Denis Waitley Quotes

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he'll rise.

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is your greatest asset.

It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur.

The best way to be, is to do.

Don't forget, you are the hero of your own story.

Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.

There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.

What we earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are.

I inspire myself.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

I just wanted to keep getting better and better and better, and that's just my mindset.

You have to be confident to be successful... I am somewhat confident.

I feel like every year I get better, every year I learn something new, and I don't plan on stopping.

I really believe in myself. That's why I keep challenging myself.

I thought that if I was able to change myself, I would be more successful.

I'm trying to show people that you can have any kind of life you want.

Negativity, in general, is one of the things that holds people back, and you have to see what's holding you back to get away from it.

The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.

Someone accused me of having 'gone off the rails' but I've never been on them hence the success and happiness I enjoy on a daily basis.

When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited.