All quotes from Brian Tracy, master speaker and inspiration.

Success equals goals; all else is commentary.


Whatever is expressed is impressed. Whatever you say to yourself, with emotion, generates thoughts, ideas and behaviors consistent with those words.


Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.


The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve.


The universe is completely balanced and in perfect order. You will always be compensated in full for everything you do.

Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.

A single person who lacks commitment can be a major source of problems in your organization.

Refuse to compromise what you know to be right for anyone or anything.

Your brain has more than 100 billion cells, each connected to at least 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations are greater than the number of molecules in the known universe.

The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.

If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of attraction that repels you from ever doing the things that you need to do to be successful. If you admire successful people, you create a positive force field of attraction that draws you toward becoming more and more like the kinds of people that you want to be like.

Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, 50 books per year, and will guarantee your success.

Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest.

The day that you stop learning is the day that you start decreasing your rewards and start suffering from frustration and lower levels of satisfaction.

Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!

Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.

Be a great listener. Ask questions and listen intently to the answers.

Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible.

Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.

Your self-confidence is directly connected to how much you feel you are making a difference in your world.

For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So can you.

Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests.

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling confidence and personal power.

Today the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears.

Any system or blueprint for success is better than none at all. Think on paper.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself.

The quality of love and the duration of a relationship are in direct proportion to the depth of the commitment by both people to making the relationship successful. Commit yourself wholeheartedly and unconditionally to the most important people in your life.

Most of your happiness, and your unhappiness, comes with hair on top, and talks back.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

Brian Tracy is a top speaker and author.
You can visit his website at BrianTracy.com