Brian Tracy’s Book of Motivational Quotes TO LIVE BY Introduction Inside this book you’ll find my thoughts on self-confidence, goal achievement, happiness, and more. I’ve spent my life as a student and if you’re looking for motivation, these inspirational quotes will help you empower yourself to reach your goals and achieve success. My hope is that you get inspired to take action, create success, and enjoy life. I encourage you to print out your favorite quotes to put up on your wall or desk, or save them as a background to your phone. The important thing is for you to feel motivated to take action! About Brian Tracy Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 24 Self-Confidence “It is not lack of ability or opportunity that holds you back; it is only a lack of confidence in yourself. ”There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.“ “Commit yourself to excellence in every part of your life and never stop striving toward it.” “Expect to be successful, expect to be liked, expect to be popular everywhere you go.” Self-Confidence Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 3 Self-confidence is the foundation of all great success and achievement. -Brian Tracy Self-Confidence 4 “Make others feel important. The more important you make them feel, the more important you feel, as well.” “Life is too short to waste a minute of it doing a job you don’t like or care about.” “Self-confidence requires having the courage to live your life in your own way.” Self-Confidence Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 5 Average people have wishes and hopes. Confident people have goals and plans. -Brian Tracy Self-Confidence 6 Personal Achievement “It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from; all that matters is where you are going.” “Life is like a combination lock; your goal is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want.” “Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.” “If you want to achieve greatly in life, be a student of achievement.” Personal Achievement Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 8 You have great, untapped reserves of potential within you. Your job is to release them. -Brian Tracy Personal Achievement 9 “Decide exactly what you want in every area of your life; you can’t hit a target you can’t see.” “Make a decision today to do something wonderful with your life.” “Engage in ‘mountaintop thinking’; project forward in thought and imagine your ideal life.” “The kindest thing you can do for the people you care about is to become a happy, joyous person.” Personal Achievement Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 10 Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have, or do. -Brian Tracy Personal Achievement 9 11 Effective Leadership “Leaders are those who determine the Area of Excellence for the group.” “Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.” “All work is done by teams; the leader’s output is the output of his or her team.” “Lead the field! Start earlier, work harder, and stay later.” Effective Leadership Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 13 Do the unexpected. You are safer moving forward than standing still. -Brian Tracy Effective Leadership 9 14 “Flexibility in a time of great change is a vital quality of leadership.” “Your ability to make good decisions will determine your success as much as any other factor.” “Follow up and follow through until the task is complete, the prize won.” “Dare to go forward. Courage is the mark of greatness in leadership.” Effective Leadership Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 15 To achieve something you’ve never achieved before, you must be someone you’ve never been before. -Brian Tracy Effective Leadership 9 16 Goal Achievement “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.” “The establishment of a clear, central purpose or goal in life is the starting point of all success.” “Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one-thousand percent!” “Success equals goals; all else is commentary.” Goal Achievement Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 17 Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines. -Brian Tracy Goal Achievement 9 18 “Rewrite your major goals every day, in the present tense, exactly as if they already existed.” “Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” “You are only happy when you are working toward a clear, specific goal of your own choosing.” “Your success will be largely determined by your ability to concentrate single-mindedly on one thing at a time.” Goal Achievement Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 17 It is not what you say, or wish, or hope or intend, it is only what you do that counts. -Brian Tracy Goal Achievement 9 18 Happiness “Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your entire life around it.” “Happiness and high performance come to you when you choose to live your life consistent with your highest values and your deepest convictions.” “The quality of your life is determined by how you feel at any given moment. How you feel is determined by how you interpret what is happening around you, not by the events themselves.” Happiness Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 20 Take a deep breath, relax and imagine yourself exactly as you wish to be. -Brian Tracy Happiness 9 21 “Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.” “Stop talking about the problem and start thinking about the solution.” “Associate with positive people, and get away from negative people.” “Act the part; walk and talk exactly as if you were already the person you want to be.” Happiness Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 22 Think continually about what you want, not about the things you fear. -Brian Tracy Happiness 9 23 About Brian Tracy Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. Brian’s goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. He has written and produced more than 500 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 28 languages. He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America’s largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results. Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development. About Brian Tracy Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 24 He has traveled and worked in 107 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in Solana Beach, California. Brian is the president of Brian Tracy International, a company that helps individuals and businesses of all sizes achieve personal and professional goals. To learn more about Brian Tracy, please visit www.briantracy.com/AboutBrian. If you have any questions about Brian Tracy learning programs and services, please email Support@BrianTracy.com or call 1-858-436-7300. About Brian Tracy Copyright© 2017 | Brian Tracy International | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy 24
