“Just do what you do best.” Red Auerbach’s simple wisdom is a reminder that greatness often begins with focusing on our strengths and giving our best effort. These reflections celebrate perseverance, courage, and the joy of achievement. ✨
The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind. ~ Henry David Thoreau
The mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands. ~ Francis Bacon
The good I have done will always remain. (E nai wale no oukou i kuu pono, aole e pau.) ~ Kamehameha the Great
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. ~ Helen Keller
You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters. ~ William F. Buckley, Jr.
There is no greater glory that can befall a man than what he achieves with the speed of his feet or the strength of his hands. ~ Homer
The man who has done his best has done everything. ~ Charles Schwab
What one does is what counts and not what one had the intention of doing. ~ Pablo Picasso
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. ~ Woodrow Wilson
Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~ German Proverb
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King, Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi to come back, but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. ~ Marian Wright Edelman
It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. ~ Thomas Jefferson
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ~ Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand Lexicon
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement. ~ Bo Bennett
A man’s accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail. ~ John Foster Dulles
Accomplishments have no color. ~ Leontyne Price
An unbelievable sense of accomplishment goes with a successful ride. ~ Tom Blake