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Do or Die. There is no “Try”

Perfecting one’s LinkedIn profile is the first step to maximizing ROI  on this popular business social site. If you stop there, you can be found   . . .

But if YOU are looking to find customers, partners, problem solutions and knowledge, the next step is to join LinkedIn groups and participate in their discussions. That was exactly how I came upon one topic asking for motivational quotes. Below are 24 I liked.

Two Dozen Motivational Quotes

— from LinkedIn group eMarketing Association Network

  1. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
  2. The lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of understanding.
  3. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky
  4. If you can dream it, you can do it!  — Walt Disney
  5. When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it. — Yogi Berra
  6. Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, either way, you’re right.
  7. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Meade
  8. If you are going through Hell, keep going.  — Winston Churchill
  9. When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.
  10. Attitude is not the result of success, success is the result of attitude
  11. Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
  12. What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
  13. Do, or do not. There is no “try.” — Jedi Master Yoda
  14. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? — Martin Luther King, Jr.
  15. Every Obstacle Yields to Effort. — Leonardo da Vinci
  16. You become what you think about.
  17. All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. — Thomas Jefferson
  18. Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein
  19. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it — Charles Swindell
  20. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently
  21. The twin killers of success are impatience and greed. — Jim Rohn
  22. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. –Henry Ford
  23. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
  24. Every great oak was once a nut that stood its ground.

Do you see any patterns here?

Do any of these stand out for you — and why?

What’s your own favorite motivational quote?