“Leadership is the ability to elicit extraordinary performance from ordinary people.”
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Brian Tracy
“You become what you think about most of the time”
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Brian Tracy
“A major reason for procrastination is a feeling of inadequacy, a lack of confidence, or an inability in a key area of a task. Feeling weak or deficient in a single area is enough to discourage you from starting the job at all.”
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Brian Tracy
“Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.”
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Brian Tracy
“The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.”
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Brian Tracy
“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.”
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Brian Tracy
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”
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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
“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
“Are your goals backed by burning desire or are you giving the Universe mixed signals?”
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Brian Tracy
“rule, once again, is that every minute spent in planning and creating checklists will save you ten minutes in execution and getting the job done
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Brian Tracy
“Your behavior will guide the behavior of the other members of your team or the people in your organization.”
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Brian Tracy
“Rule: Resist the temptation to clear up small things first. Remember, whatever you choose to do over and over eventually becomes a habit that is hard to break. If you choose to start your day working on low-value tasks, you will soon develop the habit of always starting and working on low-value tasks. This is not the kind of habit you want to develop or keep. 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 will be naturally motivated to continue. A part of your mind loves to be busy working on significant tasks that can really make a difference. Your job is to feed this part of your mind continually. Motivate”
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Brian Tracy
“Three Steps to Mastery First, read in your field for at least one hour every day. Get up a little earlier in the morning and read for thirty to sixty minutes in a book or magazine that contains information that can help you to be more effective and productive at what you do. Second,”
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Brian Tracy
“A goal, however, is something distinctly different from a wish. It is clear, written, and specific. It can be quickly and easily described to another person. You can measure it, and you know when you have achieved it or not.”
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Brian Tracy
