Success Quotes

I’m a big fan of quotes. I could read them all day long.

Some quotes can shift your entire mindset on something while others are just nice to bring up in conversations.

I’ve spent the last two years (off and on) compiling 101 of my favorite entrepreneurship quotes around success, failure, leadership, wisdom, humor, money, practicality, motivation, and a smattering of entrepreneurial proverbs.

Success Quotes

1. “There are two rules for success. 1) Never tell everything you know.” Roger H. Lincoln ^{[tweet it]}
2. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Vidal Sassoon ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it.” Joe Penna ^{[tweet it]}
4. “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” Will Smith^{[tweet it]}
5. “Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.” Thomas J. Watson ^{[tweet it]}
6. “To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” Thomas J. Watson ^{[tweet it]}
7. “If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.”Claude McDonald ^{[tweet it]}
8. “Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” Earl Wilson ^{[tweet it]}
9. “The road to success is always under construction.” Arnold Palmer ^{[tweet it]}
10. “Anything the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill^{[tweet it]}
11. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” Napoleon Hill ^{[tweet it]}
12. “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford ^{[tweet it]}

Failure Quotes

1. “Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.” Robert T. Kiyosaki ^{[tweet it]}
2. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison^{[tweet it]}
3. “Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.” John F. Kennedy ^{[tweet it]}
4. “The biggest failure you can have in life is not trying at all.” Emil Motycka ^{[tweet it]}
5. “I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” George Burns ^{[tweet it]}

Leadership Quotes

1. “Leaders don’t force people to follow, they invite them on a journey.” Charles S. Lauer ^{[tweet it]}
2. “Example is not the main thing in influencing other people; it’s the only thing.”Abraham Lincoln ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.” George Van Valkenburg ^{[tweet it]}
4. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. Eisenhower ^{[tweet it]}
5. “The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, ‘Go!’ -a leader says, ‘Let’s go!’.” E. M. Kelly ^{[tweet it]}
6. “I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.” Charles Maurice ^{[tweet it]}

Wisdom Quotes

1. “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” Bertrand Russell^{[tweet it]}
2. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”Aristotle ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.” Stanislaw Lem ^{[tweet it]}
4. “A ship in harbor is safe. But that’s now what ships are built for.” William Shedd ^{[tweet it]}
5. “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca ^{[tweet it]}
6. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky ^{[tweet it]}
7. “I’m not a businessman. I’m a business, man.” Jay-Z ^{[tweet it]}
8. “The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” Vance Hayner ^{[tweet it]}
9. “Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” William B. Sprague ^{[tweet it]}
10. “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” Grace Hopper ^{[tweet it]}
11. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” Mark Twain ^{[tweet it]}
12. “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”Mooie ^{[tweet it]}

Humorous Quotes

1. “I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.” Steven Wright ^{[tweet it]}
2. “Ever notice how it’s a penny for your thoughts, yet you put in your two-cents? Someone is making a penny on the deal.” Steven Wright ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.” Karl (maybe Groucho) Marx ^{[tweet it]}
4. “I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.” Les Dawson ^{[tweet it]}
5. “Marking dynamos for repair $10,000.00—2 hours labor $10.00; knowing where to mark $9,990.00.” Invoice from Charles Steinmetz ^{[tweet it]}
6. “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” Robert Frost ^{[tweet it]}
7. “My son is now an ‘entrepreneur’. That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.” Ted Turner ^{[tweet it]}
8. “I didn’t go to college, but if I did, I would’ve taken all my tests at a restaurant, ’cause ‘The customer is always right.’” Mitch Hedberg ^{[tweet it]}

Money Quotes

1. “Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.” Jim Rohn ^{[tweet it]}
2. “The greatest reward in becoming a millionaire is not the amount of money that you earn. It is the kind of person that you have to become to become a millionaire in the first place.” Jim Rohn ^{[tweet it]}
3. “If you’re not learning while you’re earning, you’re cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.” Napoleon Hill ^{[tweet it]}
4. “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” Henry Ford^{[tweet it]}
5. “After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.” Aristotle ^{[tweet it]}
6. “I treat business a bit like a computer game. I count money as points. I’m doing really well: making lots of money and lots of points.” Michael Dunlop ^{[tweet it]}
7. “All of my friends were doing babysitting jobs. I wanted money without the job.”Adam Horwitz ^{[tweet it]}
8. “I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.” Robert Bosch ^{[tweet it]}
9. “Lend your friend $20. If he doesn’t pay you back then he’s not your friend. Money well spent.” Ted Nicolas ^{[tweet it]}
10. “Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.” Will Smith ^{[tweet it]}

Practical Quotes

1. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Agatha Christie ^{[tweet it]}
2. “Hire character. Train skill.” Peter Schultz ^{[tweet it]}
3. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Dwight D. Eisenhower ^{[tweet it]}
4. “You’ve got to stop doing all the things that people have tried, tested, and found out don’t work.” Michael Dunlop ^{[tweet it]}
5. “I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.”Thomas Edison ^{[tweet it]}
6. “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.” Catherine Cook ^{[tweet it]}
7. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” Bill Gates ^{[tweet it]}
8. “One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.”Zig Ziglar ^{[tweet it]}
9. “An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.” Roy Ash ^{[tweet it]}
10. “The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” Nolan Bushnell ^{[tweet it]}
11. “Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly, I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” Theodore Roosevelt ^{[tweet it]}

Motivational Quotes

1. “Everything started as nothing.” Ben Weissenstein ^{[tweet it]}
2. “If you start with nothing and end up with nothing, there’s nothing lost.” Michael Dunlop ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Start today, not tomorrow. If anything, you should have started yesterday.”Emil Motycka ^{[tweet it]}
4. “Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser’s excuse.” Andrew Fashion ^{[tweet it]}
5. “Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” Robert Orben ^{[tweet it]}
6. “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” Anonymous^{[tweet it]}
7. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” Babe Ruth ^{[tweet it]}
8. “You should always stay hungry. Stay hungry, so you can eat.” Syed Balkhi^{[tweet it]}
9. “If you’re not living life on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.”Anonymous ^{[tweet it]}
10. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Peter Drucker ^{[tweet it]}
11. “I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.” Donald Trump ^{[tweet it]}
12. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison ^{[tweet it]}
13. “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” Jim Rohn ^{[tweet it]}
14. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain ^{[tweet it]}
15. “Not a single person whose name is worth remembering lived a life of ease.”Ryan P. Allis ^{[tweet it]}
16. “If you think that you are going to love something, give it a try. You’re going to kick yourself in the butt for the rest of your life if you don’t.” Joe Penna ^{[tweet it]}

Entrepreneurship Proverbs

1. “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
2. “If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
3. “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”Japanese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
4. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
5. “A bad workman blames his tools.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
6. “A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
7. “Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
8. “The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
9. “A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
10. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Chinese Proverb^{[tweet it]}
11. “The loftiest towers rise from the ground.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
12. “Building a castle is difficult. Defending and maintaining it is harder still.” Asian Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
13. “A person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.”Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
14. “All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
15. “Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.”Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
16. “Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.” Hasidic Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
17. “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
18. “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
19. “Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
20. “Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.” Chinese Proverb ^{[tweet it]}
21. “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Confucius ^{[tweet it]}

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Top Ten SignsThat Woman Is Attracted to You

Flirting is an art form. You need to practice it to attain mastery over it. It consists of giving out not so evident signals at the correct time. But there are lot of resources for guidance on the topic of flirting available these days. But flirting is only a part of the ordeal. You should also have an understanding of the flirting gestures that a woman also drops subtly to know if you are successful with her.

Women naturally are experts at giving subtle indications. So it is upto the man to decipher these indications which could be a word, eye movement, body language etc. Be alert always when in the company of your woman.

Caution:

Below are 10 points which will help you know that a woman is flirting with you. But any of them need not be so always. It could be that the woman you are with has this tendency to be the centre of attraction and hence seeks help from such flirting actions.

Or her nature might be to be friendly with everyone. One way to know about her behavior is to notice her, but this is only possible if you are in a position to observe her constantly. If her nature is to be friendly then don’t interpret these as flirting.

The below mentioned indications are true irrespective of the situation they are displayed - be it a coffee café, club or restaurant. Be vigilant to spot these.

Her gaze is always on you

Observer her gaze. Does she always look at you when you are looking at her? Does she turn her gaze away when you look at her? These are sure indications that she is entertaining you. If she doesn’t match your eye contact then she is shy and you need to make her a little more comfortable. Just walk to her and introduce yourself.

She passes you a smile 

Smile is undoubtedly an open invitation and an inidication that she is open to friendship with you. Many people smile while in the company of those  they enjoy being with. Spot the sparkle in her eye? Well then she surely is cherishing your company and all you have to do is to make her enjoy all the more.

She puts in a lot of effort so that you notice her

If she takes an unnecessarily long route while going to some place, this indicated that she want you to notice her. For example, on her way to restrooms she deliberately passes through where you are seated eventhough the restrooms are nowhere near you. This is a very clear open invite. If she passes on a smile you are totally into her already.

She fondles her locks

For a woman her hair is a very important part to show off her beauty. That is why women are very particular about their hair cut. Hair has an amazing power of seducing you. If you see her throwing her hair seductively or twirling and fondling with her hair, she is deep into you and is flirting with you for sure. So make the dash for her!

But do notice other subtle body language which she displays. Some women are comfortable showing their neck, some cross their hands so as to show that they are well endowed. Many women just dangle their shoes off the curvature of feet, since many men link that curvature to their body. But if she is locked in her arms, she is happy maintaining a distance from you rather than being close to you. So be alert to pick up such indications.

 

She starts conversation

Nothing could be as evident about her interest in you if she starts the talking with you. If she opens up with a line like, “I think I have seen you somewhere”, this is a clear indication that she wants to have a conversation with you.

If she asks you open ended questions I am sure you will definitely know her intentions since this is a weapon men use very often. She might go a step further, whispering and disclosing secrets by bringing her face closer to you. The underlying motive may be to give you a taste of the perfume she has put on.

Is she playing all the tactics you were supposed to use?

She likes your jokes

 

If you tell her a funny story, look out for the way she reacts. If she puts her head back and openly laughs or simply says “Is that really funny?” then she is open for you. If she is interested in you, she will intently listen to you which you definitely know through her body language (open mouth, eyes focused on you etc)

Inquires about your hobbies

Does she ask you about hobbies? She may even ask about specific activities. This are subtle indications to meet up on another occasion. Or it could be just to drop you a hint that she too is interested in some activities and wants you to ask them. But one big green signal is if she asks is you like dancing, movies or dinner.

She praises you

Woman are not very liberal when it comes to appreciate anyone. But if she happens to do just that, then you should be proud of yourself. If the compliment is about your body then it clearly shows her interest in you. another way to show her interest is when she repeats your name, showing that you have embedded yourself deep into her mind and she is ready to get more intimate with you.

Start Flirting

But be cautious, since these indications could be just keeping you as a friend. So be alert for about 4 such indications. If she displays any 5 or more of such signs you have definitely captured her imagination and have a free way into her mind.

Now that you have known the theory about how to recognize flirtations of a woman, time is to practice them. But as everything, practice is needed for mastery over it. Be alert but don’t overdo it. Don’t be too focused on spotting these signs. Remember to enjoy the company with her and relax. If you are not able to decipher, she will make her signs stronger for you to understand her true intentions

Losing first love lose it without losing yourself

Anyone who remembers his first love would probably agree that losing your first love is one of the most traumatic, painful emotional experiences of a person’s younghood. When our very first love is not reciprocated or when it abandons us, we truly feel crashed and our world collapses. That perfect world that we thought we had with that perfect person who we were crazy about all of a sudden became not as stable and as eternal as we first thought. After all, every man and a woman tend to believe that that first person who they fall for is that one-of-a-kind special partner that will spend a lifetime with them. When these hopes are shattered by the common reality of losing first love, we feel betrayed, powerless, and above all – angry; we believe that there has to be something we could do to fix the situation, to bring that person back into our life and to resolve any differences that caused the break-up. Usually, however, our attempts to bring our first “ex” back only have the reverse effect – they distance our first romantic partner even further from us and make the break-up hurt even more. As in most other situation, you cannot impose yourself upon someone who doesn’t want to be with you, and the harder you try the more undesirable you will become.

It hurts losing your first love and most people would agree that the first break-up is the hardest one. It is unbearable to be without your first lover, look at the photos of the two of you, think about all the things you have done together and plan to do together. But hey, you have to move on. Overcoming such painful experiences is almost inevitable, and it is your duty to yourself to handle a break-up the right way.

So, what can you do to aleviete that pain, if you are at the stage of having the bitter taste of losing love for the first time in your life?

First and foremost, you have to realize that no matter how bad and how unique your pain is, it is what everyone feels and experiences when in your shoes. And guess what – the vast majority of people do not settle and spend their whole life with their first love. Every young boy and girl cry, reminiscing on the great times that they had with their first beloved, the looks they got and gave to each other, their magic nights, all the places they went together and all the things they did together and have in common. No matter how special and unique you believe your situation is and no matter how one-of-a-kind you think your love is, I have to tell you that you are not the first person who feels that way, so you must remember that what you feel is not uncommon for a person in your situation, and it can be successfully dealt with, and you will deal with it and will eventualy overcome it and will move on.

Secondly, if that other person initiated a break-up, you must stop trying to get him/her back. During my work with people of different ages and dating backgrounds, I haven’t yet seen one person return to anyone as a result of being convinced by the one they broke up with to come back. You should realize that if a person made a decision to leave you, then he/she has their own reasons for it that might even be beyond your ability to relate or change. Anything you do to bring that person back into your life will only make you more unattractive and even repelling to him/her.

Thirdly, you should know that there is no shortcut or a quick trick that will allow you to get over your pain. Getting over first love takes time! A certain amount of time must elapse before the pain begins going away. It might take anywhere from several weeks to several months before you feel any relief.  By keeping youself busy and interested in other people socially and romantically, you will help the healing process dramatically. It is also very important that you remember that what you feel is normal. It’s an emotion. An emotion of love and romantic interest takes time to develop and it takes time to go away when you break up. You cannot expect something you felt for months or years to disappear overnight. In fact, you should be concerned if you don’t feel any pain, as that should raise some concerns about your emotional availability and sensitivity as a human being.

I can bet that if you just lost your first love, you are convinced that he/she is one of a kind and that you are never going to meet anyone quite like him/her, especially if you feel that you have never meet anyone like him/her before. Well, guess what - I can also bet that this is not true! The reality of the dating life of all people I worked with shows beyond any doubt that they meet many, many more people after their first love, who they fall in love with and who they consider to be very special in their own, unique way. It’s true that no two people are alike, but it’s also true that every person, including every subsequent person who you will date will have something special about him/her that your former love didn’t. So, don’t allow yourself to aggravate your heart even further by making yourself believe that your loss is irreplacable. This is simply not true.

Perceive your loss of first love as a positive stage in your life. It’s part of growing up, part of becoming mature and learning how to deal with breaking up and rejection. And the best part is that every subsequent break-up in your life will be easier as you will learn how to handle it and how to move on with your life.

Lastly, don’t consider your past relationships to be a waste of time. The only time when the relationship is a waste of time is if you were in it for the wrong reasons or if you didn’t learn anything from it and moved forward without becoming a better partner and without reflecting on the possible mistakes that you made in your last relationship that you could and should avoid in the future.

You enjoyed loving as long as it lasted. I sure hope that you learned something from that experience and that you also reflect on the possible mistakes you made. It’s never too early or too late to learn how to be a better relationship partner and how to avoid having the same problems in the future as you had in the past. 

The vast majority of people lose their first love and pretty much all of them live through it, becoming stronger and more mature individuals and lovers. You will be in the same group! Remember, a true champion does not deny his loss. He accepts it with grace and dignity, and does his best to learn from it, so that he moves on as a better and a stronger person. This applies to sports as well as love and dating.
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Wildly Popular Blog

Did you ever wonder why some blogs attract tons of readers and others don’t?

Of course you’ve wondered. We all have. Because if you’re reading this blog, you almost certainly have a blog of your own. You think it’s great, and you want lots of other people to think it’s great too.

So what’s the answer? Why do some blogs become more popular than others?

There are lots of reasons why people flock to certain blogs, but I think one of the most important is that popular blogs are written by popular people — the sort of people who attract others.

And becoming a popular person isn’t just a matter of fate or genes. It’s something you can work on.

I’m not saying content isn’t important when you’re creating a popular blog. Content for the best blogs is almost always top-notch, interesting, and informative — and that takes work.

But a blog isn’t just about work or great content.

Think about the most popular person you know in your personal life. What is it about them that attracts other people? Brains? Skill? Knowledge? These things could be part of it, but don’t you also know popular people who aren’t the smartest, the most skilled, or the best-educated?

When giving the commencement speech to the Vassar class of 1983, Meryl Streep said this:

Real Life is actually a lot more like high school. The common denominator prevails. Excellence is not always recognized or rewarded. What we watch on our screens, whom we elect, are determined to a large extent by public polls. Looks count. A lot. And unlike the best of the college experience, when ideas and solutions somehow seem attainable if you just get up early, stay up late, try hard enough, and find the right source or method, things on the outside sometimes seem vast and impossible …

In other words, success isn’t necessarily about competence. It’s often about likeability. People like to spend time with people they like.

The same applies to blogs. Success often depends on likeability. How you come across. Your vibe. Your attitude and personality.

And if I were to break this down into specific tips, I’d say there are 7 secrets for making your blog (and you) more popular.

1. Have a conversation

People don’t like to be lectured or talked down to. They just like to talk. And a blog is really a form of conversation between you and your readers. Even if people don’t always directly communicate with you or leave comments, the tone of your posts should be more or less conversational.

Don’t write like you’re delivering a sermon. Write like you’re chatting with a friend. Keep it easy and informal.

2. Lighten up

You don’t have to tell jokes, but it’s smart to keep things light-hearted. Consider the Men with Pensblog. James always has a lot of fun when writing a post, and her sense of humor makes the information more readable and entertaining.

Your readers are probably having a tough day. Their desk is groaning under the weight of all their projects. The economy is crappy and their life is full of responsibility.

If they read your blog and come away feeling just a little happier, they’ll keep coming back.

3. Be yourself

After all, people are not coming to your blog just to acquire knowledge. They’re dropping by to visityou.

Which means you have to be there.

That means revealing a little about yourself, sharing the occasional personal photo, posting videos where you talk to your readers, letting people know what’s going on with you.

And all this served as an introduction to thoughts about how writers take risks, so it remained informative and focused on the reader.

4. Be nice

Yes, your mom was right. You have to be nice.

Don’t be a diva. Answer your emails. Respond to comments. Be polite even when a reader makes the occasional stupid remark or a troll flames you for no good reason.

The people who are rude to you are having a bad day, or a bad life, and they want to share their frustration and anger with you. But it’s their problem, not yours. They want to provoke you. Don’t let them.

If anyone gets out of control on your blog, don’t bicker about it. Just delete the comment and move on.

5. Get over yourself

When you think about it, blogs are really kind of egotistical. You have to think pretty highly of yourself to assume other people want to hear what you have to say day after day.

There’s nothing wrong with a healthy ego, but your blog really isn’t about you. It’s about your readers.

It may seem counterintuitive, but the more you cater to your readers needs, the more popular and profitable your blog can become. The more you give, the more you get. The world is full of self-centered and stingy bloggers. Don’t be one of them.

(I realize this might seem to contradict #3. There’s a delicate balance there. You want to share enough of yourself to make a connection, but still keep your focus on your audience.)

6. Help people

Think about the people in your personal life. You probably know that one person who is always willing to help, no matter what you need.

Why do you keep going back to that person? Because you know they’ll say “yes” when most others will say no. Helpful people are popular people.

7. Stop trying so hard

Yes, you need to work at your blog. You should write good posts. You should offer solid information. You might even put in long hours.

But don’t push too hard. Relax. Enjoy it. Make it part of your life. If you’re desperate for success, that desperation will show.

It’s like dating: there’s a fine line between wooing someone and stalking them. I mean, have you ever had someone get a crush on you and start trailing you like a puppy? It’s annoying. And a little creepy.

No matter how much you want success, just remember that it comes fast for some and slower for others.

There’s a moderately popular blog I used to enjoy. Then the people who run it announced a product. From that day forward, every post was about their product. Every link pointed to a sales page. The blog was no longer a conversation. It was a relentless sales pitch. I don’t visit any more.

Meryl Streep was right. Life is like high school. And success has a lot to do with being popular. So … be popular.