“Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and
farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your
thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.”
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Brian Tracy
“Success equals goals; all else is commentary.
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Brian Tracy
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
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Brian Tracy
“Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
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Brian Tracy
“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.”
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Brian Tracy
“I never hold grudges; while you’re holding a grudge, they’re out dancing.”
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Brian Tracy
“1. What are your three most important business or career goals right now? 2. What are your three most important family or relationship goals right now? 3. What are your three most important financial goals right now? 4. What are your three most important health goals right now? 5. What are your three most important personal and professional development goals right now? 6. What are your three most important social and community goals right now? 7. What are your three biggest problems or concerns in life right now? When”
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Brian Tracy
“What one skill, if I developed and did it in an excellent fashion, would have the greatest positive impact on my career?”
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Brian Tracy
“Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses. It is self-discipline that enables you to “vote yourself off the island.” It is the key to a great life and, without it, no lasting success is possible.”
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Brian Tracy
“Success in life is in direct proportion to what you do after you do what you are expected to do.”
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Brian Tracy
“Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.”
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Brian Tracy
“Every hour, stop and ask: Am I really present in this moment? If not, what are my thoughts focused on? Doing this often will help you return to the present moment.”
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Brian Tracy
“Before you begin work, always ask yourself, "Is this task in the top 20 percent of my activities or in the bottom 80 percent?”
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Brian Tracy
“The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing.”
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Brian Tracy
“There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it.”
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Brian Tracy
