Tim Ferriss Quotes

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

I'm not really sure if I have anything that inspires me.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

I have so many goals and aspirations that sometimes I lose myself.

I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.

The people who work with me know how focused I am, and so I would advise people who are not concerned with me to rather focus on themselves instead of focusing on my focus.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want to prove more and more things.

I know what I need to work on, and I know what I need to prove and to show, and that's all that matters.

It is vitally important for me to concentrate on myself, on the work that I have to do on the track and off it with the engineers, without really thinking about what people are expecting from me on the outside.

I'm constantly trying to figure out my life and what's next. I'm never satisfied with what I have.

I just want to do as good as I can. What that is, I don't know.

I was the World Champ, but I should be better.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.

Sometimes, I think there's a lack of ambition in me. But then sometimes, I think, no, you can, like William Blake said, you know, see heaven in a grain of sand. If you look really, really closely at a situation, you can find almost endless interest in it.

Progress apart from purpose ends in arrogance.

Direction determines destination. So the question you must ask yourself; 'Are all the disciplines that I'm currently engaged in taking me where I want to go?'

The distance between where I am and where I want to be seems impossibly large.

Your current conditions do not reflect your ultimate potential, but rather the size and quality of goals upon which you currently are focusing.

Four times a year withdraw for three to four hours for the purpose of reorienting your life goals

I'm not perfect, but I'm focused when I have a goal.

Ain't nothin' wrong with the aim, just gotta change the target.

Dreams are so important. You need to have big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you have to enjoy the ride too.

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It'll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).