Brian Tracy
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
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Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment.
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If you read one hour per day in your field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per week translates into about 50 books per year. 50 books per year will translate into about 500 books over the next ten years.
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Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year, and will guarantee your success.
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Concentrate on the activities of prospecting, presenting and following-up; the sales will take care of themselves.
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In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.
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Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
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Aspire greatly; anything less than a commitment to excellence becomes an acceptance of mediocrity.
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?
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Benchmark your performance against your best competitors. Think how you can beat them next time.
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If you want to sail your ship in a different direction, you must turn one degree at a time.
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Start with a picture of your goal as already achieved in the future, and work back to the present. Imagine the steps that you would have taken to get from where you are now to where you want to be.
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Accept complete responsibility both for understanding and for being understood.
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Your success in your career will be in direct proportion to what you do after you've done what you are expected to do.
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I found every single successful person I've ever spoken to had a turning point. The turning point was when they made a clear, specific unequivocal decision that they were going to achieve success. Some people make that decision at 15 and some people make it at 50, and most people never make it at all.