But Les Brown has since gone on to great triumph in life. After being declared educable mentally retarded in grade school, he was able to build self-esteem in high school through the assistance of his mother and a particularly helpful teacher, and went on to a long career in radio broadcasting, motivational speaking, and more. He went on to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives for 6 years.

Without further ado, we present Les Brown’s Top 10 Rules for Success.

Les Brown’s Top 10 Rules for Success

1. Believe in Yourself

One of the most important things in life is to believe in yourself, to focus on your own mindset. “Telling yourself everyday, this is my day, and I’ve got what it takes.” Believing in yourself when no one else does is one of the strongest characteristics a human can hold.

2. Go Above and Beyond; Amaze your Customers

Les Brown teaches the point that it is necessary in this customer-driven economy to not just serve your customers, but to actually amaze them. To go so far beyond what they expect that they are blown away. “Always explore various ways in which you can improve the quality of the service you provide.” This can also be related to personal relationships and interactions; always go above and beyond, do more than expected, under promise and over deliver, then sit back and watch the rewards roll in.

3. Take Full Responsibility for Your Life

Coming from someone with such a difficult start to life, this point is important. Early on, Les recognized that he had to accept where he was at. He couldn’t just be angry, he had to accept reality and move forward to improve it.
Checkout our powerful motivational speech on this topic “Take Responsibility For Your Life”

4. Stand Up to Yourself

The biggest challenges in our lives are fundamentally internal. Yes, circumances in the world are troubling, even seeming insurmountable. But the inner negative conversation is the most insidious and dangerous enemy we face when we seek success. Conquer yourself and you can conquer anything.

5. Go All Out

“Activate the thinker in you,” Brown says. Otherwise our emotions will use us, control us, and drive us towards actions that are not helpful. Going all out means doing whatever it takes to make things happen in your life. Whatever it takes to make your business succeed, whatever it takes to get that dream job or raise. Do whatever it takes!

Les Brown’s Top 10 Rules for Success by Evan Carmichael on YouTube

6. Stay Busy

When Brown was fired from his longtime job at the radio station he began his career with, he didn’t quit or take a break. Instead, he stayed busy by running for election in the Ohio House of Representatives — and he won. Stay busy and keep planting seeds. Keep putting yourself out there, and something will happen.

7. Give More Than You Are Paid For

Success comes through hard work, and that is why it is critical to give more than you are expected to give. Don’t half-ass your life. You will be rewarded for hard work.

“The man who does more than he is paid, will always be paid for more than he does”

8. Someone’s Opinion is Not Your Reality

You will face defeats in your life. You will face those who doubt you, despise you even. But other people’s negative opinions about you do not determine your reality. You determine your reality.

9. You’re Different

If you truly want success in your field, you must believe and embrace the fact that you are different. Don’t you think that you perform better when you believe that you are the best? Build self-confidence by believing that you are different, then embody that difference.

10. Don’t Stop Running Towards Your Dream

This is Les Brown’s most important advice: never give up. You will have to make sacrifices to achieve your dreams, and you will doubt yourself, but don’t stop. That’s all. Don’t stop.

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People relate to Les Brown because he is living proof that you can live your dreams, despite the obstacles that might arrive at the front door step of your life.
He teaches you, the “it’s possible” to live your dreams. It is possible, and that is all you need to know.

Enjoy these top 10 Les Brown quotes

1. “Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” Les Brown Quotes

2. “The Truth That Will Set Men Free, Is The Truth Men Don’t Want To Hear” Les Brown Quotes

3. “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.” Les Brown Quotes

4. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” Les Brown Quotes

5. “When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.” Les Brown Quotes

6. “Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” Les Brown Quotes

7. “Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.” Les Brown Quotes

8. “Just because Fate doesn’t deal you the right cards, it doesn’t mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.” Les Brown Quotes

9. “The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry our their dream.” Les Brown Quotes

10. “If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” Les Brown Quotes

Les Brown Motivational Speaker – Picture Quotes:

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Dream – Motivational Video by Mateusz M
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