John P. Kotter Quotes

There is hope. You can do it. Start now.

Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second, we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work.

Riding turns 'I wish into 'I can'.

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing.

I think you can do anything you put your mind to. I think your mind is the worst thing you can use as a reason to not do something.

The word 'hope' for me is always infused with action.

The greatest joy is to transform one’s feelings into action.

After everything I've been through, I've realized I can do anything I put my mind to. And I want to do it all.

If you think you are beaten you are, if you think you dare not, you don't. If you like to win, but you think you can't, it is almost certain you won't.

The more you stop giving power to your excuses, the more you'll send power to your dreams.

Nothing happens until you decide.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Never underestimate yourself

The most important thing is to know that you can do it.

Anything in life is possible, if you make it happen.

If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.

A lot of people have the ambition, but they never ask themselves, Do I really believe I can do this?

If I learned one thing, it is that self-doubt is one of the most destructive forces. It makes you defensive instead of open, reactive instead of active. Self-doubt is consuming and cruel. And my hope today is that we can all collectively agree to ban it. . . . Think to the moments of your life when you forgot to doubt yourself. When you were so inspired that you were just living and creating and working. Pay attention to those moments because they're trying to reach you through those lenses of doubt and trying to show you your potential.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

The greatest quality that a person can possess is the quality of self-belief. If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you won't, you most certainly won't.

Positive thinking will let you use the abilities, training and experience you have.

You have the choice. You can choose joy over despair, happiness over tears, action over apathy, growth over stagnation.

If you don't think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind.

Drop that zero and get with the hero!

Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.