Top 145 Quotes & Sayings by Phil McGraw - Page 3

You have to figure out what that is, and you have to make a plan to get to it. And the plan has got to have a timeline. You have to choose something that you can afford to do and then lock it in and passionately do it.

Right now, make a list of what you admire about yourself- don't stop until you've filled a page. Sit and relish each quality and accomplishment. When you remember how much you have to be proud of, you don't need to envy others. Instead of wallowing in your jealousy, use your friends' accomplishments as inspiration to pursue the life you want.

You cannot be who and what you are unless you have a lifestyle, both internally and externally, that is designed to support that definition of self.

Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life.

Champions get what they want because they know what they want. They have a vision that keeps them motivated and efficiently on track. They see it, feel it, and experience it in their minds and hearts. What is success for you? You won't get there without knowing what it feels and looks like.

People create their own experiences.

You must demand nothing less than the best of yourself and for yourself. You must tell yourself that it is not wrong to want it all.

Those who marry for money end up EARNING it anyway.

Life's managed, not cured.

You either get it or you don't. Become one of those who get it.

There has never been a merging of two lives where significant problems of daily living did not occur. One way or another, your relationship is going to be affected. The only question is how. There's a big difference between knowing and doing. It's not what happens between partners that determines the outcome of a relationship, it's how they handle what happens. If all you deal with in your relationship is problems, then you will have a problem relationship. If you want your pound of flesh with full acknowledgement that you're right, your future will be dim.

People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.

This is no dress rehearsal.

You should consider an employment change before you consider selling out.

You need to face the pain and the fear and walk through the Grief.

Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured.

If you marry for money you will earn every penny.

Common sense needs to be more common.

Every one of us have things that we believe about ourselves when nobody else is looking, nobody else is listening, nobody else is monitoring what we're doing. We believe things about ourselves.

There is an interconnectedness among members that bonds the family, much like mountain climbers who rope themselves together when climbing a mountain, so that if someone should slip or need support, he's held up by the others until he regains his footing.

Loving smart means believing in you, your worth and your value.

Effective negotiators have a style that those whom they are trying to influence, relate to and admire.

Success means different things in different parts of my life, but overall if I have to define ultimately what success means - the bottom line - then for me it's if the family is healthy and happy.

Everybody should have the opportunity to do and be everything they can be.

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