Success & Accomplishments

1. Be responsible. In life, nothing happens by accident. There is cause and effect. Take responsibility for being part of the cause and make the outcome be a positive effect. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
2. Why should you work hard to fulfill your dreams? Make a list of personal benefits you would get out of fulfilling your goals! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
3. Don't join an easy crowd. You won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
4. Don't just let your business or your job makes something for you; let it make something of you. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
5. Excellence comes when you ask more of yourself than others do. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
6. From time to time it is all right to walk slowly in the field of life. What is not acceptable is to stop walking! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
7. If you care at all, you will get some results. If you care enough, you will get incredible results. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
8. If you want to be successful, all it takes is one easy step … the extra one. Just ask yourself one question: "What else could we do?" ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
9. Make your life a game! But be out there playing, not just watching from the sidelines. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
10. Numbers never lie. We do! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
11. Only when you are up to growth, change and altering your behaviors and practices in life is true accomplishment and success achieved. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
12. Success without a structure is like a building with no foundation. The building is at the mercy of circumstances. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
13. Telling yourself on a regular basis, "What I am learning is not going to work," will indeed confirm your fears. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
14. The greatest leaders are those who let others lead. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
15. The less you say the better off you are. More actions, less talk. We don't need more talk; we need more action. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
16. There is no limit to our abilities. We walked on the moon. Don't tell me you can't do it! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
17. There are only about a half dozen things that make 95% of the difference in any area of our lives. Find them and thrive in them. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
18. Thousands of reasons exist for why you cannot do what you want to do. All you need is one reason why you can. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
19. Where you are in life is the result of the way you behave and operate. If you don't like where you are, change your behaviors and your actions. If you are not willing to change, stop complaining. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
20. With hard work we can overcome a lot of obstacles in our way to accomplishing our goals. Intentionality, focus and hard work are the true, enduring characteristics of success. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
21. You can live your life based on "not failing" or "succeeding." You would be amazed to see that you can produce the same results, but definitely two different life experiences. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
22. You could go as far as you already have with your current structure and knowledge. Add to your knowledge and create a new and innovative structure if you are planning to grow. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
23. You don't have to be an architect, an engineer, or a contractor to build a dream. You have human genius! Brick by brick, and day by day, dreams you think you're building in the clouds can suddenly be real dwelling places on the ground. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
24. You cannot have excuses and profit at the same time. One of them has to give way to the other. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
25. Increase your compassion for people who are just beginning by reminding yourself of how you got started. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
26. Make your business decisions "business principle-driven" so that you do what is most important to you at the time you are doing it – when you are running your business. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
27. There is something in our lives that defines us from each other. It is not what we do or where we were born! It is how soon we rise after we fall. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
28. I'd rather have one person with burning passion in my team vs. twenty people who I have to drag with me. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
29. No matter what you think about your abilities or your limitations, you have so much more potential than you think you do. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
30. The biggest illusion in any business operation is when we think we are working for someone else! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
31. Success is the ambition to go one step further than other people expect you to go! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
32. Leadership is the desire and the motivation to become someone who operates somewhat better than ordinary. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
33. What I like to hear is "It is done" vs. "Let me explain why it is not done." ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
34. My commitment is to develop, not motivate. I don't coach people to learn something new. I coach people to transform themselves and to accomplish. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
35. Nothing ordinary, average or easy ever shined as a symbol of accomplishment. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
36. You take care of one customer well and he will bring you more than thousands of dollars in advertising would. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
37. Success is not what we acquire or possess; it is what we become. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
38. Don't chase after your success; let it come to you as the person you become in the process. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
39. Accomplishment is what happens when your thousand days of preparation cross with that one moment of opportunity to shine. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
40. We kill time. We waste time. We spend it like it is worthless. Time is the most valuable tool we have. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
41. If we don't see the urgency in some cases, our desire to fulfill our vision will lose its passion. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
42. We must learn to transfer the power of our emotions to productive practices that make a difference. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
43. We must risk going far enough to be frightened to prove to ourselves how far we can go. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
44. We can't discover new and exciting adventures until we are willing to lose our connections to the base, which is our own comfort zone. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
45. Possibilities are possibilities, and they are endless. However, they are not actions! You can do magic when you bring actions that empower those possibilities, side by side, and get them done to completion. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
46. Look deeply at your behaviors, what you do and how you're doing it! If you are not happy with the end result, it is time to alter your practices. It just makes sense! You might ask how? Just don't do what you have done before. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
47. The difference between us and plants is that we can think! If plants can grow without thinking and be so beautiful, what can we accomplish by growing, thinking and focusing our thoughts toward our beauty within? ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
48. Attitude is everything; caring about what you do is the next big thing. Find something you care about a lot, a cause, a future, a goal that moves and inspires you to action ... You will never be bored again. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
49. Find the thing, the work or the vision you are passionate about and make your life about other people benefiting from what you are doing; nothing will be more fulfilling than that! You will be happy and joyful. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
50. Things don't happen overnight! Most problems in your life have accumulated over many years; it will take more than one day or one week to resolve them. So be patient with the problem and be compassionate with yourself, and take action to resolve it every day! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
51. When you wait to act, when you postpone deadlines and when you put plans on hold, you are only postponing the outcome of your actions! The very thing you always complain about not having! The fear of succeeding is far bigger than the fear of failing. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
52. If you want to see how you perform in your business or your job, compare yourself with the top producers and high performers in your industry, not with the ones who are always behind so that you are better than them. Get better than top producers! That is the time that you know you are alive! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
53. When do you quit under pressure? How long do you fight back? What is your threshold for the pain of trying? ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
54. Don't let other people's cynicism and despair get in your way of realizing your dreams and fulfilling your vision. Just listen to what they say and do what you need to do to get where you want to go, day in and day out. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
55. Don't stay home and feel sorry for yourself. Don't keep thinking about your failures. Get back in the game and take your life by the horns. You have nothing to lose except your resignation and despair. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
56. Nothing was more joyous and fulfilling than when I had to work hard and go through lots of hardship to become who I am today! Money, cars, home, businesses and positions are all good, but it is not the same as the joy of hard work and self-made character. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
57. You don't have to suffer in your work or your employment. Either make it fun and enjoy it or move on and let others enjoy their work without your suffering and drama in the workplace! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
58. I have seen a lot of people who start a business to become somebody. They have it all backwards. You have to become somebody who can make a business successful. The access to that reality is your message, your vision and how that vision manifests itself in what you do! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
59. Life is urgent! There is no tomorrow and there is no someday. Life is happening right now! Day in and day out. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
60. Make your life about others and your life will work! Make your targets and goals be about others benefiting from what you do and your financial targets and goals will be fulfilled. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
61. Your life is in your hands! It is all about how sick and tired you are of producing the same results over and over again! When you get sick enough, you will do something about it! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
62. Power and effectiveness are in the details! Complete each step of your actions and you will get complete and excellent results. Don't cut corners; it will not pay off! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
63. Working for oneself is one of the most powerful mindsets any business person can have. Even if you are working in someone else's business, owning your power and respecting yourself and your values is the power that will drive you to excellence in business operations. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
64. Anything great I have learned (that made me who I am today) came from mentors and coaches who I didn't like at the time they were teaching me lessons. But today I can recognize their love and commitment to my future, and I am forever grateful. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
65. One of the ways I reached to my success is to look at my failures without relating to them as "who I am" but rather "what I did." This empowers me to get back to the game of life and play full out! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
66. No scary situation is so scary after you walk through it! The way to get through any frightening situation is to face your fear step by step and not empower it. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
67. If I take away your reasoning, your justifications and your explanations, you have nothing to say about your lack of producing results in your business and your life in general. Try that for a week and see how quiet you become! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
68. When you are committed to your cause you do not pay attention to others' opinions of "what you do" or "how you do it."Keep your eye on the ball! Do not listen to the whispers ... listen to the roaring of your heart and soul! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
69. Keep working on that dream of yours! Keep doing what needs to get done, day in and day out! Do not listen to anyone who is not empowering you, and do not associate with people who do not believe in you! Keep fighting for what you know will bring you to your goal. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
70. Start this New Year with making a commitment to do something you have never done in your personal or professional life! Dare to go out on a limb and make something incredible happen during the coming year. Have fun and be safe. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
71. When you put your feelings and emotions about "what needs to get done" ahead of "what REALLY needs to get done" it is the beginning of a losing battle against the obstacles that are between you and your desired future. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
72. How big is your dream? Is it all about you or does it include others!!!? How does it affect other people? Are they getting benefits from what you are building in your heart and soul? Start from there and you will succeed. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
73. If we just pay attention to our day-to-day activities that forward our progress of accomplishing our goals, with the same enthusiasm and happiness that we invest on the fun times, we will accomplish a lot in our lives and our businesses. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
74. Don't stop in life because someone else is scared to move forward! Don't hold your dreams inside because it doesn't match with others' views of how things should be or should go. Remember, this is it ... this is your life! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
75. Beds are made for two reasons; the second one is practicing being dead! Get out of bed and get out of your "I'm tired" or "I need rest" mentality! Make it happen! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
76. When you are committed, you are committed! No excuse, no justification and no reasoning. Try that for awhile and you will see the results! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
77. Stop talking about "it" so much and get to completing some of those old projects, goals and dreams. Get them done! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
78. Sometimes we are so tired, so disappointed or so not wanting to continue the fight against the life's obstacles that we want to give up. It is courage that puts us back on the front line and makes us go forward, day after day. Keep up the fight! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
79. The changes in the world are a direct correlation of the changes you are willing to implement for yourself, your thoughts, your behaviors, your environment and your communities. Start with yourself and go down the list! ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
80. There is no such thing as having luck or not having it ... it is just the way you look at what you do. It is your attitude toward the way things go and the commitment you have to excellence that makes change; the rest will turn out well either way. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
81. If you start anything, don't stop until it is completely done. Then you will enjoy the result of knowing you have completed the task. Keep telling yourself and others why you can't get something done and you will be known as someone with no credibility. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
82. Keep your mind focused and keep your eyes on the target. Collect your thoughts and your power of intention on the game. Play full out! You will not be defeated. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
83. Does anything else need to be said about this? I don't think so! Just don't do the same thing repeatedly and then cry about why your life is not working. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
84. The ones who get ahead in life and business are those who are creating something new and inventing a whole new reality in the world. There is nothing wrong with doing what others do; it is just ordinary. For achieving extraordinary you must move through and break through ordinary. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
85. I have failed a lot and I have succeeded a lot. I have learned that my success is directly correlated to my effort and the way I look at the world around me. At the same time, my failures become bigger by my dwelling in them and not moving on. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
86. In your business you are the one who is accountable for the success or failure of what is produced. Check all the details and enforce them, because at the end of the day those boring details are the nuts and bolts of your success machinery. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
87. Success is what others achieve and get from being around you and from what you is building. Make your life about others and your life will work. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
88. If you notice, you can clearly see that in your life you are going where you know it is safe and where it will not be dangerous. Why not aim higher and let your imagination and your vision guide you through your fear and resignation? That is a better path. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
89. Has your success made you someone who is welcoming others and taking care of others, or have you become someone who is distant and separated from others? You look for yourself and don't hide the answer from yourself. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
90. In the time of crisis, during life's hardship, wherever you are, however you feel and whatever you do, keep standing on the foundation of your values and principles. You will be ok. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
91. With hard work we can overcome a lot of obstacles in our way to accomplishing our goals. Intentionality, focus and hard work are the true enduring characteristics of success. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
92. The possibility of any alteration or change is showing up as soon as we get clear and decide what the next move will be. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
93. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Use your smile and use "Thank You" and "Please" more often, they are very powerful and tax free assets that you have in your possession. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
94. If you are really up to fulfilling your commitments in life, don't let any opportunities just pass you by. You have nothing to lose by being intentional, ready to perform and turn those opportunities into real results that would move you closer to your dreams. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
95. I have not yet seen a powerful and successful family, team, organization or even a nation without a very strong, commitment driven and vision-oriented leader. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
96. Successful people are not just geniuses, it is not like they have everything come to them easily; they look at any day as opportunity to move forward, any setbacks as time to reassess their plan and any obstacles as another challenge to prove their commitment. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
97. When we are trying to “not fail” there is no room for fun and enjoyment in what we do, it is all seems like lots of hard work. But when we bring our passion, ambition, dream and vision, and trying to “succeed” it is all accomplishment with fun, joy and play. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
98. Always look into creating ways to use your business as a medium to serve others. At end of the day besides making money you have made friends and brought light to someone’s life, even in the form of a small smile. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh
99. Greatness shows in many different ways, forms and shapes. It is shown in hard work, in forgiveness, in any accomplishment or in serving others; but not in laziness, entitlement and complaisance. ~Behnam Bakhshandeh