Influence Quotes Quotes

Influence is everything. One wrong influence can single handedly destroy every bit of your innocence and innocence is the root of all wisdom.

~ John Maiorana (Oohgiovanni)

To have extreme, laser-like focus, you must be willing to reject a lot of opportunities, even if they sound great.

~ Mensah Oteh

Circumstances, events or situations do not have inherent meanings except what you give them

~ Mensah Oteh

Time is the first currency for success and one we all hold in common.

~ Mensah Oteh

You receive the gift of time freely and equally every day, beautifully wrapped in twenty-four new hours to invest in whatever you want, and how you use each hour decides your success or the lack of it

~ Mensah Oteh

In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Find something about yourself to laugh about every day.

~ Mensah Oteh

The most important relationship in your life should be your relationship with yourself.

~ Mensah Oteh

You are on your way to building a significant life when your service to others stops focusing on the now and the immediate future and instead focuses on generations to come and how your actions today will impact them long after you are gone.

~ Mensah Oteh

To find true fulfilment, you must live your life’s purpose.

~ Mensah Oteh

There isn’t a single definition of happiness to suit everyone’s requirements, but you know it when you feel it

~ Mensah Oteh

Success and the pursuit of it can nourish your body, but only significance has the ability to nourish your mind, body and spirit.

~ Mensah Oteh

Master the art of finding something to celebrate about in each moment and life will become an exciting adventure

~ Mensah Oteh

Don’t try, be happy.

~ Mensah Oteh

You already have the abundance of life in you, and each day you must decide to live abundantly by choosing not to live in the past, by never taking counsel of your fear, and most importantly by seeing the greatness within you and embracing it.

~ Mensah Oteh

The abundant life should include all that life has freely given you – love, good health, success, prosperity, happiness, joy, spirituality, fulfilment, wisdom, purpose, growth and excitement.

~ Mensah Oteh

To succeed in life you need five things – a burning desire, a willingness to do whatever it takes, wisdom, incredible effort, and a commitment to never ending improvement.

~ Mensah Oteh

The greatest people in history were those who lived a life of significance and service. You can join them if you’re willing to serve.

~ Mensah Oteh

You need time, perseverance, and patience to develop the character and abilities required for success.

~ Mensah Oteh

Define success by your terms, not by other people’s standards.

~ Mensah Oteh

Greatness is achieved when you fulfil your purpose by doing what you were born to do.

~ Mensah Oteh

Always direct your emotions, desires, behaviour, and actions in the present so they are in alignment with what you want in your future.

~ Mensah Oteh

Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress.

~ Mensah Oteh

Your ego does not need to be crushed, it needs to be redeemed.

~ Mensah Oteh

Perfection is the lowest standard out there because it is unattainable. Be the best you can but don’t try to be someone you were not born to be.

~ Mensah Oteh

Your words reveal your wants but your actions reveal your expectations.

~ Mensah Oteh

You have mastered the art of discipline when you are able to act according to what you ultimately desire rather than how you feel in the present moment.

~ Mensah Oteh

To get to ‘yes’ from ‘no’, you may have to journey through ‘maybe’.

~ Mensah Oteh

Ninety-five per cent of your success or failure will come from your daily habits.

~ Mensah Oteh

Staying true to your dream by using your mental, emotional and physical strength is discipline in action. You express it through focus, grit, self-control, persistence, perseverance, and willpower.

~ Mensah Oteh

Discipline is more about self-control through your inner strength and less about restriction.

~ Mensah Oteh

The ability to make yourself do what needs to be done at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner – irrespective of your feelings – marks the true test of self-discipline.

~ Mensah Oteh

Self-discipline is a learned habit that should be developed and continuously worked on through regular application, practice, and repetition.

~ Mensah Oteh

Discipline begins where you are, and the key to sustaining the level of discipline you need lies in developing daily habits and routines which mirror the life you want to have.

~ Mensah Oteh

The investment you make in others is transferred to everyone they influence long after you’re gone. Significance

~ Mensah Oteh

Significance is about making a difference, and its pursuit should ideally come before the pursuit of success – or at least at the same time.

~ Mensah Oteh

It’s not how long you live that matters, it’s how well you live.

~ Mensah Oteh

Have you decided how great you want to be? It’s really up to you. Greatness is a choice.

~ Mensah Oteh

Success may create excitement, but only significance leads to fulfilment.

~ Mensah Oteh

Success lasts a lifetime but stops at the end of your life. Significance lasts many lifetimes and continues long after you’re gone.

~ Mensah Oteh