Brian Tracy
66 quotes
Biography
Brian Tracy Emmanuel is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over eighty books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
"The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life."
"The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear."
"Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses."
"Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life."
"Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it."
"An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality."
"The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers."
"Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear."
"Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others."
"The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve."
"Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality."
"You have within you,right now,everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."
"The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance."
"The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success."
"If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development."
"Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?"
"All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."
"The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, anew continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to bereleased and channeled toward some great good."
"The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself."
"Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible."
"Excellence/Perfection is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."
"Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!"
"If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of attraction that repels you from ever doing the things that you need to do to be successful. If you admire successful people, you create a positive force field of attraction that draws you toward becoming more and more like the kinds of people that you want to be like."
"Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction."
"Today the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears."