Brian Tracy
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Perhaps the biggest enemy of progress is the comfort zone
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High productivity comes from leveraging your time by doing only the most important things
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Don't waste time, work all the time you work
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To get more done: 1- Start a little earlier 2- Work a little harder 3- Stay a little longer
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The quality of your thinking, especially about time, determines the quality of your life
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Distinguish important from urgent, once and for all
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There is a fine line between being an effective multi-taskter and attempting too many thing ineffectively
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Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution
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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses
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There are never any traffic jams on the extra mile
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Leaders are made, not born. Nobody comes into the world a natural leader.
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85% of your success as a leader is determined by your ability to communicate with others effectively
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Belief creates the actual fact
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Whenever you see a dysfunctional adult, you see the results of a dysfunctional childhood
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The starting point of eliminating judgmentalism from your life is to resolve, from now on, not to judge anyone else for anything, unless it is to admire and praise them
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Almost all unhappiness comes from expressing negative emotions, It is the constant talking about and rehashing of a negative situation that keeps the negative emotions alive and growing
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The mark of superior people is that they can exert their willpower and self-discipline to keep themselves calm, aware, and effective, no matter what is going on around them
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When positive thinking becomes a habit, it becomes your "automatic setting"
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If you keep thinking positive thoughts, though it may be difficult at the beginning, by the law of habit, it soon becomes automatic and easy
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Regret and remorse are not signs of responsibility or conscience. They are actually weaknesses that hold you back
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Key point with regard to apologizing: Resist the temptation to tell your side of the story
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The only thing constant in life today is change. Change is the law of growth and growth is the law of life
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Become a master of change rather than a victim of consequences
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Three factors driving change in the world of business and careers today: information explosion, technology expansion, and competition.
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In our modern market society, you have to run twice as hard just to stay in the same place
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Seven-year itch: Over the course of seven years, people, children, spouses, companies, jobs, and your own wants and desires evolve and change, sometimes completely
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The 6 P formula: Proper prior planning prevents poor performance
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The first major motivation in life is the desire for gain. The second is the fear of loss. People fear loss two and a half times more intensely than they desire gain
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If you are not happy about the situation, do something to resolve it. If you cannot change it, resolve to accept it. But never complain.
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It is not possible to grow, mature, and realize everything you are capable of without a continual amount of turbulence and disruption. Welcome change as the key to success.
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One of the most important rules in relationships is: The person who asks questions tends to have control of the conversation
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Feedback is an exercise that couples who argue a lot are taught to practice to improve their relationship
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Momentum principle: it may take ten units of energy to get started on a new goal, but once you start moving, it takes only one unit of energy to keep moving forward
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Time management is life management
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Everyone in the top 20 percent of their field started off in the bottom 20 percent
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The miracle of lifelong learning and personal improvement is what takes you from rags to riches
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Confidence is a habit… that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have
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Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you will ever have is your mind and what you put into it.
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Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities
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Persistence is self-discipline in action
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Confidence is a habit… that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have
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Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities
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