” Success seems almost human. If you don’t make yourself agreeable it is shy about coming out half way to meet you.”

Opportunity and Action

“Some men spend most of their time trying to sprinkle salt on the tails of opportunity—Don’t—’go to it’ with a feeling that you are going to win. You must do more than knock at the door of opportunity; you must kick it open if necessary. The man who can but doesn’t, must give way to the man who can’t but tries.”

Where to Begin

“Eternal vigilance is the price of efficiency. Every man must be his own watch-dog, and his first duty will be to bark at himself. A lot of us would like efficiency if it did not interfere with our own ways. How angry was that officer to whom a friend reported that the improvement in his factory methods which he sought must begin by radical changes in his own behavior.”

Clear Thinking

“It takes a strong man to be highly efficient, because he must win a victory over himself before he can pass the threshold of the temple of efficiency. He must learn his own ignorance and then put it away. He must abandon prejudices in mind and habits in action, must throw away unbeliefs, learn to think that little which once seemed large, and that vital which was deemed unimportant. It will be clear that this ideal of efficiency is something different from merely improving a method here and there, getting a new machine, or hiring an abler superintendent. These may be done without grasping the first principles of efficiency.”— Hon. W. C. Redfield

These thoughts are concepts that stand strong today, taught by those who show others the way to success, and honored by those who have found their own success.

Funny thing, these are all quotes from a publication called “Spatula, Volume 20″ back in 1913, a collection of business and success tips.  While we can change the date, a few bits of terminology, and the style of clothing, some of the core concepts never change.

Author Estee Taschereau offers tips and techniques for clearing thoughts and finding personal success in her book Being Here Now, available in paperback and ebook. For a more direct approach you can schedule an individual session by phone. Estee looks directly at your life records and beliefs to help you clear the blocks to your own success and discovery of the enthusiasm, desire, and creativity locked within.