Top 792 Quotes & Sayings by Brian Tracy - Page 10

The average person works at fifty percent or less of their potential. Your job is to unleash that extra fifty percent.

Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.

Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into.

The only real antidote to worry or problems is systematic, purposeful action in the direction of your goals.

You can achieve almost any goal if you just do what other successful people have done to achieve the same goals before you.

Persistence is self-discipline in action.

Take complete control over the messages you allow into your conscious mind.

If you want to be successful, find someone who has already done it and do it the same way they did.

Ideas will be the major source of new wealth.

Telling is not selling; never make a statement if you can phrase it in the form of a question.

In the sales profession, the real work begins after the sale is made.

You cannot eat every tadpole and frog in the pond, but you can eat the biggest and ugliest one, and that will be enough, at least for the time being.

Any goal can be achieved if you break it down into enough small parts.

What you concentrate on largely determines the quality and quantity of the results that you get and the success that you enjoy.

Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else.

Success is not necessarily determined by material possessions or accomplishments. You can enjoy success simply by reaching the point where you are perfectly content with your life in every respect and you feel no dissatisfaction or pressing need for anything else. In this sense, you can be a success sitting by yourself in a quiet place contemplating the world.

People don't trust conglomerates; they trust individuals. Network marketing brings trust and the quality of the relationship to the center of the business. And it enables you to expand indefinitely, simply by expanding the number of relationships.

We have a mental block inside us that stops us from earning more than we think we are worth. If we want to earn more in reality, we have to upgrade our self-concept.

You are a potential genius; there is no problem you cannot solve, and no answer you cannot find somewhere.

All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures.

Truthfulness is the main element of character.

The establishment of a clear, central purpose or goal in life is the starting point of all success

Winding up unfinished business with another person can give you a great burst of positive energy.

If you move boldly in the direction of your goals, unseen forces will come to your aid.

Your determination to become a more optimistic person in every part of your life will do more to ensure your success and happiness than any other single quality you can develop.

The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very good at what they do. It does not belong to the well meaning.

Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement you are your most precious resource

Be intensely result-oriented in everything you do. This is a key characteristic of high performers.

Poor or fuzzy communications are major time-wasters. Take the time to be crystal-clear in your communications with others.

Your ability to work with others on a complex task is a critical skill for advancement at work.

One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

A goal without a plan is only a dream.

There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service.

You can develop any habit or thought or behavior that you consider desirable or necessary.

Leaders tap into the emotions of their people by getting excited themselves

You are no longer paid just for the hours that you put in, but for what you put into those hours.

If you could find out what the most successful people did in any area and then you did the same thing over and over, you'd eventually get the same result they do.

Manage by objectives. Tell people exactly what you want them to do and then get out of their way.

Your current situations or problems have been sent to you to teach you valuable lessons for success and happiness. What are they?

Ninety to ninety-five percent of people will withdraw to the comfort zone when what they try doesn't work. Only that small percentage, 5 or 10 percent, will continually improve themselves; they will continually push themselves out into the zone of discomfort, and these are always the highest performers in every field.

Make a decision to be successful right now. Most people never decide to be wealthy and that is why they retire poor.

Truly wealthy people develop the habit of "getting rich slow" rather than "getting rich quick." To assure this, they have two rules with regard to money. Rule number one: Don't lose money. Rule number two: If ever you feel tempted, refer back to rule number one, "don't lose money."

You do not need to be different from who you are. You only need to be more of the person you already are.

The starting point of great success and achievement has always been the same. It is for you to dream big dreams. There is nothing more important, and nothing that works faster than for you to cast off your own limitations than for you to begin dreaming and fantasizing about the wonderful things that you can become, have, and do.

Failure is an absolute prerequisite for success. You learn to succeed by failing.

Worry is a sustained form of fear caused by indecision

Economists say the inability to delay gratification is a primary predictor of economic failure in life.

In every company which I have done strategic planning, the number-one value people choose is always integrity. The second values may be quality of products and services, caring about people, excellent customer service, profitability , innovation, entrepreneurship, and others. But integrity always comes first.

If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles.

Happiness and high come to you when you choose to live your life consistent with your highest values and your deepest convictions.

Do the tasks that causes you the most fear, anxiety, or stress - and get over it.

Unconditional acceptance of others is the key to happy relationships.

If there is no cure, you must endure.

The more times and the more different things you try, the more likely it is that you will succeed.

Describe your product in terms of what it does not in terms of what it is.

Obstacles come to instruct, not obstruct.

Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.

Determine a single measure that you can use to grade your progress and success in each area of your life. Refer to it daily.

Success can lead to complacency, and complacency is the greatest enemy of success.