightly back at the shoulders (so that they are not extended forward as much) and straightening (extending) your legs. You can move backward by extending your arms and bending your knees as though you are trying to touch the back of your head with your heels. Right turns may be accomplished while staying in the arch position by twisting your upper body slightly to the right (dipping your right shoulder), and left turns are performed by dipping the left shoulder.
- British soldiers performing a
- Bend your knees. Possibly nothing is more important to surviving a fall (or simpler to do) than bending your knees. Research has shown that having one’s knees bent at impact can reduce the magnitude of impact forces 36-fold.
- Relax. Relaxing during a long fall—especially as you near the ground—is easier said than done, but try anyway. If your muscles are tense, your body will transfer force more directly to your vital organs. Studies of long-fall survivors have shown that those who reported being relaxed suffered, on average, far less severe injuries than those who reported being panicked or tense. It has also been shown that people who jump intentionally and those who are intoxicated at the time of the fall have disproportionately higher survival rates than fall victims in general. While the reason for these higher survival rates is unclear, one likely explanation is that people who are drunk or who actually want to die may be more relaxed before and upon impact. One way to remain (relatively) calm is to focus on performing the steps and being aware of your body. Doing so gives you something else to think about besides impending death.
- Land feet-first. No matter what height you fall from, you should always try to land on your feet. While landing feet-first concentrates the impact force on a small area, it also allows your feet and legs to absorb the worst of the impact. If you are in any other position, try to right yourself before you hit the ground (fortunately, attaining the feet-first position seems to be an instinctive reaction). Keep your feet and legs tightly together so that both your feet hit the ground at the same time.
- Land on the balls of your feet! Point your toes slightly down before impact so that you will land on the balls of your feet. This will allow your lower body to more effectively absorb the impact.
- Try to roll. It’s in video games, and it works in real life, too. This can absorb the impact greatly by moving your body’s force across the ground instead of straight into it. Tuck your arm under your leg and roll your head towards your chest as soon as you hit the ground. Make sure you do not roll after you’ve ‘bounced’ off the ground once you’ve landed.
- Protect your head on the bounce. When you fall from a great height onto land, you will usually bounce. Some people who survive the initial impact (often with a feet-first landing) suffer a fatal injury on their second impact. Cover your head with your arms. One technique for doing so is to put your arms on the sides of your head with your elbows facing forward (and projecting in front of your face) and your fingers laced behind your head or neck. This covers a large portion of your head, but obviously not all of it. If you have time to get an indication of which way you’re bouncing (and hence which part of your head you’re likely to hit), you can quickly adjust your arms to cover that part of your head.
- Control the orientation of your body on the bounce. As you would expect, mortality is highest when the initial point of impact is the head. Mortality declines (in this order) when the point of impact is ventral (the front of the body), dorsal (back of the body), lateral (side of the body), and feet-first. Assuming you succeed in taking the brunt of the initial impact feet-first, you should try to control your body upon initial impact and during the bounce so that you land on your side or back on the second impact. Ideally, you should twist your hips to one side or the other immediately upon initial impact. At much lower velocities (such as those experienced with a proper parachute-assisted landing), this motion will help you distribute the force first through your legs, then through your buttocks and shoulder. In reality, you will be going as much as five or six times faster than you would with a parachute and your control over your body’s motion will be severely limited. The key is to stay aware of your body and your surroundings and, even in midair on the bounce, try to get your body to land first on your legs or side.
- Get medical help immediately. With all the adrenaline flowing in response to your flight, you may not even feel injured upon landing. Even if you are not visibly injured, you may have sustained fractures or internal injuries that must be treated immediately. No matter how you’re feeling, get to a hospital as quickly as possible.
Sources and Citations
- Injury Prevention OnlineAnalysis of falls from heights of 50-150 feet
- Jack R. Hunt Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University “Survival of High-Velocity Free-falls in Water” by Richard G. Snyder, 1965: a Federal Aviation Administration report
- SkydiveOhio.com Skydiving manual
- And some more
Patience Quotes
Since one of the main primary keys, and one of the most important ingredients to success is Patience . I thought I share with some of my favorite Patience Quotes .
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.” – St. Francis de Sales quotes
“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. “ – Napoleon Hill
“Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts. “ – James Russell Lowell
“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.“ – Helen Keller
“Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.” – Eknath Easwaran
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” – Lao Tzu
“How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees. “ – William Shakespeare
“Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. “ – James J Corbett
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience.” – Anonymous
“You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence. “ – Robert Frost
“How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? “ ~Paul Sweeney
“Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return. “ – W. H. Auden
“Who is the great man? He who is strongest in patience. He who patiently endures injury, and maintains a blameless life––he is a man indeed! “ – H.P. Blavatsky
“There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.“ – Chuck Tanner
“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.” – Ralph Marston
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.“ – Joseph Addison
“I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might be expected, that it takes only more time and patience commonly than to travel the smoothest highway” – Henry David
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. “ – Carl Jung
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.” – Corazon Aquino
“Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure.“ – Brian Adams
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them every day begin the task anew.“ – Saint Francis De Sales
“Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.“ – Leonardo da Vinci
“Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.“ – Brian Adams
Riddles and their answers
The Hard Riddles and their Answers
1.There is a low railroad bridge in your town. One day you see a large truck stopped just before the underpass. When you ask what has happened, the driver tells you that his truck is one inch higher than the indicated height of the opening. This is the only road to his destination. What can he do to get through the underpass the easiest way?
2. A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, “You may make a statement. If it is true, I’ll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I’ll sentence you to six years in prison.” After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
3. You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?
4. If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
5. What is broken every time it’s spoken?
6. How did Mark legally marry three women in Michigan, without divorcing any of them, becoming legally separated, or any of them dying?
7. Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
Short Hard Riddles
8. What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
9. If I say “Everything I tell you is a lie,” am I telling you the truth or a lie?
10. What work can a painter never quite finish?
11. Why wasn’t Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people?
12. Why wasn’t John able to take a photo of his mother with curlers?
13. If there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?
14. What has a mouth but can’t chew?
15. How many letters are in the alphabet?
16. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
17. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
18. Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I?
19. Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?
20. What stinks when living and smells good when dead?
21. When is it bad luck to meet a white cat?
22. If it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?
Hard Riddles – The Answers
1. Let enough air out of the tires to lower the truck.
2. He said, “You’ll sentence me to six years in prison.” If it was true, then the judge would have to make it false by sentencing him to four years. If it was false, then he would have to give him six years, which would make it true. Rather than contradict his own word, the judge set the man free.
3. Fill the 3-gallon container with oil and pour it into the 5-gallon container. Then fill the 3-gallon container again and use it to fill the 5-gallon container the rest of the way. One gallon will be left in the 3-gallon container.
4. Five. There are only four colors, so five socks guarantee that two will be the same color.
5. Silence.
6. It’s part of his job – he’s a justice of the peace.
7. Seven. The four daughters have only one brother, making five children, plus mom and dad.
8. Queue.
9. A lie. It can’t be the truth without contradicting itself (and therefore being a lie), but some of my statements can be lies, and this is one of those statements.
10. Her autobiography.
11. She was a hurricane.
12. You can’t use curlers to take photos! You need a camera.
13. You have just one – the one you took away.
14. A river.
15. There are eleven letters in “the alphabet.”
16. A towel.
17. A stamp.
18. Fire.
19. The word “wholesome.”
20. Bacon.
21. When you’re a mouse.
22. Just one – after that it won’t be empty.
If you survived for 18 seconds, you are great!!
Hello there everyone.
I have thought today about adding a new category. Which is entertainment !!.
I might add Games for Smart People, Riddles, Pictures that are entertaining yet beneficial for the brain, Funny definitions and stories .. Etc
I’m going to start with this a truly beautiful game..
The rules are simple and written inside. Remain for longer than 18 seconds and you can post your score below.. Awaiting ..
First 30-Day Challenge. Giving up TV
A while ago, while I was watching TV. I realized that I have been watching TV mindlessly for around a year now. So, I stopped my subconscious behavioral pattern for a moment, and went to a higher level of consciousness, and asked myself the following questions :
What benefit am I receiving from this excessive mindless TV reviewing ?
How many hours do I waste on a daily basis looking at the screen watching people dance or talk non-sense ?
What are the true rewarding things that I’m “sacrificing” when I watch TV this much ?
And also how many productive things, I could have done, had I not spent this tremendous amount of time watching ?
And finally is this “entertainment method” actually fulfilling? (I.e. am I actually enjoying myself?)
Of course there were lots of other questions which fill this entire pages, but I’d take it you got it the point already, (hell we did!).
After this important realization came up to my consciousness. I decided, to read a little bit about Giving up TV. And I came across an interesting article Steve Pavlina has written, in which he did a 30-day challenge, which means not watching TV for 30 Days..
I finally decided to do this challenge today, and as I have written in my last article Conquering Procrastination, I’m giving up TV for 30 whole Days starting from this very date 5:09 PM 1/16/2009 ..
I’m going to write down a brief explanation of how this challenge will impact my productivity AND my emotional status. So wish me luck .
Conquering Procrastination
Conquering Procrastination
One of the most obvious and logical qualities of Proactive People, is their ability to overcome any kind of Procrastination. They never say, well.. I have to do this, but let’s do it tomorrow . Actually to be even more precise they never “have to do things” they “want to do them”.
This is a long and greatly effective article, written with no Procrastination, yet with a great deal of Clarity and Vision. Some of the facts written below are based on highly educated researches with a sharp sense of accuracy. So, go make yourself a cup of green tea, get seated, and WANT to read it. Never feel pressured.
Introduction to Procrastination :
What’s procrastination, Procrastination or “task aversion” is the irrational delay of an intended course of action, even while expecting to be worse off for the . The procrastinator deviates from the task, usually in favor of another more enjoyable (or less unenjoyable) activity. This behavior is pervasive throughout society – everyone procrastinates to some degree – but some people are so chronically affected as to be severely debilitated and their actual “doing” is paralyzed with their excessive procrastination.
Procrastination is typically caused by the association of pain or discomfort with the prospective course of action; that is: stress. This may be physical (such as that experienced during hard labor or vigorous exercise) or psychological (such as in the form of frustration or anxiety). The task or the situation requiring the task may be perceived as dangerous, painful, overwhelming, difficult, tedious, uncomfortable, or boring; basically, unenjoyable; that is: stressful. Once habitualized, procrastination can be triggered at any time.
Replace the “Have to do” with “Want to do”
First, The mere thought that you are obligatorily required to do something is an extremely common cause for procrastination. When you tell yourself that you have to do something, you’re implying a lot of “negative” pressure on yourself, by saying subconsciously “I’m forced to do it”, so you’ll mechanically feel a sense of bitterness and rebellion. Procrastination then shapes up as a defense mechanism to keep you away from this “pain”. If the task you are putting off has a real deadline, then when the deadline gets very close, the sense of pain associated with the task becomes overridden by the much greater sense of pain if you don’t get started immediately.
The solution to this first mental block is to stay intensely present and tell yourself, I’m doing this, because I want to. Not because I’m obligated or that I have to do it. Although there might be some serious consequences. Nevertheless, deep inside, you are always free to choose. No one is ever capable of forcing you into doing things the way you do. All of the decisions you’ve pulled the trigger on along the years have brought you to where you are today. If you don’t like where you’ve ended up, you’re free to start making different decisions, and new results will come up along the road. Also be aware that you don’t “actually” procrastinate in every area of your life. Even the worst procrastinators have areas where they never procrastinate. Perhaps you never miss your favorite TV show, or you always manage to check your favorite online forums each day. However, you miss the bus or miss important classes. Which concludes that in each situation you have the absolute freedom of choosing. So if you’re putting off starting that new project you feel you “have to” do this year, realize that you’re choosing to do it of your own free will. Procrastination becomes less likely on tasks that you openly and freely choose to undertake.
As one of the many researches on the danger or some of the consequences that Procrastination could cause, the following are the most common :
- Lost opportunities: for example, somebody else buys the car the procrastinator wanted because they put off making a simple phone call. Or somebody else patents an invention the procrastinator thought of first, because they never got around to patenting it themselves.
- Tardiness: being late to meetings, showing up late at special events, and being late to pick up a date. Missing the beginning of the movie at the theater, and getting bad seats, because the procrastinator did not leave the house on time.
- Missed deadlines: from failing a school assignment by not turning it in on time to missing a flight at the airport because the procrastinator talked on the phone too long.
- Irresponsibility towards others: like failing to keep promises because they kept getting put off until later. Or causing others to be late for their commitments because the procrastinator didn’t pick them up on time.
- Lack of preparedness: such as when the basement floods unnecessarily because the procrastinator kept putting off installing a sump pump.
- Poor performance: failing an exam, because the student waited until the night before the test to begin studying.
- Career troubles: repeatedly missing deadlines on projects at work, making promotion unlikely and potentially leading to getting demoted or fired.
- Unnecessary expenses: like having to pay late fees because the procrastinator didn’t pay the bills on time even though they did have the money. Or having a huge liability from an automobile accident because the person at fault wasn’t covered because they put off paying their insurance bill.
- Financial difficulties: such as the inability to pay the bills due to putting off generating new sales or finding new customers for the business.
- Medical problems: like having to make a painful visit to the dentist to have cavities filled or teeth pulled because the patient kept putting off brushing their teeth. Or having a heart attack because the victim kept delaying the start of their personal health program.
- Dissatisfaction about oneself.
- Dissatisfaction of others about one’s procrastination. A spouse may even end the marriage because their partner put off getting a better paying job as promised.
So what are the causes to begin with?. I’ll be addressing the fifteen most common AND destructive causes that lead to Procrastination :
- Anxiety and fear
- Bad habits
- Discouragement
- Disorganization
- Distraction
- Family problems
- Fear of failure
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Frustration
- Lack of awareness
- Lack of time management skills
- Low ambition
- Low self-esteem
- Perception of difficulty
- Poor self-control skills
How to Overcome Procrastination :
- Recognize self-defeating problems such as; fear and anxiety, difficulty concentrating, poor time management, indecisiveness and perfectionism.
- Identify your own goals, strengths and weaknesses, values and priorities.
- Compare your actions with the values you feel you have. Are your values consistent with your actions?
- Discipline yourself to use time wisely: Set priorities.
- Study in small blocks instead of long time periods. For example, you will accomplish more if you study/work in 60 minute blocks and take frequent 10 minute breaks in between, than if you study/work for 2-3 hours straight, with no breaks. Reward yourself after you complete a task.
- Motivate yourself to study: Dwell on success, not on failure. Try to study in small groups. Break large assignments into small tasks. Keep a reminder schedule and checklist.
- Set realistic goals.
- Modify your environment: Eliminate or minimize noise/ distraction. Ensure adequate lighting. Have necessary equipment at hand. Don’t waste time going back and forth to get things. Don’t get too comfortable when studying. A desk and straight-backed chair is usually best (a bed is no place to study). Be neat! Take a few minutes to straighten your desk. This can help to reduce day-dreaming.
The Just Do it Method :
- Do the worst job (or part of the job) first and get it out of the way
- Once you tackle the part you are dreading, the rest is a breeze
- Stop spending time planning and just jump into doing it
- Set a time limit — “I’ll file papers for 5 minutes”
- Alternate unpleasant jobs with tasks you enjoy
- Delegate out items you can’t make yourself do
If you can’t do it, drop it :
A lot people experience what I like to call too many dreams or even worse “goals”
Goals’ precise definition is “A desired end result”. So, you never go around shouting about your goals. Goal are set “no matter how minor they seem to be” with immediate steps toward your desired end result and a clear deadline. So say for instance, you want your dream job, you want to travel around the world, you want to be an expert Chess player, or whatsoever is that you want. You have to have a plan of attack that you review and work on everyday all the time. Otherwise, just drop it. Yes, I’m not suggesting that you give up on your goals or dreams. But again, if you are an intelligent person you ought to know what’s best for you. You know what’s “more” important. And you simply do it, and drop those which level of importance is so low or even important on the long run, however currently so not urgent .
Level of urgency and Importance :
There are four different types of tasks.
Urgent and Important
Urgent not important
AND
Not Urgent but Important
Not Urgent not Important
Note that each of these four types depend entirely on different factors from one person to another.
QUADRANT I, are the ones that you start doing right away without the smallest sign of Procrastination. Obviously they are the Urgent and Important tasks, such as :
Visiting your dying close relative .
Quitting drugs or weed.
Ending a forbidden destructive manner.
Being in schedule with psychotherapist .
QUADRANT II, are the ones that you start doing as soon as you can, however, their importance is so limited. They are the Urgent yet not Important tasks, such as :
Going grocery shopping
Calling wife to ask about what’s for dinner
Responding to certain work-related e-mails
QUADRANT III, are the ones that you start doing as soon as possible, however they are extremely important, thus must be done correctly. They are the not Urgent but Important tasks, such as :
Preparation for important meetings
Serious problem prevention
Intimate relationship building
Religious or values clarification
QUADRANT IIII, are obviously the not Urgent not Important tasks, which some of them might need the “drop it” method, such as :
Junk mail cleaning
“Escape” unnecessary social activities
Mindless web surfing, etc.
How do you decide which ones you “usually” start working on?. That’s easily done by
The Payoff versus Time Method :
With this method, you weight each task by the payoff you expect from it versus the time it takes to do it. Tasks that have high payoff and that take little time are the ones you would do first. Correspondingly, tasks that have low payoff and that take a lot of time are ones you would do last or not at all.
Now Where do you spend most of your time? While it’s undeniable that Quadrant I requires attention and Quadrant II calls for attention (though the call may be illusory), Quadrant III is the critical zone. That’s where the real work that truly moves us forward gets done.
Some other ways for a better approach :
- Break the project into a set of smaller, more manageable tasks. You may find it helpful to create an action plan.
- Start with some quick, small tasks if you can, even if these aren’t the logical first actions. You’ll feel that you’re achieving things, and so perhaps the whole project won’t be so overwhelming after all.
- Finish one task at a time, no matter how long it takes, you are not allowed to begin another task till you finish what you started.
- Develop a higher sense of responsibility towards what you are doing. Again don’t feel “obligated” to doing it, but feel responsible.
- Understand and even analyze thoroughly the real importance of you are doing or about to do.
- Make the project and environment as pleasant as possible.
- Give yourself the best tools and work space for the project.
- Take a few minutes to organize your work space.
- A clean desk allows you to focus without visual distraction.
- It’s only a chore if you think of it as a chore.
Stay motivated all the time :
- Find an “accountability partner” to track your progress.
- Schedule a regular time to check in with a friend or colleague.
- Rewarding your accomplishments encourages productivity.
- Give yourself a break, a treat, a nap — whatever is a reward for you.
- Reward every step along the way, not just the end result.
- The bigger the accomplishment, the bigger the reward.
- Feel good about yourself, and enjoy what you are doing.
- Occasionally throw a celebration party for a big accomplishment.
- Go take some time out, like traveling to somewhere you always wanted.
Key Points :
To have a good chance of conquering procrastination, you need to spot straight away that you’re doing it. Then, you need to identify why you’re procrastinating and taken appropriate steps to overcome the block.
Part of the solution is to develop good time management, organizational and personal effectiveness habits, and that’s easily done by reading books, attending seminars, and reading Blogs and articles like this one. These things help you establish the right priorities, and manage your time in such a way that you make the most of the opportunities open to you.
Favorite Success Quotes
These are my favorite success quotes which I gathered for you.. Hopefully you will enjoy them as I do.
“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”
–Dale Carnegie
“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.”
–– Bruce Barton
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.”
– Thomas J. Watson
“There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.”
– Christopher Morley
“Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it.”Marva Collins
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” Vincent T. Lombardi
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland
“The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right.” Edward Simmons
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” Mario Andretti
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
Benjamin Disraeli
The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won’t work – if you won’t.
Zig Ziglar
Unless you change how you are,you will always have what you’ve got.
Jim Rohn
“A stumble may prevent a fall.” English Proverb
Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are.
Jim Rohn
“God gives every bird a worm, but it’s never thrown into the nest.” Annoynmous
“Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure.” Dell Crossword
“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve, if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.”
Laing Burns, Jr.
“Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue — these are the means of success, not caste or family.” Mahabharata
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom .
Zig Ziglar
“Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.” Phillip Adams
“Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend’s success without envy.” Aeschylus
“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” Woody Allen
Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.
Zig Ziglar
“Act as though it is impossible to fail.” Anonymous
“An Unfailing Success Plan: At each day’s end write down the six most important things to do tomorrow; number them in order of importance, and then do them.” Anonymous
“As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is leaning against the right wall.” Anonymous
“Be self-reliant and your success is assured.” Anonymous
“Choice, not circumstances, determines your success.” Anonymous
“Confidence is the companion of success.” Anonymous
“Find a meaningful need and fill it better than anyone else.” Anonymous
The most important question to ask on the job is not “what am I getting?” The most important question to ask is “What am I becoming?”
Jim Rohn
“If at first you do succeed try not to look too surprised.” Anonymous
Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.
Zig Ziglar
“In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail.” Anonymous
“It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final.” Anonymous
“Life’s real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.” Anonymous
“Many a man owes his success to his first wife, and his second wife to his success.” Anonymous
“Success comes before work only in the dictionary.” Anonymous
The real oppurtunity for success lies within the person and not in the job .
Zig Ziglar
“Success does not come to those who wait . . . and it does not wait for anyone to come to it.” Anonymous
“Success: willing to do what the average person is not willing to do.” Anonymous
“The two hardest things to handle in life are failure & success.”Anonymous
“Two rules of success in life: 1. Don’t tell people everything you know.”Anonymous
“What am I willing to sacrifice for what I want to become?”Anonymous
“You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often and loved much.”Anonymous
* Valuable Meanings *
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The most destructive habit…………………………Worry
The greatest Joy………………………………. ………Giving
The greatest loss…………………..Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work……………….Helping others
The ugliest personality trait………………..Selfishness
The most endangered species…..Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource…………………….Youth
The greatest “shot in the arm”……..Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome………………..Fear
The most effective sleeping pill………..Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease…………….Excuses
The most powerful force in life……………………..Love
The most dangerous pariah…………………A gossiper
The world’s most incredible computer ……. The brain
The worst thing to be without…………………….. Hope
The deadliest weapon…………………………The tongue
The two most power-filled words……………….. I Can
The greatest asset…………………………….. ……….Faith
The most worthless emotion……………………..Self-pity
The most beautiful attire……………………………. ..SMILE
The most prized possession……………………… integrity
The most powerful channel of communication….Prayer
The most contagious spirit…………………….Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life……………………….GOD
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Words of Wisdom from Prophet Mohammad
These are fifty chosen Hadiths (Prophetic Speeches).
1.. Acquire knowledge, it enables its professor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies.” (widely attributed to the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh))
2.. “A Muslim who plants a tree or sows a field, from which man, birds and animals can eat, is committing an act of charity.” (Muslim)
3.. “There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah.” (Bukhari)
4.. “What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.” (Bukhari)
5.. “The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.” (Bukhari)
6.. “If you put your whole trust in Allah, as you ought, He most certainly will satisfy your needs, as He satisfies those of the birds. They come out hungry in the morning, but return full to their nests.” (Tirmidhi)
7.. “When Allah created his creatures He wrote above His throne: ‘Verily, my Compassion overcomes my wrath.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
8.. “Allah will not give mercy to anyone, except those who give mercy to other creatures.” (Abdullah b. Amr: Abu Daud & Tirmidhi)
9.. ” ‘Son, if you are able, keep your heart from morning till night and from night till morning free from malice towards anyone.’ Then the Prophet said: ‘O my son! This is one of my laws, and he, who loves my laws verily loves me.’ ” (Bukhari)
10.. “Say what is true, although it may be bitter and displeasing to people.” (Baihaqi)
11.. “Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.” (Muslim)
12.. “When you see a person who has been given more than you in money and beauty, look to those, who have been given less.” (Muslim)
13.. “If you do not feel ashamed of anything, then you can do whatever you like.” (Abu-Masud: Bukhari)
14.. “O Lord, grant me your love, grant me that I love those who love you; grant me, that I might do the deeds that win your love. Make your love dearer to me than the love of myself, my family and wealth.” (Tirmidhi)
15.. “It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad; and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent; but silence is better than idle words.” (Bukhari)
16.. “Verily, a man teaching his child manners is better than giving one bushel of grain in alms.” (Muslim)
17.. “Whoever is kind, Allah will be kind to him; therefore be kind to man on the earth. He Who is in heaven will show mercy on you.”(Abu Daud: Tirmidhi)
18.. “It is difficult for a man laden with riches to climb the steep path, that leads to bliss.” (Muslim)
19.. “Once a man, who was passing through a road, found a branch of a tree with torns obstructing it. The man removed the thorns from the way. Allah thanked him and forgave his sins.” (Bukhari)
20.. “Who are the learned? Those who practice what they know.” (Bukhari)
21.. “Allah has revealed to me, that you must be humble. No one should boast over one another, and no one should oppress another.” (Iyad b. Hinar al-Mujashi: Muslim)
22.. “Who is the most favoured of Allah? He, from whom the greatest good comes to His creatures.” (Bukhari)
23.. “A true Muslim is thankful to Allah in prosperity, and resigned to His will in adversity.” (Muslim)
24.. “A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation.” (Muslim)
25.. “Serve Allah, as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can see you. (Umar: Muslim)
26.. “Allah does not look at your appearance or your possessions; but He looks at your heart and your deeds.” (Abu Huraira: Muslim)
27.. “The best richness is the richness of the soul.” (at the field ofTabuk, Syria, Rajab 9 A.H.: Bukhari)
28.. “Keep yourselves far from envy; because it eats up and takes away good actions, like a fire eats up and burns wood.” (Abu Daud)
29.. “Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two things better than these.” (Bukhari)
30.. “Verily, Allah is mild and is fond of mildness, and He gives to the mild what He does not give to the harsh.” (Muslim)
31.. “Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him.” (Bukhari)
32.. “Once the Prophet was asked:’Tell us, which action is dearest to Allah?’ He answered:’To say your prayer at its proper time.’ Again he was asked: ‘What comes next?’ Mohammed said: ‘To show kindness to parents.’ ‘Then what?’ he was asked, ‘To strive for the cause of Allah!’ ” (Ibn Masad: Bukhari)
33.. “When two persons are together, two of them must no whisper to each other, without letting the third hear; because it would hurt him.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
34.. “Verily, it is one of the respects to Allah to honor an old man.” (Bukhari)
35.. “All Muslims are like a foundation, each strengthening the other; in such a way they do support each other.” (Abu Musa: Bukhari & Muslim)
36.. “Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.” (Bukhari)
37.. “You will not enter paradise until you have faith; and you will not complete your faith till you love one another.” (Muslim)
38.. “He, who wishes to enter paradise at the best gate, must please his father and mother.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
39.. “I am leaving two things among you, and if you cling to them firmly you will never go astray; one is the Book of Allah and the other is my way of life.” (Farewell Pilgrimage: Muatta)
40.. “Allah is One and likes Unity.” (Muslim)
41.. “The best of alms is that, which the right hand gives and the left hand knows not of.” (Bukhari)
42.. “The perfect Muslim is not a perfect Muslim, who eats till he is full and leaves his neighbors hungry.” (Ibn Abbas: Baihaqi)
43.. “He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones, and does not respect the old; and he is not of us, who does not order which is lawful, and prohibits that which is unlawful.” (Ibn Abbas: Tirmidhi)
44.. “No man is a true believer unless he desires for his brother that, what he desires for himself.” (Abu Hamza Anas: Bukhari & Muslim)
45.. “To strive for the cause of Allah from daybreak to noon and sunset is better than the goods and enjoyment of the whole worldly life.” (Bukhari)
46.. “Be not like the hypocrite who, when he talks, tells lies; when he gives a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he proves dishonest.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
47.. “The proof of a Muslim’s sincerity is, that he pays no heed to that, which is not his business.” (Abu Hureira: Tirmidhi)
48.. “Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy mankind.” (Muslims & Bukhari)
49.. “Conduct yourself in this world, as if you are here to stay forever; prepare for eternity as if you have to die tomorrow.” (Bukhari)
50.. “The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes a rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.” (Tirmidhi)
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