“The most important success principle of all was stated by Elbert Hubbard, one of the most prolific writers in American history, at the beginning of the twentieth century. He said, ‘Self-discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
―
Brian Tracy
“The law of increasing returns says that the more you focus on doing the few things that represent the most valuable use of your time, the better you become at those activities and the less time it takes you to accomplish each one.”
―
Brian Tracy
“It Doesn’t Matter Where You Came From. All That Matters Is Where You Are Going”
―
Brian Tracy
“Are your goals backed by burning desire or are you giving the Universe mixed signals?”
―
Brian Tracy
“Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one thousand percent.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Never talk about the content. Talk about the outcome.”
―
Brian Tracy
“The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place. Once you actually begin work on a valuable task, you seem to be naturally motivated to continue.”
―
Brian Tracy
“it's impossible to remain angry or blame other people for problems in your life when you are saying , "I am responsible”
―
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.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Any thought or action that you repeat over and over will eventually become a new habit.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Almost all stress, tension, anxiety, and frustration, both in life and in work, comes from doing one thing while you believe and value something completely different.”
―
Brian Tracy
“The potential consequences of any task or activity are the key determinants of how important a task really is to you and to your company.”
―
Brian Tracy
“The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and motivate them to be the kind of people they wish they could be. The problem is that no one is coming to the rescue. These”
―
Brian Tracy
“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.”
―
Brian Tracy
“If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!"
Brian Tracy says that your "frog" should be the most difficult item on your things-to-do list, the one you're most likely to procrastinate on; because, if you eat that first, it'll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day. But, if you don't...if you let him sit there on the plate and stare at you while you do a hundred unimportant things, it can drain your energy and you won't even know it.”
―
Brian Tracy
