“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.”
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Brian Tracy
“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”
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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
“If there is no solution, there is no problem.”
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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
“Rule: Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.”
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Brian Tracy
“You are where you are and what you are because of yourself. Everything you are today, or ever will be in the future, is up to you. Your life today is the sum total result of your choices, decisions and actions up to this point. You can create your own future by changing your behaviors. You can make new choices and decisions that are more consistent with the person you want to be and the things you want to accomplish with your life.”
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Brian Tracy
“To be truly happy and fulfilled, you must be working toward accomplishing something that is bigger than yourself, and that makes a difference in the life or work of others.”
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Brian Tracy
“People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.”
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Brian Tracy
“Your mind is designed in such a way that you cannot have an idea on the one hand without also having the ability to bring that idea into reality on the other. The very existence of an idea in your conscious mind means that you have within you and around you the capacity to turn it into reality. The only question you have to answer is, How badly do you want it?”
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Brian Tracy
“Your mental picture of yourself has a powerful effect on your behavior. Visualize yourself as the person you intend to be in the future. Your self-image, the way you see yourself on the inside, largely determines your performance on the outside. All
improvement in your outer life begins with improvements in your mental pictures, on the inside.”
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Brian Tracy
“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.”
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Brian Tracy
“Everyone procrastinates. The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on.”
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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
