Success Quotes Quotes

Your expertise can elevate your impressions to bring you to an entirely new realm.

~ Susan C. Young

Your expertise elevates your impressions to an entirely new realm. When you have paid the price, earned the right, and done the homework to be called an expert, people will be impressed.

~ Susan C. Young

Your education can be the ‘make or break’ difference when a hiring manager reads your resume or invites you in for an interview. In our competitive world, today a Master’s Degree has become the new differentiator that a Bachelor’s Degree once was.

~ Susan C. Young

Rather than allowing your failures to define you, learn from your experience to do better next time.

~ Susan C. Young

Rather than staying stuck in stress, unhappiness, or grief, use your experience to find gifts in the pain and grow.

~ Susan C. Young

How can you build credibility without grandstanding as you strive to stand apart from the crowd?

~ Susan C. Young

Your level of education speaks on your behalf. It demonstrates your ability to establish a clear vision, prioritize your goals, and honor your commitments. Oh yeah, did I mention it also makes you smarter?

~ Susan C. Young

Your education is one of the greatest treasures you can ever acquire and something no one can ever take away from you.

~ Susan C. Young

Dumb luck and flying by the seat of your pants can only get you so far in life.

~ Susan C. Young

Don't you love the sense of personal power you feel when you've got your act together? When your life is in order, you’re organized, and you have everything you need?

~ Susan C. Young

Whether you're delivering a sales presentation to a new client, going on a trip, speaking in front of a thousand people, or handling a customer complaint, when you are prepared, you are more empowered to do your best and perform at a higher level. It feels great!

~ Susan C. Young

Preparation will not only fortify your confidence to approach life from a position of strength, but it will impress other people as well.

~ Susan C. Young

There are few things more important than being prepared—for an interview, an important meeting, selling your home, a new baby—the list goes on.

~ Susan C. Young

Even if what you’re preparing for does not happen, your efforts aren’t for naught. With preparation comes knowledge of each situation, as well as the confidence to handle every new encounter with more grace and ease than the time before.

~ Susan C. Young

Without proper readiness, we’re subject to a 'flub,' or a costly mistake which might have been easily prevented with some simple homework beforehand. Failing to do so deteriorates credibility and reputation, leaving us vulnerable to an unfavorable impression.

~ Susan C. Young

Discover an interest, a passion, a preference or need your client has, and take the time to give them some small item related to it. By making the extra effort to learn about the person and their business, you become very appealing and much more memorable.

~ Susan C. Young

Living in the age of the Internet and being a part of the information generation, we have unlimited access to an unprecedented wealth of knowledge and learning. We have no excuse to show up to an appointment, a sales call, a date, or an important meeting without learning everything we can to tip the odds in our favor.

~ Susan C. Young

Knowledge imparts a sense of authority. It will help you stand out and give you an edge over your competition.

~ Susan C. Young

Being prepared and sharing your knowledge earns the confidence of those who are interviewing you, depend on your expertise, or seek you out for solutions, answers, or presentations.

~ Susan C. Young

Give yourself and others the gift of your brilliance to deliver a more compelling and memorable presentation.

~ Susan C. Young

Homework doesn’t end when you receive a diploma. Often, it's just the beginning of your learning.

~ Susan C. Young

Doing your homework and being well prepared for appointments is one of the most powerful ways to set yourself apart from your competition to gain and retain new clients.

~ Susan C. Young

If there is someone whom you would really like to impress, learn as much as you can to be informed, enlightened, and aware of them before you meet.

~ Susan C. Young

By performing a simple Google search, a website review, a visit to their LinkedIn profile, or a media release search on the person you are about to meet, you can find out where they’ve been, what they care about, and where they’re going. Whether you learn an interesting fact about a hobby they enjoy, the breed of their dog, or something you both have in common, it will show that you took the time to research and that you care about them as a person.

~ Susan C. Young

Whether you are staying in someone’s home as a house guest, attending a dinner party, or visiting a sick friend, when you bring a “hostess gift” or a thoughtful token, you are providing a gesture of kindness which will extend far beyond your visit.

~ Susan C. Young

Doing your research ahead of time shows that you care about your client and your reputation. Referencing this information will better enable you to ask relevant questions and link their answers to your product or service to create a win-win situation.

~ Susan C. Young

Focus on your potential not your past.

~ Mensah Oteh

Since your habits and hygiene will all help you feel great, look great, and improve the quality of your life, isn’t it worth your effort to make them a part of your reality?

~ Susan C. Young

Punctuality has been called a “homely, but solid virtue.” Although it is not fancy, it is a strong reflection of a person’s character.

~ Susan C. Young

Arriving on time for your engagements demonstrates preparation, respect, integrity, and enthusiasm, all of which serve to make a positive impression on the people whom you are meeting, especially when they are depending on you—or paying you!

~ Susan C. Young

When you have scheduled an appointment, or have made a commitment, you have essentially made a promise. Keep your promises. Being punctual demonstrates your consideration for others and that you can be depended upon.

~ Susan C. Young

Be on time! If you have a 15-minute appointment—keep it at fifteen minutes unless there is mutual agreement to continue.

~ Susan C. Young

When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, “Do you have time to speak right now?” If they say no, you can say, “I have some valuable information to share with you. What time would work best for you?

~ Susan C. Young

A small businesses ability to gain an edge for a profitable niche is not by just focusing on the dynamic market gap, but by identifying a market within the gap.

~ Wayne Chirisa

It's unwise to be a backseat driver, passenger or bystander in your own life.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

Success is all about believing, always visualizing what you want to do and want to be and act accordingly on it until become it reality.

~ Lord Robin