Long-Term Transformation Quotes

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn't just suddenly occur one day in someone's life. Neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. What you become is the result of what you do today.

In a moment the ashes are made, but a forest is a long time growing.

There are hundreds, even thousands of remarkable pilot or experimental projects in all fields - in agriculture, health, education. But where do these pilots take us? Do they lead to change on a broader scale? If not, how can we ensure that they have broader impact?

Life doesn't come with an instruction manual for success, so Darren Hardy has written one for you. The Compound Effect shows you how small, smart choices add up to transform your life.

When Pearl Harbor was bombed, you know, there was a whole lot of buy-in to a national mobilization. And 25% of the economy was transformed in six months. And we're not calling for six months, we're saying 15 years. That's about what we've got. And probably all that we've got.

Small changes lead to big ones. But big changes - trying to become a different person overnight - usually lead to defeat.

Changes which are slow and gradual can be hard to notice even if their ultimate impact is quite dramatic.

Lasting change happens when people see for themselves that a different way of life is more fulfilling than their present one.

I started writing it six and a half years ago, so the landscape has changed a lot in that time.

Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause.