Top 222 Quotes & Sayings by Bob Proctor

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian author Bob Proctor.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Bob Proctor

Bob Proctor was a Canadian self-help author and lecturer. He was best known for his New York Times best-selling book You Were Born Rich (1984) and being a contributor to the film The Secret (2006). Proctor's teachings maintained the idea that a positive self-image is critical for obtaining success, frequently referencing the pseudoscientific belief of the Law of Attraction.

See yourself in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person.
You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life.
Disease cannot live in a body that's in a healthy emotional state. — © Bob Proctor
Disease cannot live in a body that's in a healthy emotional state.
Life will forgive mistakes - Life will not forgive indecision ... Do SOMETHING, take a step.
People who are interested in doing something will do it when it's convenient; people who are committed will do it no matter what.
Your outside world is a reflection of your inside world. What goes on in the inside, shows on the outside.
Learn to follow the quiet voice within that speaks in feelings rather than words; follow what you 'hear' inside, rather than what others may be telling you to do.
You don't decide what your purpose is in life you discover it. Your purpose is your reason for living.
The image of your goal properly planted and constantly nourished with positive, expectant thought-energy will cause your goal to develop into a burning desire.
Being a winner is never an accident; winning comes about by design, determination and positive action.
Clearly understand that the only limitations you will ever have are the limitations you impose upon yourself. You truly do have infinite potential.
Don't expect a great day; create one.
Discipline is giving yourself a command and following it up with action — © Bob Proctor
Discipline is giving yourself a command and following it up with action
Rather than exist each day in some dull, boring habitual manner, move into action on a big idea. Everyone is on the brink of possibility. Your responsibility is to discover what that possibility is for you. Ideas can turn you on, they can wind you up. The right idea can and will add a new dimension to your life.
If you see yourself in a favorable light, if your image of yourself is pleasant, if this visual concept of yourself cannot be shaken by temporary defeats, then you have reached the goal achieved by the most fortunate. Not everyone reaches this mental state; in fact, many people do not even believe it is possible. Happiness and peace of mind are a matter of consciousness. We must create the inner-harmony we desire. This type of awareness is not an accident, it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.
The fear of making a decision is the result of fearing to make a mistake - the truth is, the fear of mistakes has a greater impact on you than making the mistakes.
Successful people decide how they are going to live; they are not victims of circumstance. In good times or bad times, they know where they are going and they know that they are going to get there.
You must be able to see yourself, with your inner eye, already in possession of the good you desire.
You must make your dream a priority in order for it to become your life
Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our thoughts, not in things or circumstances. You and I possess the power to change our thoughts. It is our greatest power - the power to choose. If you are feeling stressful, choose to relax. Look at your problems as a stranger might then do something about them - NOW!
The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.
Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result.
When you REACT you are giving away your power. When you RESPOND you are staying in control of yourself.
No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.
Start with the end in mind. If you want to be a millionaire, talk like one, act like one, work like one.
The Subconscious mind can not tell the difference between what's real and what's imagined.
What does your attitude proclaim to the world about you today? It is never to late to change your story, start by changing your thoughts and pay attention to your attitude.
You can't escape from a prison until you recognize you are in one. People who have chosen to live within the limits of their old beliefs continue to have the same experiences. It takes effort and commitment to break old patterns
The biggest gap in your life is between what you know and what you do.
Don't be a VICTIM of negative self talk - remember YOU are listening.
One difference between successful people and all the rest is that successful people take action.
Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision.
Change is inevitable but personal growth is a choice.
Do you want to know what you think about most of the time? Take a look at the results you're getting. That will tell you exactly what's going on inside.
By thinking about your goals every morning, many times during the day, and every night, you begin moving toward it, and bringing it toward you.
When you are on a down swing, do not feel bad. Know the swing will change and things will get better.There are good times coming.
If you can conceive it in your mind, then it can be brought to the physical world.
Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the extra mile into a habit - it is what lifts most successful people above the crowd. — © Bob Proctor
Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the extra mile into a habit - it is what lifts most successful people above the crowd.
We come this way but once. We can either tiptoe through life and hope we get to death without being badly bruised or we can live a full, complete life achieving our goals and realizing our wildest dreams.
Your purpose is why you you're living, your vision is how you're going to execute it.
When we change the way we think, we change our lives. What most people do not understand is how powerful our thinking is and how involved it is in our health.
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.
You've got to develop mental strength. And you develop mental strength with the will. The will is the mental faculty that gives you the ability to hold one idea under the screen of your mind to the exclusion of all outside distractions.
Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time. It must be a goal that is so appealing, so much in line with your spiritual core, that you can't get it out of your mind. If you do not get chills when you set a goal, your not setting big enough goals.
Life either happens by design or default, you choose.
There is no problem outside of you that is superior to the power within you.
The weight of your body is controlled by the image in your mind.
We all admire the courageous person and quite often consider the individual who lacks courage, a coward. However, that is not how Earl Nightingale saw it. He said the opposite of courage was not cowardness, it was conformity. The next time you are encouraged to fall into line, to be a sport and everything in you says no - be courageous and go your own way. There is no compensation in conformity.
You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution. — © Bob Proctor
You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution.
Your results are an expression of your level of awareness
Your real purpose in life is to develop yourself. To successfully do this you must always be working toward a goal.
If there were no limitations or consequences, what would your perfect average day look like?
Anyone that ever accomplished anything, did not know how they were going to do it. They only knew they were going to do it.
If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.
The only competition you will ever face is with your own ignorance.
Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose.
The only power our problems can have over us is the power we give to them.
Don't let your present problems defeat you. The Chinese have a saying that if you live with a disaster for three years it will turn into a blessing. Look back in your own life at what appeared to be a devastating situation five or ten years ago. Many of those situations were the turning point that caused a number of great things to happen in your future. Regardless of what happens today, realize it is the beginning of something good.
Clearly understand, there isn't any situation that isn't made worse by worry. Worry never solves anything. Worry never prevents anything. Worry never heals anything. Worry serves only one purpose... it makes matters worse.
Richness is not about what you have. It is about who you are.
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