Denis Waitley
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Denis Waitley
Denis E. Waitley, is an American motivational speaker, writer and consultant. He has been recognized as the best-selling author of the audio series, The Psychology of Winning and books such as "Seeds of Greatness" and "The Winner's Edge". Waitley has been inducted into the International Speakers' Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
passion ifs
If you are not doing what your passion is, you are putting it on layaway.
philosophy moving procrastination
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.
get-up chairs
Stop rationalizing, stop stewing. Get up out of your chair and start doing.
attitude firsts
First we make our attitudes. Then our attitudes make us.
motivation healthy negative
By focusing on positive, healthy motivations and letting the more negative ones pass, you can purify the source of you imaginative power.
yesterday may tomorrow
If you concentrate on the present, you eliminate what happened yesterday and any apprehension of what may happen tomorrow.
inspirational motivation mistake
When you make a mistake or get ridiculed or rejected, look at mistakes as learning experiences, and ridicule as ignorance. Look at rejection as part of one performance, not as a turn down of the performer.
mind important lectures
The most important conversations, briefings, meeting, and lectures you will ever have will be those you hold with yourself in the privacy of your own mind.
dream reality self
Positive self-direction is the action plan that all winners in life use to turn imagination into reality, fantasy into fact, and dreams into actual goals.
procrastination past matter
No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire today.
fabric-of-life patient-person knowing
The patient person accepts a certain amount of failure knowing that it is as important a thread in the fabric of life as is success. Great individuals make great successes out of failure.
sight goal optimism
Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks.
able easier
When you are able to applaud yourself, it is much easier to applaud others.
blessing lessons reason
Find a positive lesson and positive reason for all of your personal relationships. Accentuate the blessings and knowledge gained from each.