"I do not choose to be a common person. It is my right to be uncommon - if I can. I seek opportunity - not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk, to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter for a dole; I prefer the challenge of life to the guarantee existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia. I will not trade my freedom for beneficence or my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before my master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, to enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say: "This, with God's help, I have done. All this is what it meant to be an entrepreneur."
A loser says, "I don't know"; a winner says, "Let's find out."
A loser sees a problem for every answer; a winner sees an answer for every problem.
When a loser makes a mistake he says, "It wasn't my fault"; when a winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong".
A loser pussyfoots around a problem; a winner goes through it.
A loser says, "That's not my job"; a winner sees what has to be done and does it.
A loser makes promises; a winner makes commitments.
A loser sidesteps most issues; a winner is able to make decisions.
A loser says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of others"; a winner says, "I'm good, but not as good as I can be."
A loser says, "That's the way it has always been done"; a winner says, "There ought to be a better way."
A loser says, "It may be possible: but it's too difficult"; a winner says, "It may be difficult, but it's possible."
In business and politics, there is a well-known expression: "The bigmo". As you are probably aware, it refers to momentum. Less celebrated, but in my opinion of greater importance, it is the bigger mo: motivation. Without it, the big mo might just as well not exist, because when it does come along, no one will care enough to notice or take advantage of it. An entrepreneur cannot function if he is unable to motivate himself or inspire motivation in others.