Quotes from Denis Waitley

Winning" is taking the talent or potential you were born with, and have since developed, and using it fully toward a goal or purpose that makes you happy.

If you're not networking, you're not networking.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

You become that to which you are most exposed.

Come through for others and they will come through for you.

Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.

Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.

Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable.

Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time.

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success.

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes.

Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.