Posts Tagged ‘Quotes from Self Development Authors’

Thomas Edison On Opportunity

Posted in Quotes from Self Development Authors on November 17th, 2009 by Willy – Be the first to comment
Here is the quote
“Opportunity is missed by most people because
it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ”
 ~ Thomas Edison

My take on it
I have many friends who talk about changing the life or habits. But they are looking for a secret or easy way to do it. That is 1 reason that there are so many diet book released yearly and when a new one come out we all swarm to it for it will show us the easy way.
Its the same way with self help. People will buy the newest thing as long as it promises to make life changes easy. Unfortunately life changes are simple not easy.
The hard work comes in changing our inter self talk or working on our habits when we fear the outcome.
The hard work come when you slip off the success path and have to pick your self up and start from where you slipped. Its really not fair off life to ask you to  commit to a change and then force you to recommit daily. But if you do the hard work you will enjoy a reward few people do.

Tony Robbins on Focus

Posted in Quotes from Self Development Authors on November 14th, 2009 by Willy – Be the first to comment

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One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
Tony Robbins

My Take on IT

How many times have you been at work but you are thinking about something else. You have to learn to focus your attention 100% on what you’re doing. You have to be laser  sharp.

Another way people do not direct their focus correctly is that they time wasters. TV or  Gossip or idle chatter. How much more would accomplish if you focus on additional ways to make money or improve your job skills.

People become experts on how to play a TV game or what the newest celebrity  is doing. Instead focus on whats important in making your life move forward.

People also never decide to focus and a job skill or develop a new job skill they let life carry them where ever it wants.

Tony Robbins on Decisions.

Posted in Quotes from Self Development Authors on November 12th, 2009 by Willy – Be the first to comment

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A real decision is measured by the action you have taken. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.
Tony Robbins

My take on it.

I feel this is darn true many times we decide but we do not take  action. So in the future when you have decided here is a quick test you can run. What actions have you taken.

Action is what moves us forward. Not planning not reading. Not studying. Not waiting for the perfect moment but action.

So when you make that decision don’t betray yourself sit down write out 5 actions you can take and start with number 1.