Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

You don't actually need confidence or good self-esteem to be successful. You just need to have courage.

Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.

If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.

Part of my success was rooted in psychology.

I'm just going to keep pushing and try and be the best of version that I can be of me.

I'm in control of what I'm doing physically and mentally. I feel good. I've always felt confident and comfortable going into seasons, but each year I feel like I'm getting better and better.

So I don't really focus too much on that, and I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.

Probably I'll not be so successful if I will keep everything in myself inside of me.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

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

Comparison is a disease. I never felt any competition, since I never compared myself to others. I only focus on my work. I never feel pressurised and do films in my style. Also, I'm very active since childhood, and that gives me the edge to always put my best.

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.

I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic and I was ambitious: I knew I could be a great model.

It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to.

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.