Marcus Buckingham Quotes

The best way to start doing something is to start doing something.

Every day you don't do something, it makes it less likely that you will ever do something. So you've got to get started right away.

You will never win if you never begin.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.

Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.

You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.

Momentum begets momentum, and the best way to start is to start.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

I'm a slow starter, but it's time to flip on the switch.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

You’ve got to start somewhere in order to get somewhere.

The future requires action and not mere conversation.

Once you let go of the idea of waiting for a magical lightning bolt of genius to hit, you can really get to work.

If you haven't done something yet, and you want to do it, start now!

When you feel stuck and can't seem to move ahead, always remember that you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going!

talk was cheap and useless. Action was what mattered. And me, I was moving. Now, again, always.

Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.

First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.