Denis Waitley Quotes

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow.

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them

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.

It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.

Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.

We are supposed to forgive everyone; everyone includes ourselves.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence

Happiness is the experience of living every moment with love, grace and gratitude.

Chase your passion, not your pension.

Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goal clearly in sight.

The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.

You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.

View life as a continuous learning experience.

Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.

Get excited and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire – you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.

You are either the captain or the captive of your thoughts.

You must understand that seeing is believing, but also know that believing is seeing.

They had an inner fire of passion to drive them, rather than a desire for wealth. That's why I believe most successful people achieve their greatness because they have something to express inside. Denis Waitley

Finally, your self worth will, to a large extent, determine your eventual net worth. In other words, you will earn and accumulate what you believe you're worthy of having. Unless you're worth it, you won't be worth the effort that it takes to get it or do it. Denis Waitley

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. - Denis Waitley.

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

A real friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out

Happiness can not be traveled to,owned,earned or worn.It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love,grace&gratitude.

It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you're not!

View change as the one constant in your life. Welcome it. Expect it. Anticipate it.

Make no mistake. You are your most important critic and your conscience your most important judge of character.

A good life is a collection of happy moments.

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.

Natural talents begin to blossom early, but they get nipped in the bud by what I call "the parent, the peer group and the professor" who tell us we should be concentrating on something like computers that will earn us money, instead of chasing this crazy passion of ours, and the talent in that passion which may be the key to riches untold. Denis Waitley

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think your not.

Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.

Not aptitude....attitude is the criterion for success.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” – Denis Waitley

If you’re hoping to harvest a life of great deeds, remember you first have to plant some great seeds.” ~ Denis Waitley

Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”    -Denis Waitley

Habits begin as offhanded remarks, ideas and images. And then, layer upon layer, through practice, they grow from cobwebs into cables that shackle or strengthen our lives.” ~ Denis Waitley

Denis Waitley, the author of The Psychology of Winning and The Joy of Working, who defines procrastination as “a neurotic form of self-defensive behavior” aimed at protecting one’s self-worth.

Your attitude is either the lock on or key to your door of success.

Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged-because last time you came in fifth.

Make this moment the moment of truth about yourself. You have been selling short all of your life.

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.

Get out of that comfortable rut.

Winning" is taking the talent or potential you were born with, and have since developed, and using it fully toward a goal or purpose that makes you happy.

Commitment doesn't guarantee success, but lack of commitment guarantees you'll fall short of your potential.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.

When I reached the age of seventeen, I had one great companion. That companion was nothing but great books. Throughout my life, books enriched me. I would suggest and recommend all of you to read the following books: • Light from Many Lamps by Lillian Eichler • Empires of the Mind by Denis Waitley • Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar • Everyday Greatness by Steven R. Covey • The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. —Denis Waitley

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.” Denis Waitley

La motivación siempre es directamente proporcional al nivel de expectativa”. —Denis Waitley

The confidence that you need is belief in your potential. If you see world class potential in yourself, you’ll put forth the effort. If you don’t see the potential, then you won’t put forth the effort and you’ll wait for the performance and the performance always follows the belief in self. —DENIS WAITLEY

Habits begin as offhanded remarks, ideas, and images. And then, layer upon layer, through practice, they grow from cobwebs into cables that shackle or strengthen our lives. ~Denis Waitley

Dreams are powerful reflections of your actual growth potential. -Denis Waitley and Reni L Witt

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.” - Denis Waitley

Habits begin as offhanded remarks, ideas, and images. And then, layer upon layer, through practice, they grow from cobwebs into cables that shackle or strengthen our lives. —Denis Waitley

Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear.

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet" ― Denis Waitley

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing. -Denis Waitley (1933 -)

Denis Waitley, a motivational speaker, says, “Losers try to escape from their fears and drudgery with activities that are tension-relieving. Winners are motivated by their desires toward activities that are goal-achieving.

A donde viajes con la mente, llegarás con el cuerpo”. Denis Waitley, Psicólogo

Give your best effort, because you are worth your best effort.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. —DENIS WAITLEY

Author and speaker Denis Waitley says, “Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.” Seeing

Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.

Get high on doing good. No one in history has ever found lasting satisfaction in chemicals or possessions. Real pleasure comes from good work, generous deeds and grateful thoughts.

Don't be a grudge collector. Too many people spend too much time every day thinking of past hurts, suffered-through office politics, messed-up relationships and, in general, the evils of the world. Don't waste your energy in this way. Apply your excellent mind to forgiving and forgetting.

Your natural gifts are the key to fulfilling your potential for success. Find your natural gifts, develop them and then use them to be the best you can be.

There are no shortcuts to success. Being successful requires knowledge, preparation and persistence.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” Denis Waitley

Break the daily and weekly routine you have set. Get out of that comfortable route.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” ‒ Denis Waitley

There are 2 primary choices in life: To accept conditions as they exist, or to accept responsibility for changing them.

You are your own scriptwriter and the play is never finished, no matter what your age or position in life.

Denis Waitley says it best: “It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you are not.

Make enthusiasm your daily habit. Don't let negative people determine your self-worth. Seek friends and associates whose lifestyles and words inspire you. If you have to deal with negative people, make a conscious effort not to let them infect your thinking.