“People who take a long view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future.”
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Brian Tracy
“An average person with average talent, ambition and education can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.”
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Brian Tracy
“The most important contribution you can make to your company is to be a leader, accept responsibility for results, and dare to go forward.”
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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.”
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Brian Tracy
“It is not failure itself that holds people back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you.”
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Brian Tracy
“One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.”
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Brian Tracy
“If you don't set goals for yourself, you are doomed to achieve the goals of someone else.”
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Brian Tracy
“Self-discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
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Brian Tracy
“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”
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Brian Tracy
“If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn't pay to sit and look at it for very long.”
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Brian Tracy
“The highest paid Americans read an average of two to three hours per day. The lowest paid Americans don't read at all...
...58% of adults never read another book after they leave high school—including 42% of university graduates...
...43.6% of American adults read below the 7th grade level... they are functionally illiterate... fully 50% of high school graduates cannot read their graduation diplomas, nor fill out an application form for a job at McDonald’s...”
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Brian Tracy
“The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”
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Brian Tracy
“The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”
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Brian Tracy
“Any goal can be achieved if you break it down into enough small parts.”
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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
