33. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder
Lauder was the only woman in Time magazine’s list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th Century in their 1998 issue. She developed her own cosmetics line with her husband, after working for her uncle, who was a chemist and developed creams that were very beneficial for the skin.
As we said before, success is about taking action, not just talking or dreaming about it. It can be a good start, mentally, to imagine yourself at your end goal, but if you don’t do anything about it, it’s just wasted energy. You’ll get nowhere with just dreams.