Les Brown (quotes) - Wisdom Trove

Forgive those who have hurt you.
No one rises to low expectations
You can’t get out of life alive.
It’s not over until I (you) win.
Know your gifts and share them.
Never build a case against yourself.
Honor your commitments with integrity.
Whatever you’re seeking-it’s seeking You
Leap and grow your wings on the way down
The greatest revenge is massive success.
I have the power to handle whatever comes up.
No one knows what they can do until they try.
If you do what is easy, your life will be hard
Keep the faith…that the best is yet to come.
This is my decade. Nothing is going to stop me.
Take action in order to move toward your goals.
Provide more service than what you get paid for
Goals help you channel your energy into action.
Decisions can be a major challenge for all of us.
All of us need to grow continuously in our lives.
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
That which you are looking for, you’re living with.
There is nothing more powerful than a changed mind.
You have the courage and power to live your dreams.
You can’t see the picture when you’re in the frame.
We have the responsibility to put our gifts to work.
No one will take better care of your dream than you.
You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.
If you’re going through hell, don’t stop, keep moving!
You’re either living your dreams, or living your fears.
If it’s hard, do it hard! Nobody said it would be easy.
I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs
You don’t get what you want in life. You get who you are.
The time is ‘now’ to do something – don’t drag your feet.
You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!
It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.
Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.
Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.
Mira alla luna. Male che andrà, ti ritroverai tra le stelle.
Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.
Don’t confuse who you are with the results that you produce.
It’s hard to see the whole picture when you are in the frame.
I would rather fail at what I love than succeed at what I hate.
If you go through life being casual, you will end up a casualty
Begin to read a book that will help you move toward your dream.
Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
NEVER let other people’s opinions of you determine your destiny.
WANT shows up in conversation – EXPECTATION shows up in behavior.
Things are not going to improve for you in life until YOU improve
No matter how bad it is, or how bad it gets; I’m going to make it.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
No matter how bad it is…or how bad it gets…I’m going to make it.
Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.
Stand up for what you believe in, because you can fall for anything.
I know what I want in life and I will do whatever it takes to get it.
I can bounce back from adversity and reinvent my life – it’s possible
Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.
If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you’ll be the 10th loser.
Go after what you want as if your life depended on it. Because it Does!
We have to live life with a sense of urgency so not a minute is wasted.
The key to success is discovering your innate power and using it daily.
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears
Failure is not a destination; it’s an invitation to unforeseen VICTORIES.
Never, under any conditions allow circumstances to determine your reality.
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.
Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.
Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.
You have GREATNESS within you, and responsibility to manifest that greatness!
Move forward in spite of your fears and despite any evidence to the contrary.
Never say you’re having a bad day…say you’re having a character building day
Perfection does not exist — you can always do better and you can always grow.
Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.
If you want to keep getting what you’re getting, keep doing what you’re doing.
Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.
Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you’ll land in the stars.
Don’t underestimate yourself. You are capable of more than you can ever imagine.
Our ability to handle life’s challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
You don’t have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.
Fear is the most subtle and destructive of all hueman diseases. Fear kills dreams!
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
If you only talk to a person’s head and not their heart people won’t listen to you.
What we do and accomplish is only the tip of the iceberg of what’s possible for us.
You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.
If you are not excited about your own dream, how can you expect anybody else to be?
you don’t have to be great to get started but you have to to get started to be great
When you are not pursuing your goal, you are literally committing spiritual suicide.
You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.
When it comes to success, it will come when it comes. A delay does not mean a denial.
The gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions.
The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.
Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people.
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.
You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.
Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.
See yourself confronting your fears in your mind’s eye and handling those fears like a champ.
As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.
Unlike productions in the other arts, all television shows are born to destroy two other shows.
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up.
To achieve something you have never achieved before you must become someone you have never been.
Sometimes you’ve got to #‎ believe in someone else’s belief in you until your #‎ belief kicks in.
Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.
There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.
Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.
In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.
Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.
How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.
You must be willing to do things today others won’t do, in order to have the things tomorrow others won’t have
It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.
You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.
To achieve something that you have never achieved before, you must become someone that you have never been before.
Whatever you accomplish in life is a manifestation not as much of what you do, as of what you believe you deserve.
If you want to be rich watch what rich people do everyday and do it. And watch what poor people do and don’t do it.
Downsizing trends and the changing global market require people to reinvent themselves and think like entrepreneurs.
Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
When a show fails to destroy the competition-and it can fail while attracting 20 million viewers-it is itself destroyed.
You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.
You have something special. You have greatness in you. You have the ability to do more than you can ever begin to imagine.
Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.
We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation / it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don’t want will automatically take over.
Be willing to go all out, in pursuit of your dream. Ultimately it will pay off. You are more powerful than you think you are.
Accept the consequences of your actions in order to become the agent of your mental, physical, spiritual and material success.
Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death… It’s possible. Even when you have no evidence to point to…. It’s possible.
It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.
If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.
Things may happen around you, and things may happen to you, but the only things that really count are the things that happen in you.
If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.
There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!
In the prosperous times, you put it in your pocket; in the lean times, you put it in your heart and that’s when you discover who you are.
You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.
No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.
At the end of the day, it’s important to know what really matters most in life…your sanity, your health, your family, and the ability to start anew.
No one gets out of the game of life alive. You either die in the bleachers, or on the field. So, you might as well play out on the field, and go for it.
Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out.
If you’re not willing to risk you cannot grow, and if you cannot grow you cannot become your best, and if you cannot become your best, you cannot be happy.
If you can laugh at it. You can move past it. You have the ability to do more than you have ever hoped, imagined or dreamed. You have GREATNESS within you!
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.
The person best suited to look out for your interests is you. The more you depend on yourself, the more positive control you have over every aspect of your life.
The limitations you have and the negative things that you internalize are given to you by the world. The thing that empowers you—the possibilities—come from within.
Just because Fate doesn’t deal you the right cards, it doesn’t mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.
Your dream was given to you. If someone else can’t see it for you, that’s fine, it was given to you and not them. It’s your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it!
Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.
We were all born with a certain degree of power. The key to success is discovering this innate power and using it daily to deal with whatever challenges come our way.
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.
The only thing that can possibly keep you from going after your dreams is the person standing in your shoes, wearing your clothes, and thinking your negative thoughts.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” Longfellow “Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
Change your thinking. Change your life! Your thoughts create your reality. Practice positive thinking. Act the way you want to be, and soon you will be the way you act.
I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.
One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist – you can always do better and you can always grow.
Listen to positive music, watch positive videos or movies, hang out with positive, upbeat people. The last thing a blue mood need is more blues. Don’t be volunteer victim; be a fighter.
Too many of us are not living our dreams, because we are living our fears. Decide to become fearless. Face the thing you fear the most. You’re stronger than you give yourself credit for.
There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Do not give yourself another excuse to put off making up your mind. You know in your heart of hearts that once you do that you have got to act.
Do what you need to do, so that you can do what you want to do. Success and convenience do not go together. You have what it takes to be successful, so you have to step up your game and make room for it.
Live life like you mean it! Stop procrastinating! Do all that you can…with all that you have…in the place that you are…right now! Life is too unpredictable to put things off and not take it seriously.
You can determine what your future holds based on how much time and energy you spend working on yourself now. Find out what it is you want, and go after it as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does.
No test… no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone… you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.
Keep the faith that the next extraordinary version of you is being crafted even now…that nothing can deter you from keeping your commitment to achieving your goals set for today…that you can better your best!
As you look at your life look at your goals and dreams, it’s better to be prepared for an opportunity not have one than have an opportunity and not be prepared. If you expect to reach your goal prepare yourself now.
Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative and abusive. Run for your life as quickly as possible.
Take personal responsibility for who you are, what you do, and how you live. You are the only person who knows what is best for you. And you are the one who is most able to achieve it!! You have GREATNESS within you!
In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait.
The wealthiest place on the planet is the graveyard, because in the graveyard we will find inventions that we were never ever exposed to, ideas, dreams that never became a reality, hopes and aspirations that were never acted upon.
You owe it to the world, your family and most importantly, to yourself to live a life of no regrets. Stop worrying about what other people will think, say, or do. You only have one life. LIVE IT now. You have GREATNESS within you!!
Whatever life may send your way – make the best of it. Don’t waste your time and energy worrying about it. Instead, find a way to do something about it. Learn from it, adjust to it, be strong, be flexible and be your best in every situation.
If life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. And if you get up, you can stand up. And if you stand up, you can fight for your dream once again. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!
Once you have dared to dream, I believe you MUST pursue that dream. If you do not pursue your dreams they will consume you; the knowledge that you had a dream but did not pursue it is killing knowledge. Consider it absolutely necessary to go after your dreams.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, they can’t find them, MAKE THEM. —George Bernard Shaw
Draw your line in the sand. Make your decision now and start taking action to really live your dream. By not taking bold steps to live your dream, not only are you missing out on fully living, but the world is missing out on the greatness you have to offer. Be bold!
Lions don’t have to roar. There is power in silence, confidence, and persistence. Those who work don’t talk, and those who talk don’t work. Handle your business. Measure your efforts by results. Focus your time, energy, and activity on mastering and executing a plan.
The things you want are always possible; it is just that the way to get them is not always apparent. The only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life is you, and that can be a considerable obstacle because you carry the baggage of insecurities and past experience.
If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they’ll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.
It’s necessary to know that everybody won’t see it. That everybody won’t join you, that everybody won’t have the vision. It’s necessary to know that. That a lot of people like to complain but they don’t want to do anything about their situation. That you are UNCOMMON breed.
The number-one killer in this country is heart disease. And the majority of people suffer their first major heart attack on Monday morning between eight and nine. That is the time, of course, when most people are getting ready to go to jobs that they don’t like, jobs that are making them sick.
Forgive yourself first. Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind. Don’t become a hostage to your past by always reviewing and reliving your mistakes. Don’t remind yourself of what should have, could have or would have been. Release it and let it go. Move on.
Live your life with passion, with some drive, decide that you are going to push yourself. The last chapter to your life has not been written yet, and it doesn’t matter about what happened yesterday. It doesn’t matter about what happened to you, what matters is, ‘what are you going to do about it?’
Regardless of what happens to you, never say you are having a bad day… say you are having a character building day. All the things that you are going through are building your character. You are being shaped and designed for your greatness. You have something special! You have GREATNESS within you!
I learned from my mother that there is a greatness in all of us, and that all of us are delivered to this world with a mission. I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.
The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that’s causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused.
Give yourself another chance to make your dream a reality. Don’t allow a delay to become a denial. Raise the bar on yourself, increase your determination, and explode your drive. You will fail your way to success. Everything you experience can be used to grow through…not just to go through. Make your dream happen! You deserve!
Many times people back away from things they want to do, from the dreams they have nurtured, because they cannot envision a clear way to bring those goals to reality. Mama lived by the saying You must walk by faith and not by sight. She believed that if you summon the courage to go after your dream, life will provide the answers.
In order to do something you’ve never done, you’ve got to become someone you’ve never been. I think that all of us have great potential within us, but greatness is a choice; it’s not our destiny. And in the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials, failures and disappointments , which take us to the door of discovery and greatness.
Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don’t come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes, not because you planned to, but simply because you’re human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.
We are risk averse by nature – but the only way you can reach your full potential is by taking chances. Understand that you are capable of far more than you’ve achieved, believe that you have something of value to share with the world, and take care to step outside of your comfort zone and into your greatness. Your courage will inspire others to do the same.
Avoid head trash. Don’t be a garbage can for anything that does not feed your intellect, stimulate your imagination, or make you a more compassionate peaceful person. Refuse to open your mind to other people’s trash. Tune out anything that promotes conflict or controversy. This can infect you with a mind virus of cynicism or defeat, and you won’t even know it!
That everyone won’t see it, that everyone won’t join you, that everyone won’t have the vision… it’s necessary to know that… See I wanted everyone to like me, I wanted to be perfect the first time around. IT’S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. You’re gonna make some mistakes, you are gonna create some enemies whenever you decide to take on the world and go after you passion.
Regardless of what challenge you are facing right now, know that it has not come to stay. It has come to pass. During these times, do what you can with what you have, and ask for help if needed. Most importantly, never surrender. Put things in perspective. Take care of yourself. Find ways to replenish your energy, strengthen your faith and fortify yourself from the inside out.
People getting ready to go to jobs that they don’t like, jobs that are making them sick. You see when you are not pursuing your goal, you are literally committing spiritual suicide. When you have some goal out here that you are stretching for and reaching for that takes you out of your comfort zone, you’ll find out some talents and abilities you have that you didn’t know you have.
The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry out their dream.
The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry our their dream.
There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams. Many of us carry baggage from the past that hinders our ability to fight for the things we want in life, our goals, our dreams. If you learn in this book to let go of those burdensome emotions and memories, then one of my chief objectives will be realized; you will be able to pursue and live your dreams.
It’s a new day! Let go of old issues, relationships, or apprehensions that are holding you back. Decide to move forward using the knowledge you’ve gained, from your failures and triumphs, while making room for new accomplishments . Cleaning isn’t just good for your house, it’s healthy for your mind. Adopt the attitude that you can and will achieve your dreams, because it’s true. You have greatness within you!
Champions get up! When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something! Champions get up! Focus your mind, pull yourself together. If you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on! You are a champion. You are more than a conqueror. Keep the faith. Cry if you must. You are still here. God is not through with you yet. You were born to win. Champions get up! You are a champion. You have GREATNESS within you!
In life, friendships change, divorces happen, people move on, others die. Money and jobs will come and go. Live long enough and your health and body will change. It goes with the territory of being human. The fact that you are still here gives you an advantage. Don’t look back. Look straight ahead!! Decide to use all of your knowledge, skills, experiences and your life lessons from your mistakes, defeats and setbacks, to start over again. Life changes. You may not have the same life as before, but you can still enjoy your life!
You can start over again! Don’t even think about quitting now! It is easy to replay in your mind how things did not work, how much you lost, what you are going through, how angry you are. There is no amount of conversation or magic that is going to wipe the slate clean. You are wasting valuable time and energy that could be used to regain a new normal and start another version of your life. Even though you are hurt and you may be feeling down — stop kicking yourself! Face what has happened. Make the decision to start over again.
It’s your time for a breakthrough! Make up your mind to leave the past and the old you behind. Focus on giving birth to a new you….the real you. It is your time to create a turning point for the better in your life. It is your destiny to be healthy, happy and successful.Your future is open, full of possibility and promise! Buckle down and do whatever is required to create a life that you are proud of and a life that you deserve! Don’t look back!! Look ahead, move forward and make this your best year ever! You have the something special. You have GREATNESS within you!
Do something about your life now. You know you are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Don’t just think about it, look at it, and complain about it to whoever will listen. Stop conning yourself into being a volunteer victim, or telling the same old story. You are better than that. It’s time to stand up for yourself and your dream. This is the one and only life that you have. Don’t waste it watching someone’s life – on tv, in a movie, a series or reality show. Take your power back and make a move. Live your life on your terms, and create something new in your life. You Deserve!

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