Success Quote by David Joseph Schwartz

Schwartz packages ambition into a two-part mantra that sounds almost too simple to fail: sharpen the blade, then swing it more often. The phrasing is deliberately additive, a “combination” that implies chemistry rather than inspiration. No mysticism, no disruptive mythmaking. Just repetition with upgrades.

The first clause, “Do what you do better,” is an endorsement of compounding advantage. It assumes you already have a lane worth staying in; the task is refinement: fewer errors, tighter systems, clearer messaging, more reliable delivery. It flatters the reader’s existing identity (you already “do what you do”) while quietly demanding rigor. Improvement isn’t a motivational poster here; it’s a competitive necessity.

The second clause, “do more of what you do,” supplies the real subtext: scale beats reinvention. Schwartz is arguing against the romantic business narrative that salvation comes from a pivot, a new passion, a wild idea. His bet is that most people underperform not because their model is wrong, but because they don’t execute it enough times, in enough places, with enough consistency. There’s a sales worldview hiding in plain sight: volume matters, follow-up matters, output matters.

As advice from a businessman, it fits a mid-century, managerial faith in process: mastery plus throughput. The blind spot is also modern: “more” can become burnout, market saturation, or complacency disguised as focus. Still, the line works because it offers a brutal kind of comfort: you don’t need a new self. You need a better version, deployed more often.