Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes

I don't expect success. I prepare for it.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

Never think of failure, for what we think will come about.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

The one way of guaranteeing to fail is to assume that we will.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

I don't think anybody should do what they do in hopes of being successful. But I always expect myself to be successful at things. And if I'm not, I feel bad. I don't care for failure. I've failed at a number of things, and it's not my favorite state of mind. So I prefer success.

I don't believe in pressure. The pressure is not being prepared for what you want to do.

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

You win the mental war when you have success. You lose it when you don't have success.

Tell me why is it easier if you know the number one? You prepare as though you are number one anyway.

I've always said you get what you organize for.

No one prepares to lose ... we prepare to win.

You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want?

Many times the difference between your accomplishment and your failure is your attitude.

Success is only another form of failure if we forget what our priorities should be.

If you conduct yourself as though you expect to be successful and happy, you will seldom be disappointed.

Success is predictable.

Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure

Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.

What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?

You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.

When you plan and prepare carefully, you can legitimately expect to have success in your efforts. An optimistic, positive mind is far more likely to come up with creative solutions than a mind that dwells on setbacks and difficulties. Bottom line: expect success and you can achieve it!

we can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory.