Brian Tracy Quotes
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The quality of your thinking is largely determined by the quantity of the information you have with which to work
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You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life.
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The only pressure that you use in a professional selling presentation is the presence of silence after the closing question.
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The more you do for others without expectation of return, the more you'll get back from the most unexpected sources.
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Aspire greatly; anything less than a commitment to excellence becomes an acceptance of mediocrity.
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Over-learning & over-preparing gives you the winning edge in any area.
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Everything in business is to get you face to face with people to respond to your offer. You have to realize the Internet is merely a door opening, and it has to be followed up by aggressive sales activity by the business owner.
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You always think in terms of customer benefit. You always think, "How could I really benefit people at such a high level that they would love to buy my product or service and recommend it to others?"
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The law of correspondence says your outer world is a mirror of your inner world. Your outer world corresponds to your inner world. Your outer world of your relationships-especially with your children and spouse-simply corresponds to how you feel about yourself, how you're doing
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Leaders tap into the emotions of their people by getting excited themselves
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Invest the first hour of the day, the 'Golden Hour,' in yourself.
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You do not need to be different from who you are. You only need to be more of the person you already are.
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Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.
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Ideas are a dime a dozen, but people who put them into effect are extremely rare. Be the minority and make it happen!
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All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
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It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you.
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Think before you act and then act decisively. Fortune favors the brave.
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Self-doubt does more to sabotage individual potential than all external limitations put together.
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I think the critical thing is the product or service that you're trying to raise money for. And probably the best description of that, people should say when they hear, "This is what I want to do. This is what I want to bring to the market." They should say, "Gee! That's a great idea" or "Gee! Why hasn't somebody else thought of that before? Well, that's an incredible idea!" In other words, the more a person is delighted, or astonished, or happy with your product, or service, or idea, the more happy they are to put up money for it.
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Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.
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Courage combined with integrity is the foundation of character.
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Practice is the price of mastery. Whatever you practice over and over again becomes a new habit of thought and performance.
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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.
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The difference between the hero and the coward is that the hero sticks in there five minutes longer