Les Brown Quotes

You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.

You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.

You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!

Change your thinking. Change your life! Your thoughts create your reality. Practice positive thinking. Act the way you want to be, and soon you will be the way you act.

Do something about your life now. You know you are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Don't just think about it, look at it, and complain about it to whoever will listen. Stop conning yourself into being a volunteer victim, or telling the same old story. You are better than that. It's time to stand up for yourself and your dream. This is the one and only life that you have. Don't waste it watching someone's life - on tv, in a movie, a series or reality show. Take your power back and make a move. Live your life on your terms, and create something new in your life. You Deserve!

The gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions.

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.

Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Longfellow "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.

There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!

Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out.

If you want to keep getting what you're getting, keep doing what you're doing.

You don't get what you want in life. You get who you are.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

You can't get out of life alive.

We are risk averse by nature - but the only way you can reach your full potential is by taking chances. Understand that you are capable of far more than you've achieved, believe that you have something of value to share with the world, and take care to step outside of your comfort zone and into your greatness. Your courage will inspire others to do the same.

If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Begin to read a book that will help you move toward your dream.

I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs

Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.

No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.

When it comes to success, it will come when it comes. A delay does not mean a denial.

Once you have dared to dream, I believe you MUST pursue that dream. If you do not pursue your dreams they will consume you; the knowledge that you had a dream but did not pursue it is killing knowledge. Consider it absolutely necessary to go after your dreams.

Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.

Make your move BEFORE you are ready!

Failure is not a destination; it’s an invitation to unforeseen VICTORIES.

What we do and accomplish is only the tip of the iceberg of what's possible for us.

At the end of the day, it's important to know what really matters most in life...your sanity, your health, your family, and the ability to start anew.

Do something about your life now.

Live your life with passion, with some drive, decide that you are going to push yourself. The last chapter to your life has not been written yet, and it doesn't matter about what happened yesterday. It doesn't matter about what happened to you, what matters is, 'what are you going to do about it?'

If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Lions don't have to roar. There is power in silence, confidence, and persistence. Those who work don't talk, and those who talk don't work. Handle your business. Measure your efforts by results. Focus your time, energy, and activity on mastering and executing a plan.

We have the responsibility to put our gifts to work.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

It’s hard to see the whole picture when you are in the frame.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

Practice only makes for improvement.

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.

If you go through life being casual, you will end up a casualty

Never, under any conditions allow circumstances to determine your reality.

Sometimes you've got to #‎ believe in someone else's belief in you until your #‎ belief kicks in.

Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don't come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes, not because you planned to, but simply because you're human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.