Quotes from John Eliot

Great performers in all fields seem immune to what outsiders think about them. Their sense of themselves never depends on the feedback-positive or negative-they get from the environment.

Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history.

As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list.

What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform.

Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations, control your performance.

If you really want to break from the pack, you have to risk being perceived to be as eccentric as these people. You have to think exceptionally-a LOT!

We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confident long before they achieved anything.

cross that person off your invitation list.

If you really want to find out what you're capable of, you cannot put limits on yourself, and you definitely cannot be cautious.

You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream.

As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list.

Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of self criticism is significantly deterring.

throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be 'realistic.' Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things...

High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.

The true exceptional performer is on super pilot. Every single sense, every fiber of his body is brought together in what he is doing.

Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.

Confidence is a resolute state of mind by which you believe nothing is impossible.

Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don't get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve.