“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
“Positive expectations are the mark of the superior personality.”
―
Brian Tracy
“The starting point of great success in your life begins, in the simplest terms, when you discipline yourself to think and talk about only the things you want and refuse to think and talk about anything you don't want.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Dress for success. Image is very important. People judge you by the way you look on the outside”
―
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.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Practice "zero-based thinking" in every part of your life. Ask yourself continually, "If I were not doing this already, knowing what I now know, would I start doing it again today?" If it is something you would not start again today, knowing what you now know, it is a prime candidate for abandonment or creative procrastination.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.”
―
Brian Tracy
“By concentrating single-mindedly on your most important task, you can reduce the time required to complete it by 50 percent or more. It has been estimated that the tendency to start and stop a task—to pick it up, put it down, and come back to it—can increase the time necessary to complete the task by as much as 500 percent. Each time you return to the task, you have to familiarize yourself with where you were when you stopped and what you still have to do. You have to overcome inertia and get yourself going again. You have to develop momentum and get into a productive work rhythm. But when you prepare thoroughly and then begin, refusing to stop or turn aside until the job is done, you develop energy, enthusiasm, and motivation. You get better and better and more productive. You work faster and more effectively.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.”
―
Brian Tracy
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than
any other.
”
―
Brian Tracy
“Ideas are a mode of transportation, a vehicle that you can use to take yourself from wherever you are to wherever you want to go.”
―
Brian Tracy
“You are fully responsible for everything you are, everything you have and everything you become.”
―
Brian Tracy
