Brian Tracy
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Brian Tracy
Canadian motivational speaker and author who spoke in more than fifty countries. His popular self-help titles include Get Paid More and Promoted Faster and The Miracle of Self-discipline: The No-Excuses Way to Getting Things Done.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth5 January 1944
CityVancouver, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
writing cigarette-smoke goal
A goal that is not in writing is like cigarette smoke: It drifts away and disappears. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force, effect, or power. But a written goal becomes something that you can see, touch, read, and modify if necessary.
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Superior people take both the credit and the blame for everything that happens to them.
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Stop talking about the problem and start thinking about the solution.
positivity discipline situation
Discipline yourself to find something positive in every situation every day. You attract positivity when you are positive within.
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Effective performance is preceded by painstaking preparation
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Success is not necessarily determined by material possessions or accomplishments. You can enjoy success simply by reaching the point where you are perfectly content with your life in every respect and you feel no dissatisfaction or pressing need for anything else. In this sense, you can be a success sitting by yourself in a quiet place contemplating the world.
inspirational motivational quality
Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first.
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An undefined goal is unreachable.
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Any great achievement is preceded by many difficulties and many lessons; great achievements are not possible without them.
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You must raise your aspirations, set higher goals, and make detailed plans to achieve them.
silence use pressure
The only pressure that you use in a professional selling presentation is the presence of silence after the closing question.
opportunity use letters
Use testimonial letters from satisfied customers at every opportunity.
america messages outstanding
Jim Rohn is outstanding! He is among the most polished, professional speakers in America, with a message everyone should hear.
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The more feedback you give to people, the better it is, as long as the feedback is objective and not critical.