Quotes from Brian Tracy

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true

Epictetus, a Greek philosopher, once wrote, "Circumstances do not make the man. They merely reveal him to himself.

Stop for a few seconds and create a clear mental picture of yourself as completely relaxed, calm, positive, smiling, and in complete control of the interview. Then inhale deeply, filling up your lungs and putting pressure on your diaphragm. Hold this breath for a count of seven and exhale for a count of seven. While you are breathing deeply, continue to hold a picture of yourself as the very best salesperson you could possibly be.

You can't hit a target you can't see. You can't accomplish wonderful things with your life if you have no idea of what they are. You must first become absolutely clear about what you want if you are serious about unlocking the extraordinary power that lies within you. Every

There is more to life than just increasing its speed.

Changing habits that are no longer consistent with your higher purposes is one of the hardest things you'll ever do, and one of the most essential to the quality of your life.

People invariably seek the fastest and easiest way to get the things they want, right now, with little or no concern for the long-term consequences of their behaviors.

Talent Is Overrated

When you set more goals, try more things, engage in more activities, and explore more opportunities, your probabilities of success increase dramatically.

the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

No person or situation can make you feel anything-it is only the way you think about a situation that makes you feel the way you do.

Your future largely depends on what you learn and practice from this moment onward.

Remember, bad habits are easy to form, but hard to live with; good habits are hard to form, but easy to live with. Your job is to form good habits and make them your masters.

What is the most important and valuable work that you do, in any field or profession? It's thinking!

Before you begin work, always ask yourself, Is this task in the top 20 percent of my activities or in the bottom 80 percent?

Whatever you believe, with feeling, becomes your reality.

A person who really likes himself or herself has high self-esteem and therefore a positive self-concept. When you really like yourself in a particular role, you perform at your best in that role.

Your ability to think, plan, and work hard in the short term and to discipline yourself to do what is right and necessary before you do what is fun and easy is the key to creating a wonderful future for yourself.

All change is from the inner to the outer. All change begins in the self-concept. You must become the person you want to be on the inside before you see the appearance of this person on the outside.

This is the process of "systematic desensitization." By confronting your fear, and by repeatedly doing the thing you fear, the fear eventually disappears.

The foundation of self-confidence, the basis of boldness and self-assertion, is a deep inner trust, based on living a life of perfect integrity, and disciplining yourself to live consistent with your highest values in every situation.

The only way to overcome your fears is to do the thing you fear.

Oliver Wendell Holmes has said, "What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks of everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.