Jesse Itzler Quotes

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.

When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don't have it, then I don't have it, but at least I'm going to put myself out there. If I fail, I'm going to fail terrifically.

I've always looked for challenges, and I have found plenty.

The will to challenge myself is strong, but I think that's growing, the desire to stretch myself and make it hard.

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.

Do what you haven't done is the key, I think.

You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That's how you know you're still alive.

I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

My comfort zone is like a little bubble around me, and I've pushed it in different directions and made it bigger and bigger until these objectives that seemed totally crazy eventually fall within the realm of the possible.

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?

I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.

Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before.

I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you.

I've been trying to figure out for at least the last 10 years how to force myself into something more risky.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

Challenges give me a kick. The day I stop getting challenges, I would quit.

Risks, I like to say, always pay off. You learn what to do, or what not to do.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

Do things that are uncomfortable to do. I say that because women tend to step back from things that they don't know about. And the second, most important one is, push through the fear.

It's so easy to do things you like. But then, the thing is, when you're afraid of something, face it; go for it. You become a better human being.

The minute I think 'Oh God, I don't want to do this because I'm scared,' is the moment I have to do something, whatever it is.

I've never, ever tried to make life easy for myself.

Without fear you can't explore or push yourself beyond what you've done.