Denis Waitley
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
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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
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Don't wait for mentors to seek you out. Don't ever wait for your phone calls to be returned, your letters to be answered, your faxes to be responded to. Keep going out and asking question.
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When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success.
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The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.
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The greatest limitations you will ever face will be those you place on yourself.
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Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
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Success is not a pie with a limited number of pieces. The success of others has very little bearing on your success. You and everyone you know can become successful without anyone suffering setbacks, harm, or downturns.
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Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
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Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
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Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
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Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted but excited, because you came in fifth last time.
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Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person.
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You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.
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Most people spend their entire lives on a fantasy island called 'Someday I'll.'