Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination. If you keep working, keep striving, and try always to move forward a little bit with every job you do, you'll eventually make it. And I believe that!
The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.
I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'
My favorite advice that I always go to is ever since I was in middle school is from my mom. Every day before I left the house, she would say "Remember who you are." Every day. So when I started getting into music, every day she sends me a text saying, "Remember who you are and remember why you're doing this."
Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.
My mom always told me to set goals for myself. And slowly going through and checking those things off of my list, that feels like success to me.
If you mean to profit, learn to praise.
Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.
I have all my life long been lying in bed till noon; yet I tell all young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good.
To young people: you have to stay encouraged.
Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you.
