Great Little Book on Personal Achievement (Successories)

title: GreatLittleBookOnPersonalAchievementSuccessories

author: Tracy,Brian.publisher: TheCareerPress

isbn10|asin: 1564142833printisbn13: 9781564142832ebookisbn13: 9780585179988

language: Englishsubject Success,Conductoflife,Wealth.

publicationdate: 1997lcc: BJ1611.2.T651997ebddc: 158.1

subject: Success,Conductoflife,Wealth.

Successories

GreatLittleBookonPersonalAchievement

ByBrianTracy

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PersonalAchievementImagineyourlifeisperfectineveryrespect;whatwoulditlooklike?

Therearenolimitsonwhatyoucanachievewithyourlife,exceptthelimitsyouacceptinyourownmind.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyou'recomingfrom;allthatmattersiswhereyouaregoing.

Youhavegreat,untappedreservesofpotentialwithinyou.Yourjobistoreleasethem.

Lifeislikeacombinationlock;yourgoalistofindtherightnumbers,intherightorder,soyoucanhaveanythingyouwant.

Ifyoudotherightthingsintherightway,youwillgetwhateverresultsyoudesire.

Everythingyoudoinlifeiseithertogetlove,ortocompensateforlackoflove.

Yourmostvaluableassetcanbeyourwillingnesstopersistlongerthananyoneelse.

Yourinnervoicewillultimatelyguideyoutosayanddotherightthingsattherighttime.

Learnfromtheexperts;youwillnotlivelongenoughtofigureitalloutforyourself.

Natureisneutral;ifyoudothesamethingsthatothersuccessfulpeoplehavedone,youwillinevitablyenjoythesamesuccesstheyhave.

Almostallyourunhappinessinlifecomesfromyourtendencytoblamesomeoneelseforsomething.

Ifyouwanttoachievegreatlyinlife,beastudentofachievement.

Decideexactlywhatyouwantineveryareaofyourlife;youcan'thitatargetyoucan'tsee.

Anysystemorblueprintforsuccessisbetterthannoneatall.Thinkonpaper.

Virtuallyanythingyoucouldeverwanttobe,haveordoisachievablewithlearningandhardwork.

Makeyourlifeamasterpiece;imaginenolimitationsonwhatyoucanbe,haveordo.

Youhavetheability,rightnow,toexceedallyourpreviouslevelsofaccomplishment.

Ifyouareworriedaboutmoney,itsimplymeansthatyoucanandshouldbeearningmore.Howareyougoingtodoit?

Makeadecisiontodaytodosomethingwonderfulwithyourlife.

Thegreatsecretofsuccessisthattherearenosecretsofsuccess;thereareonlytimelessprinciplesthathaveproveneffectivethroughoutthecenturies.

Peaceofmindisthehighesthumangoodanditisyournormal,naturalcondition.Askyourself,''Doyouwanttoberight,ordoyouwanttobehappy?"

Dosomethingtomoveyourselftowardyourmajorgoaleveryday.

Youaresuccessfultothedegreetowhichyoucanattainyourownhappiness.

Thekindestthingyoucandoforthepeopleyoucareaboutistobecomeahappy,joyousperson.

Youcan'tgiveawaysomethingthatyoudon'thave;youcan'tmakeothershappyifyouareunhappy.

Apositivementalattitudegoeshand-in-handwithsuccessineveryareaoflife.

Youarepositive,creativeandhappytothedegreetowhichyoueliminatenegativeemotionsfromyourlife.

Engagein"mountaintopthinking";projectforwardinthoughtandimagineyourideallife.Whatdoesitlooklike?

"Onlyonelife,thatsoonispast;onlywhat'sdonewithlovewilllast."

AuthorUnknown

Bewillingtolaunchinfaith,withnoguaranteesofsuccess.Thisisthemarkofpersonalgreatness.

Youarealwaysfreetochoosewhatyoudowithyourlife.Tomakechangesinyourfuture,makenewchoicestoday.

Mostofyourhappiness,andyourunhappiness,comeswithhairontop,andtalksback.

Decidetodaytodesignandbuildtheidealrelationshipinyourlife.It'suptoyou.

Ifyouwerestartingovertoday,whatchangeswouldyoumakeinyourlife?

Theamountyoulaughinyourrelationshipswithothersisthetruemeasureofthehealthofyourpersonality.

Nevercomplain,neverexplain.Resistthetemptationtodefendyourselformakeexcuses.

Youareonlyasfreeasyouroptions;developalternativestoeverysituation.

Timeismoney;continuallylookforwaystodothingsfasterandbetter.

Weliveintherichestsocietyinallofhumanhistory;areyougettingyourfairshare?

Tobewealthy,youmustdevelopaburningdesireforwealthandfinancialindependence.

Decidehowmuchyouwanttobeearningoneyear,fiveyearsandtenyearsfromtoday.Whatwillyouhavetodotoachievetheseamounts?

Designyourfinancialfutureineveryrespect,andthenmakeaplantoachieveit.

Tobetrulyhappy,youneedaclearsenseofmeaningandpurposeinlife.

Anattitudeofcalm,confidentexpectationactivatesyourcreativityandunlocksyourmentalpowers.

Ifnecessityisthemotherofinvention,painseemstobethefatheroflearning.

Youarewhereyouareandwhatyouarebecauseyouhavedecidedtobethere.

Makeacommitmenttodaytosomethingbiggerandmoreimportantthanyourself.

Self-actualizationandself-fulfillmentresultwhenyoufeelthatyouarebecomingeverythingthatyouarecapableofbecoming.

Happinessistheprogressiverealizationofaworthyideal.

Toperformatyourbest,youneedtoknowwhoyouareandwhyyouthinkandfeelthewayyoudo.

Youarenotwhatyouthinkyouare;butwhatyouthink,youare!Youalwaysbehave,ontheoutside,inamannerconsistentwithyourself-concept,ontheinside.

Thesuccessyouareenjoyingtodayistheresultofthepriceyouhavepaidinthepast.

Ifyouchangeyourthinking,youchangeyourlife.

Youcanlearnanythingyouneedtolearntoachieveanygoalyoucansetforyourself.

Lifeishard;italwayshasbeenanditalwayswillbe.Acceptingthisrealitysomehowmakesiteasier.

Destructivecriticisminchildhoodcausesyoutofearfailureandrejectionasanadult.

Failureisanabsoluteprerequisiteforsuccess.Youlearntosucceedbyfailing.

Action-orientation,thewillingnesstomovefastwhenopportunitypresentsitself,isthekeyqualityforsuccessineveryarea.

Allchangeinyourlifecomeswhenyourmindcollideswithanewidea.

Anythingyoucanholdinyourmindonacontinuingbasis,youcanhave.

Setpeaceofmindasyourhighestgoalandorganizeyourentirelifearoundit.

Youareapotentialgenius;thereisnoproblemyoucannotsolve,andnoansweryoucannotfindsomewhere.

Yourmulti-dimensionalbrainisinfluencedbyeverythingyousee,hear,read,smell,touch,feelorsay.Becareful.

Takecharge!Youfeelpositiveaboutyourselftotheexactdegreetowhichyoufeelyouareincontrolofyourownlife.

Foreveryeffectinyourlife,thereisaspecificcause.Thereisareasonforeverything.

Decideinadvancetouseeveryadversityorsetbackasaspurtogreatereffort.

Sethighgoalsandstandardsforyourself;resistthetemptationofthecomfortzone.

Liveinharmonywithyourhighestvaluesandyourinnermostconvictions.Nevercompromise.

Ifthereisanythingyouwantinlife,findouthowothershaveachieveditandthendothesamethingstheydid.

Thoughtsarecausesandconditionsareeffects.Youarecreatingyourcurrentlifewithyourpresentthinking.

Ifthereissomethinginyourlifeyoudonotwant,findthecauseandremoveit.

Theonethingoverwhichyouhavecompletecontrolisyourthinking;useitwell.

Settingdeadlinesforyourgoalsactivatesyoursubconsciousmindandreinforcesyourdetermination.

Tobesuccessful,dowhatothersuccessfulpeoplehavedoneandkeepdoingituntilyougetthesameresults.

Youlearntoloveothersbydoinglovingthingswithandforthem.

Smile.Everyoneyoumeetiscarryingaheavyload.

Whateveryoubelieve,withconviction,becomesyourreality,whetherornotitistrueorfalse.

Youmustbecomethepersonyouwanttobeontheinsidebeforeyouseetheappearanceofthispersonontheoutside.

Developabenevolentworldview;lookforthegoodinthepeopleandcircumstancesaroundyou.

Thebiggestmentalroadblocksthatyouwilleverhavetoovercomearethoserepresentedbyyourself-limitingbeliefs.

Ifyouconductyourselfasthoughyouexpecttobesuccessfulandhappy,youwillseldombedisappointed.

Ifyouwerestartingovertoday,whatwouldyoudodifferently?Whateveryouranswer,startdoingitnow.

Youcanjudgethevalidityofanyideaorconceptbyasking,''Isthistrueforme?"

TheodoreRooseveltsaid,"Dowhatyoucan,withwhatyouhave,rightwhereyouare."Thisisgreatadvice.

Starteverymorningbysaying,"Ibelievesomethingwonderfulisgoingtohappentometoday."Repeatitoverandover.

Successfulpeopleareveryclearaboutwhotheyareandwhattheywant.

Yourincrediblebraincantakeyoufromragstoriches,fromlonelinesstopopularityandfromdepressiontohappinessandjoyifyouuseitproperly.

Everythingyoudoistriggeredbyanemotionofeitherdesireorfear.

Yourbrainhasmorethan100billioncells,eachconnectedtoatleast20,000othercells.Thepossiblecombinationsaregreaterthanthenumberofmoleculesintheknownuniverse.

Writeoutyourgoalson3×5indexcards;reviewthemtwiceeachday.

Youareinthepeoplebusiness,nomatterwhatyoudoorwhereyoudoit.

Becomean"inverseparanoid,"someonewhobelievesthattheuniverseisconspiringtodoyougood.

Quicklysay,"That'sgood!"toeverysetbackandadversity,andthenfindoutwhatisgoodaboutit.

Everythingyouhaveinyourlifeyouhaveattractedtoyourselfbecauseofthepersonyouare.

Youcanhavemore,bemoreanddomorebecauseyoucanchangethepersonyouare.

Youmustbeabsolutelyclearaboutyourgoal,butbeflexibleabouttheprocessofachievingit.

Youarewhereyouareandwhatyouarebecauseofwhatyoubelieveyourselftobe.Changeyourbeliefsandyouchangeyourreality.

"Twomenlookedoutthroughprisonbars;onesawthemud,theothersawthestars."

Youhavegoneasfarasyoucantodaywithyourcurrentlevelofknowledgeandskill.

Thoughtiscreative.Youcreateyourentirelifewithyourthoughts,hourbyhourandminutebyminute.

Yourtruebeliefsandvaluesareonlyandalwaysexpressedinyouractions,especiallywhatyoudounderpressure.

"Circumstancesdonotmaketheman;theymerelyrevealhimtohimself."

Epictetus

Itiswhenyoufinallylearnthatyourfearsareallinyourmindthatyourreallifebegins.

"Courageisrightlyconsideredtheforemostofthevirtues,foruponit,allothersdepend."

WinstonChurchill

Itisnotfailureitselfthatholdsyouback;itisthefearoffailurethatparalyzesyou.

Youinevitablyattractintoyourlifepeopleandcircumstancesinharmonywithyourdominantthoughts.

Bepositive;refusetocomplain,condemnorcriticizeanyoneoranything.

Yourouterworldtendstobeareflectionofyourinnerworld.

Thecoreofyourpersonalityisyourself-esteem,"Howmuchyoulikeyourself."Themoreyoulikeandrespectyourself,thebetteryoudoateverythingyouattempt.

"Failureismerelyanotheropportunitytomoreintelligentlybeginagain."

HenryFord

Personalitydevelopmentistheprocessofbuildingandmaintaininghighlevelsofself-esteem.Youcanchangeyourperformancebychangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfinthatarea.

Manyofthemostsuccessfulmenandwomenintheworldnevergraduatedfromcollege.Theyattendedthe''schooloflife"instead.

Thinkcontinuallyintermsoftherewardsofsuccessratherthanthepenaltiesoffailure.

Befuture-oriented.Whenfacinganyproblem,ask,"Wheredowegofromhere?"

Youdevelopthehabitofcouragebyactingcourageouslywheneveryouareafraid.Dothethingyoufearandthedeathoffeariscertain.

Yourself-imagecontrolsyourperformance;seeyourselfasconfidentandincompletecontrol.

Takecontrolofyoursuggestiveenvironmentandonlyletinthewords,imagesandideasyoudesire.

Goodhabitsarehardtoformbuteasytolivewith;badhabitsareeasytoformbuthardtolivewith.

Self-esteemandself-lovearetheoppositesoffear;themoreyoulikeyourself,thelessyoufearanything.

Toremainpositiveandconfident,thinkaboutyourgoalsallthetime.

Doyouwanttoincreaseyourrateofsuccess?Thendoubleyourrateoffailure.

Makestrong,affirmativestatementstoreinforcenew,positivehabitpatternsofthoughtandbehavior.

Youcanonlyhaveasmuchloveforyourselfasyoucanexpresstoothers.

Whatonegreatthingwouldyoudaretodreamifyouknewyoucouldnotfail?

Yourlifetodayistheresultofallofyourchoicesanddecisionsinthepast.Whenyoumakenewchoices,youcreateanewfuture.

Continuallybombardyourmindwiththoughts,words,picturesandpeopleconsistentwiththepersonyouwanttobeandthegoalsyouwanttoachieve.

Youcandevelopanyhabitofthoughtorbehaviorthatyouconsiderdesirableornecessary.

Everythingaroundyouinthematerialworldonlyhasthemeaningthatyougivetoitwithyourthoughts.

Youcannotcontrolwhathappens;youcanonlycontrolthewayyourespondtowhathappens.

Youareinordinatelyinfluencedbythosewhoseloveandrespectyoumostvalue.

Thinkcontinuallyaboutwhatyouwant,notaboutthethingsyoufear.

"Thegreatestrevolutionofmylifeisthediscoverythatindividualscanchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlivesbychangingtheinnerattitudesoftheirminds."

WilliamJames

Createyourownposter,coveredwithpicturesofthethingsyouwanttoacquire.Allimprovementinyourlifebeginswithanimprovementinyourmentalpictures.

Youarecontinuallyevolvingandgrowinginthedirectionofyourdominantthoughts.

Goona21-dayPMA(PositiveMentalAttitude)diet;thinkandtalkaboutonlythethingsyouwantforthreeweeks.Thisisnoteasy.

Excellenceisnotadestination;itisacontinuousjourneythatneverends.

Affirmingyourdesiredgoalsisawayoftellingthetruthinadvance.

Speakingaloudtoyourselfinapositive,confidentwaybuildsyourself-confidenceandimprovesyourperformance.

Keepyourconversationthroughoutthedayconsistentwithwhatyoureallywanttohappen.

Visualizeyourgoalsandidealscontinually,toinfluenceyoursubconsciousmind.

Saythewords,''Ilikemyself!"overandover,50timesaday.

Actthepart;walkandtalkexactlyasifyouwerealreadythepersonyouwanttobe.

Feedyourmindwithmentalprotein,notmentalcandy.Read,listentoandwatchpositive,upliftingmaterial.

Ignorancebreedsfear;themoreyoulearnaboutyoursubject,thelessfearitholdsforyou.

Thepeopleyouchoosetoassociatewithwilldetermineyoursuccessasmuchasanyotherfactor.

Associatewithpositivepeople,andgetawayfromnegativepeople.

Themoreyouteachpositiveideastoothers,thebetteryoulearnthemyourself.

Decidewhatyouwant,andthenactasifitwereimpossibletofail.

Stoptalkingabouttheproblemandstartthinkingaboutthesolution.

Takeadeepbreath,relaxandimagineyourselfexactlyasyouwishtobe.

Feelinglistless?Makealist!Writedown10thingsthatyouwanttoachieveinthenextyear.

Whatyouthinkaboutmostofthetimeiswhatyoubecome.

Don'tgooutandjusthaveagoodday;instead,makeitagoodday!

Actwithpurpose,courage,confidence,competenceandintelligenceuntilthesequalities"lockin"toyoursubconsciousmind.

Anyideaorthoughtthatyouacceptastruewillbeacceptedasacommandbyyoursubconsciousmind.

Yourconsciousmindcanonlyholdonethoughtatatime,positiveornegative.Whichisitgoingtobe?

Yourmindwillmakeyourichorpoor,dependingontheusesyouputitto.

Yoursuccesswillbelargelydeterminedbyyourabilitytoconcentratesingle-mindedlyononethingatatime.

Closeyoureyes,takesevendeepbreaths,andthenvisualizeyourmostimportantgoalasalreadyareality.

Playgentle,classicalmusicwhenyouread,studyorthinkaboutyourgoals.

Emotionalizeyourmentalimages;yourmentalmoviesareyourpreviewsoflife'scomingattractions.

Wisdomisanequalcombinationofexperienceplusreflection.Taketimetothinkaboutyourlife.

Imaginethatyouarealreadytheverybestinyourfield;howwouldyoubehavedifferently?Thefearoffailureisthegreatestsingleobstacletosuccessinadultlife.

Youcanneverrisehigherthanyourexpectationsofyourself.Expectthebest!

Therearenoextrahumanbeings;youarehereonthisearthtodosomethingspecialwithyourlife.

Yourabilitytosetgoalsandtomakeplansfortheiraccomplishmentisthemasterskillofsuccess.

Everythinginyourlifehappensforareason;therearenoaccidents.

Youcanaccomplishvirtuallyanygoalyousetforyourself,aslongasthegoalisclearandyoupersistlongenough.

Truehappinessandfulfillmentcomewhenyoufeelthatyouaremakingavaluablecontributiontoyourworld.Whatisyours?

Itisnotwhatyousay,orwish,orhopeorintend,itisonlywhatyoudothatcounts.

Goalsarethefuelinthefurnaceofachievement.

Youareonlyhappywhenyouareworkingtowardaclear,specificgoalofyourownchoosing.

Asyouchangethewayyouthinkontheinside,peopleandcircumstanceswillchangeforyouontheoutside.

Yoursubconsciousmindcannottellthedifferencebetweenarealexperienceandonethatyouvividlyimagine.Foolit.

Eachofusmustdevelopanareaofexcellencewhereheperformsbetterthanalmostanyoneelse.

Theonlylimitationonyourabilityisyourlevelofdesire;howbadlydoyouwantit?

''Intensityofpurpose"isthedistinguishingcharacteristicofhighperformingmenandwomen.

Thetendencytofollowthepathofleastresistanceguaranteesfailureinlife.

Youmustdecideexactlywhatisityouwantinlife;noonecandothisforyou.

Anattitudeofpositiveexpectationisthemarkofthesuperiorpersonality.

Cleargoalsallowyoutocontrolthedirectionofchangeinyourlife.

Resolvethatyouwillrespondwithapositive,optimisticandcheerfulmentalattitudeineverysituation.

Combineyourmentalimageswiththeemotionofdesiretoacceleratetheirrealization.

Youarealreadyachievingeverygoalyouaresettingforyourself.Areyouhappywithyourresults?

Determinethepriceyouaregoingtohavetopaytoachieveyourgoal,andthenresolvetopaythatprice.

Lookforsomethingbeneficialineveryeventthatyoucanturntoyouradvantage.

Successisanumbersgame;thereisadirectrelationshipbetweenthenumberofthingsyoutryandyourprobabilityofultimatelysucceeding.

Thinkaboutyourgoalsateveryopportunitythroughouttheday.

Startwithapictureofyourgoalasalreadyachievedinthefuture,andworkbacktothepresent.Imaginethestepsthatyouwouldhavetakentogetfromwhereyouarenowtowhereyouwanttobe.

Ideasareadimeadozen,butpeopletoputthemintoeffectareextremelyrare.

Ifyouswinghardenoughandoftenenoughyoumusteventuallyhitahomerun.

Successequalsgoals;allelseiscommentary.

Keepyourgoalsconfidential;onlytellpeoplewhoaresympathetictoyou,andwhohavegoalsoftheirown.

Selectingyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeisthestartingpointofpersonalgreatness.

Successcomeswhenyoudowhatyoulovetodoandcommittobeingthebestinyourfield.

Yourgreatestopportunityforsuccessprobablyliesrightunderyourownfeet,yourownacresofdiamonds.

Opportunitiesusuallycomedressedinworkclothes.

Ifyouwonamilliondollars'cash,whatworkwouldyouchoosetodofortheforeseeablefuture?

Organizeyourlifearoundyourvalues;whatdoyoubelieveinandstandfor?

Imaginenolimitations;decidewhat'srightanddesirablebeforeyoudecidewhat'spossible.

Writedowneverygoalyoucouldwanttoaccomplishinthenext10years,thenchoosethemostimportantone.

Toenjoyperfecthealth,definewhatyourlifewouldbelikeifyoualreadyhadit.Thendowhatyouneedtodotoacquireit.

Youonlyhavetosucceedthelasttime.

Goalsettingisasciencelearnedonlybystudy,practiceandapplication.

Thepeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou,aretherealmeasureofhowwellyouaredoingasahumanbeing.

Ifyouwereabsolutelyguaranteedofsuccessinanyonething,whatonegoalwouldyousetforyourself?

''Whatdoesn'tkillmemakesmestronger."

FriedrichNietzsche

Whathaveyoualwayswantedtodobutbeenafraidtoattempt?Whatfearsareholdingyouback?

Thethrillofachievementcomesfromovercomingadversityintheaccomplishmentofanimportantgoal.

Beforeyoucanachievebiggoals,majoreffortsarenecessary.

ThenorthwindmadetheVikings.

Makealistofallthewaysthatyouwillpersonallybenefitfromachievingyourgoal.

Decisivenessisacommoncharacteristicofallsuccessfulmenandwomen.

Characteristheabilitytocarrythroughonaresolutionlongaftertheemotionwithwhichtheresolutionwasmadehaspassed.

Intense,burningdesireisthemotivationalforcethatenablesyoutoovercomeanyobstacleandachievealmostanygoal.

Ifeverypossibleobstaclemustfirstbeovercome,nothingwillevergetdone.

Thesimpleactofwritingdownagoalandmakingawrittenplanforitsaccomplishmentmovesyoutothetop3percent.

Nurtureyourfaithandbeliefuntiltheydeepenintoanabsoluteconvictionthatyourgoalisattainable.

Makeyourgoalsbothrealisticandachievable.

Thosewhodonothavegoalsaredoomedforevertoworkforthosewhodo.

Thepriceofsuccessmustbepaidinfull,inadvance.

Completelyunrealisticgoalsareaformofself-delusion,andyoucannotdeludeyourselfintosuccess.

Themorereasonsyouhaveforachievingyourgoal,themoredeterminedyouwillbecome.

Whatisthebiggestsingleobstaclethatstandsbetweenyouandyourgoal,rightnow?

Whatadditionalknowledgeandskillwillyouneedtoachieveyourgoal?Wherecanyouacquirethem?

Makeaplan,alistorganizedbypriority,toachieveyourgoal.

"Sticktothefightwhenyou'rehardesthit;it'swhenthingsseemworstthatyoumustnotquit!"

Anonymous

Rewriteyourmajorgoalseveryday,inthepresenttense,exactlyasiftheyalreadyexisted.

Yoursuperconsciousmindwillguideyoutodoandsayexactlytherightthingineverysituation.

Thediseaseofexcusitisisinvariablyfataltosuccess.

"Welieinthelapofanimmenseintelligencethatrespondstooureveryneed."

RalphWaldoEmerson

Youaresurroundedbyauniversalmindthatcontainsalltheintelligence,ideasandknowledgethathaveeverexisted.

Makefirmdecisionsaboutthethingsyouwant;burnyourmentalbridgesbehindyou.

Yoursuperconsciousmindautomaticallyandcontinuouslysolveseveryproblemonthewaytoyourgoal.

Superiorpeopletakeboththecreditandtheblameforeverythingthathappenstothem.

Resolvetoaccepttheworst,shoulditoccur.Nowyoucanstopworrying.

''Wheneveryoufindsomethinggettingdone,anywhere,youwillfindamonomaniacwithamission."

PeterDrucker

Wheneveryousetagoalofanykind,youwillhavetogrowanddeveloptothepointwhereyouarereadytoachieveit.

Ifyouachieveyoursuccesswithoutbeingpreparedforit,you'llonlyenduplookingfoolish.

Mostpeopleachievedtheirgreatestsuccessesonestepbeyondwhatlookedliketheirgreatestfailure.

Whenyourgoalsareclear,youwillcomeupwithexactlytherightansweratexactlytherighttime.

Self-responsibilityisthecorequalityofthefullymature,fullyfunctioning,self-actualizingindividual.

Issueablanketpardon.Forgiveeveryonewhohaseverhurtyouinanyway.

Forgivenessisaperfectlyselfishact.Itsetsyoufreefromthepast.

Viewyourselfasself-employed,thepresidentofyourownpersonalservicescorporation.

Wheneveryoufeelangryorupsetforanyreason,neutralizethenegativeemotionsbysaying,"Iamresponsible?"

Eliminateworrybyidentifyingtheworstpossibleoutcomeofeverysituation.

Eliminatingtheexpressionofnegativeemotionsisthestartingpointofrapidpersonalgrowth.

"Ineverholdgrudges.Whileyou'reholdinggrudges,they'reoutdancing!"

BuddyHackett

Repentanceisgoodforthesoul;apologizeforanythingyouhavedonetohurtsomeoneelse.

Loveonlygrowsbysharing.Youcanonlyhavemoreforyourselfbygivingitawaytoothers.

Ifyou'reunhappy,whatisitinyourlifethatyou'renotfacing?

Whenyouareyounger,youworryaboutwhatpeoplethinkaboutyou.Whenyouareolder,yourealizethatnoonewaseverthinkingaboutyouatall.

Mostunhappinessiscausedbyalackofclearmeaningandpurposeinyourlife.

Thereisalwaysapriceyoucanpaytobefreeofanyunhappiness,andyoualwaysknowwhatitis.

Overconcernfortheapprovalofotherscanparalyzeyourabilitytotakeeffectiveaction.

Denialofsomeunpleasantrealityliesatthecoreofmoststress,unhappinessandpsychosomaticillness.

Onceyoustartanimportantjob,staywithituntilit's100-percentcomplete.

Windingup"unfinishedbusiness"withanotherpersoncangiveyouagreatburstofpositiveenergy.

Whichgoal,ifyouaccomplishit,willdomoretohelpyouachieveallyourothergoals?

Whatwouldyoudo,howwouldyouspendyourtime,ifyoulearnedtodaythatyouonlyhadsixmonthstolive?

Healthy,happypeoplearethosewhoconfrontthefactsoftheirlivesdirectly.

Yourpersonalityishealthytothedegreetowhichyoucangetalongwithavarietyofotherpeople.

Everythingyoudotoraisetheself-esteemofothersraisesyourownself-esteematthesametime.

Stressandunhappinesscomenotfromsituations,butfromhowyourespondtosituations.

Nobodymakesyouangry;youdecidetouseangerasaresponse.

Thefastestwaytoimproveyourrelationshipsistomakeothersfeelimportantineverywaypossible.

Anythought,plan,goalorideaheldcontinuouslyinyourconsciousmindmustbebroughtintorealitybyyoursuperconsciousmind.

Practice''whitemagic";listenattentivelytootherswhentheyspeak.

Identifyanddevelopyouruniquetalentsandabilities,thethingsthatmakeyouspecial.

Beagreeable.Itraisestheself-esteemofothersandmakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.

Loveofothersbeginswithself-loveandself-acceptance.

Developan"attitudeofgratitude."Say"thankyou"toeveryoneforeverythingtheydoforyou.

Fully95percentofeverythingyouthinkandfeelishabitualandautomatic,determinedbypastbehaviorsandexperiences.

Theonlythingthatyoucanneverhavetoomuchofislove.

Thewayyougetalongwithyourselfwilldeterminehowwellyougetalongwithothers.

Withrelationships,eithergetinorgetout.Makeatotalcommitment,orgoyourownway.

Thepurposeoflifeistodeveloplovingrelationships,andtobecomeatotallylovingperson.

Treatthepeopleinyourlifeasthoughtheywerethemostimportantpeopleintheworld,becausetheyare.

Listeningbuildstrust,thefoundationofalllastingrelationships.

Youarejustaboutashappyasyoudecidetobe.Makeupyourmindtobeacheerful,optimisticperson.

Anygoodthatyoucando,doitnow.Donotdelayitorforestallit,foryouwillnotpassthiswayagain.

Whyhaven'tyouachievedyourgoalsyet?Whatareyourfavoriteexcuses,andhowdotheyholdyouback?

Makeatotalcommitmenttoday,toyourself,yourgoalsandyourrelationships.Holdnothingback.

Becomeunstoppablebyneverstoppingonceyouhavestartedtowardagoalthatisimportanttoyou.

Successfulpeopledonotalwaysmaketherightdecisions,buttheymaketheirdecisionsright.

Themoreyoutellpeoplethatyoulovethem,themoreyouloveyourself.

Youonlylearnfromfeedback;thefasterandmoreoftenyoufail,themorerapidlyyoulearnandsucceed.

Yourcyberneticbrainmechanismwillguideyouunerringlytoyourgoal,aslongasthegoalisclear.

Makeadecision!Ifthatdoesn'twork,makeanother,andanother,andanother.Keepdoingthisuntilyoubreakthrough.

Thecommoncharacteristicofself-mademillionairesisthattheycontinuallyworkharderandsmarterthantheaverageperson.

Yoursuccessinlifewillbeindirectproportiontowhatyoudoafteryou'vedonewhatisexpectedofyou.

Withineverysetbackorobstaclethereistheseedofanequalorgreateradvantageorbenefit.Findit.

''Thisaboveall,tothineownselfbetrue,Anditmustfollowasthenighttheday,Thoucanstnotthenbefalsetoanyman."

WilliamShakespeare

Theantidotestofearandignorancearedesireandknowledge.Propelyourselfforwardbylearningwhatyouneedtolearntodowhatyouwanttodo.

Getoutofyourownway;mostofyourexcusesforunderachievementarefigmentsofyourimagination.

Knowledgeispower,butonlyknowledgethatcanbeappliedtopracticalpurposesinsomeway.

Ahorsethatwinsbyanosereceives10timestheprizemoneyofahorsethatlosesbyanose.Littlethingsmeanalot.

Practice"creativeabandonment"oftime-consumingactivitiesthatarenolongerofimportancetoyou.

Alwaysworkonthe20percentofyouractivitiesthatcontribute80percentofyourresults.Whatarethey?

Thebestsongsareyettobesung,thebeststoriesareyettobetold,andthebestyearsofyourlifelieahead.

Youaresurroundedrightnowbyunlimitedopportunitiesdisguisedasinsurmountableproblems.

Thefuturebelongstothecompetent;resolvetojointhetop10percentofpeopleinyourfieldandyourfuturewillbeunlimited.

Thegoldenruleisstillthebestprincipleforsuccess:"Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou."

Youcanseewhatisgoingoninsideofyoubylookingatwhatisgoingonaroundyou.

Goalsthatarenotinwritingaremerelywishesorfantasies.

Luckispredictable;theharderyouwork,theluckieryouget.

"Thereisatideintheaffairsofmenwhichwhentakenatthefloodleadsontofortune."

WilliamShakespeare

"Lucky"peoplearesimplythosewhothinkcontinuallyaboutwhattheywantandthenattractitintotheirlives.

Thinkofyourselfasyouwishtobe,notasyouaretoday.

Themorepositiveyouarewhenyouthinkandworktowardyourgoals,thefasteryouachievethem.

Becomeanunshakableoptimistbythinkingcontinuallyofthethingsyouwant,andbyrefusingtothinkaboutthethingsyoufear.

Therearenoaccidents;successistheresultofdoingtherightthing,intherightway,overandover.

"Younevercantellhowcloseyouare,Youmaybenearwhenitseemssofar."

Anonymous

Itisyourattitudemorethanyouraptitudethatdeterminesyouraltitude.

Timeisyourmostpreciousresource;makeeveryminutecount.

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