Top 220 Quotes & Sayings by T. Harv Eker - Page 3

I don't know about you, but where I went to school, Money Management 101 wasn't offered. Instead we learned about the War of 1812, which of course is something I use every single day.

Thoughts lead to feelings. Feelings lead to actions. Action leads to results.

If you know it, but you're not living it, you don't own it.

Keep your eye on the goal, keep moving toward your target.

When the subconscious mind must chose between deeply rooted emotions and logic, emotions will almost always win.

If you want to fly with eagles, stop swimming with ducks.

My inner world creates my outer world.

The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want. Rich people are totally clear that they want wealth. They are unwavering in their desire. They are fully committed to creating wealth. As long as it's legal, moral, and ethical, they will do whatever it takes to have wealth. Rich people do not send mixed messages to the universe. Poor people do.

I think big! I choose to help thousands and thousands of people!

Give me five minutes and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life.

If you are not fully, totally, and truly committed to creating wealth, chances are you won't.

Money will only make you more of what you already are.

From now on, I want you to practice reframing other people's negativity as a reminder of how not to be.

There is a secret psychology of money. Most people don't know about it. That's why most people never become financially successful. A lack of money is not the problem; it is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you.

Get really rich and then help the people who didn't have the opportunity you did.

Let me put it bluntly: anyone who says that money isn't important doesn't have any! Rich people understand the importance of money and the place it has in our society. On the other hand, poor people validate their financial ineptitude by using irrelevant comparisons. They'll argue, "Well, money isn't important as love." Now, is that comparison dumb or what? What's more important, your arm or your leg? Maybe they're both important.

Rich people do not back away from problems, do not avoid problems, and do not complain about problems. Rich people are financial warriors.

Energy is contagious: either you affect people or you infect people.

When you’re engaged in what you love to do, it’s like driving in the fast lane. Time flies by and more roads open up to you, alternate routes you may not have even known existed.

Rich people work hard and believe it's perfectly appropriate to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide for others. Poor people work hard, but due to their feelings of unworthiness, they believe that it is inappropriate for them to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide.

How do you want to live your life? How do you want to play the game? Do you want to play in the big leagues or in the little leagues, in the majors or the minors? Are you going to play big or play small? It's your choice.

Do you want a successful career or a close relationship with your family? Both! Do you want a focus on business or have fun and play? Both! Do you want money or meaning in your life? Both! Do you want to earn a fortune or do the work you love? Both! Poor people always choose one, rich people choose both.

If you want to create wealth, it is imperative that you believe that you are at the steering wheel of life, especially your financial life.

I promote my value to others with passion and enthusiasm.

It comes down to this: If not you, then who?

It's imperative to realize that it is not necessary to try to get rid of fear in order to succeed. Rich and successful people have fear, rich and successful people have doubts, rich and successful people have worries. They just don't let these feelings stop them. Unsuccessful people have fears, doubts, and worries, then let those feelings stop them.

Money is a lubricant. It lets you "slide" through life instead of having to "scrape" by. Money brings freedom-freedom to buy what you want , and freedom to do what you want with your time. Money allows you to enjoy the finer things in life as well as giving you the opportunity to help others have the necessities in life. Most of all, having money allows you not to have to spend your energy worrying about not having money.

People are so afraid of hearing "No" that they often don't even try. You have nothing to lose by just asking! A good friend of mine once told me, "Harv, a closed mouth won't get fed." Open your mouth! Say something if negotiations aren't going the way you'd like.

Recognize that whether you are worthy or not is all a made-up 'story'...Nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it...There's no one who comes around and stamps you 'worthy' or 'unworthy'. You do that. You make it up. You decide it...If you say you're worthy, you are. If you say you're not worthy, you're not. Either way you will live into your story.

Until you show you can handle what you’ve got, you won’t get any more!

When you are not willing to fully receive, you are training the universe not to give to you! It's simple: if you aren't willing to receive your share, it will go to someone else who is.

Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.

Did you know that there are no straight lines in the universe? Life doesn't travel in perfectly straight lines. It moves more like a winding river. More often than not, you can only see to the next bend, and only when you reach that next turn can you see more.

You can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can't be both. Listen up! Every time, and I mean every time, you blame, justify, or complain, you are slitting your financial throat.

Poor and most middle-class people believe "If I have a lot of money, I could do what I want and I'd be a success." Rich people understand, "If I become a successful person, I will be able to do what I need to do to have what I want, including a lot of money."

Rich and successful people are solution-oriented; they spend their time and energy strategizing and planning the answers to challenges that come up, and creating systems to make certain that problem doesn't occur again.

If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you'll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you'll end up mighty comfortable.

Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.

The truth is few people “think” big and even fewer “play” big. Why? Because “big” often means big responsibilitie s, big hassles and big problems. They look at that “bigness” and shrink. They’re smaller than their problems. They back away from challenges. Ironically, they back themselves into the biggest problem of all ... being broke, or close to it.

Rich people collect land. Poor people collect bills.

I ask you, what is the use of having your "cake" if you can't eat it? What exactly are you supposed to do with it? Put it on your mantel and look at it? Cake is meant to be eaten and enjoyed.

Leaders earn a heck of a lot more money than followers.

Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.

Many successful people have fear, along with doubts and worries. The difference is that those who know how to succeed also know how to take action despite these worries and fears. You too can learn how to master fear, by understanding that fear is in our own minds, and therefore under our own control.

You can have all the knowledge and skills in the world, but if your money “blueprint” isn't set for success, you're financially doomed.

If a person weren't failing in some way, shape or form, would he or she need to blame, justify, or complain? The obvious answer is no.

If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes from a non-supportive root such as fear, anger or the need to 'prove' yourself, your money will never bring you happiness.

So what is the difference between "power thinking" and "positive" thinking? The distinction is slight but profound. To me, people use positive thinking to pretend that everything is rosy, when they really believe that it's not. With power thinking, we understand that everything is neutral, that nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it, and that we are going to make up a story and give something it's meaning.

The first thing I did was commit to my success and playing to win. I swore I would focus and not even consider leaving this business until I was a millionaire or more. This was radically different from my previous efforts, where, because I always thought short-term, I would constantly get side-tracked by either good opportunities or when things got tough.

A lack of money is never, ever, ever a problem. A lack of money is merely a symptom of what is going on underneath.

Poor people choose to play the role of the victim.

What's the problem you solve? Solve it for one person. Create a system to do it without you. Duplicate.

Money is a big part of your life, and when you learn how to get your finances under control, all areas of your life will soar.

If you are not willing to receive, then you are "ripping off" those who want to give to you.

If you say you're worthy, you are. If you say you're not worthy, you're not. Either way you will live into your story.

The mark of true wealth is determined by how much one can give away.

You don't have to go fast...you just have to go.

Rich people are wiling to act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.

If you are going to work hard anyway, you might as well get rich...and the quicker the better!

The by-product is that they more people you help, the "richer" you become, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and definitely financially.