FIVE THINGS
Five Thoughts on Success
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ork hard, do the right thing, stay one step ahead. We all know those are keys to professional success, but what’s beyond those bits of conventional wisdom? What makes a parking professional (or any professional) really successful?
We poked around and found thoughts from lots of people who’ve achieved success on huge scales about what
makes them—and other people—really successful. These are five of our favorites. Have another? Let us know: Email
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—Condoleeza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state
I don’t think it matters how small or big the task is. If you can do it just a little bit better than what is expected, you will be noticed and rewarded. —Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder, DreamWorks
The job isn’t to catch up with the status quo. The job is to invent the status quo.
—Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, speaker
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Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do. —Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
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—Steve Martin, actor
The most important lesson I think I could impart is don’t let anyone determine what your horizons are going to be. You get to determine those yourself. The only limitations are whatever particular talents you have and how hard you’re willing to work.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.