Mark Victor Hansen Quotes

Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days, bad days. But the successful person will overcome those obstacles and constantly move forward.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as we climb our own mountains.

No path of flowers leads to glory.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

Success is never so interesting as struggle

I think we are all the sum of that which has happened in our lives. And if you're successful, it would be wrong to think that you'd be more successful had something been easier. That's not a given.

who wants to read about success? It is the early struggle which makes a good story.

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

The difference between people who succeed and people who fail, I think in many cases it’s not fear. Everyone experiences fear. The difference is what do you do with your fear. Do you work to overcome it or do you let it defeat you? And I think that is actually what distinguishes very successful people from others.

The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.

Overcoming hardships and working around and through their obstacles to achieve an education is what I call a true success.

All successful people learn that success is buried on the other side of frustration.

We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.

Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle but You Can Win

The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal.

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure.

So, you've got a problem? That's good! Why? Because repeated victories over your problems are the rungs on your ladder of success. With each victory, you grow in wisdom, stature and experience. You become a better, bigger, more successful person each time you meet a problem and tackle and conquer it with a positive mental attitude.