Les Brown Quotes

We're our own worst enemy. You doubt yourself more than anybody else ever will. If you can get past that, you can be successful.

It's our own small voice within that is our oppressor; it says we are not worthy and not powerful enough. Our limited beliefs are the real foes we need to fight and conquer.

The only person holding you back is you.

If you think you can't do something, you can't. But if you think you can, you may be surprised to discover that you can.

Most of the time, it's your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.

At times many of us let that enemy of achievement--even the culprit 'self-defeat'--dwarf our aspirations, smother our dreams, cloud our vision, and impair our lives. The enemy's voice whispers in our ears, 'You can't do it.' 'You're too young.' 'You're too old.' 'You're nobody.' This is when we remember that we are created in the image of God. Reflection on this truth provides a profound sense of strength and power.

The word 'when' is so important for a people, for an individual! If an individual thinks he won't do it, he'll never do it. Even if he's highly intelligent, even if he has countless talents.

Don't become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?

Self-judgment is how conditioned mind keeps control over your life.

Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

Don't ever deny yourself a chance at your dreams. We're all meant for great things, but not everyone believes that can happen.

Most of the reasons people think they can't do something are reasons they've created. Everything you do is up to you. Part of life is realizing that you have much more potential and ability than you'd ever know. However, it is up to you to reach inside, face the fears, and unleash that which really drives you.

All too often we're filled with negative and limiting beliefs. We're filled with doubt. We're filled with guilt or with a sense of unworthiness. We have a lot of assumptions about the way the world is that are actually wrong.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

I used to be so hard on myself. So hard on myself. Just my own worst critic to the nth degree. Absolutely undermining my confidence in every moment. Bad tape in my head all the time.

The monsters are in your own head.

I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too.

I knew no matter how good I did, no matter everything that I pushed for, there's always gonna be some type of doubt. Some people want to put limitations on what I can do.

My biggest enemy is typically me.

I want to be the best. The only thing holding me back is me.

Nobody can stop you more than you can stop yourself.

Many things we can't do are simply because we think we can't do them.

There’s no better guarantee of failure than convincing yourself that success is impossible, and therefore never even trying.

Focus on your dream and do everything in your power. You have the power to change your life circumstances.