Earl Nightingale Quotes

The other thing is, as we grew up, people had a way of making us feel uncomfortable when they saw us using imagination. When we came up with new ideas they were often greeted with smears or sarcastic laughter or comments such as that’s a crazy idea. It won’t work. It’s never been done before, or we always do it this way and so on. These are idea killers. And, I’m sure you’ve heard them and many, many more. They stifle creativity. Sometimes, too often really, we use them on others. But even worse, we use them on ourselves. We actually kill our own ideas before they’re given a chance to prove themselves one way or the other.

The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal.

It is not what happens to you in life that makes the difference. It is how you react to each circumstance you encounter that determines the result. Every human being in the same situation has the possibilities of choosing how he will react -either positively or negatively.

worth any price. You will become what you think about. Remember the word “imagination,” and let your mind begin to soar. Courage — concentrate on your goal every day. Save 10 percent of what you earn. Action — ideas are worthless unless we act on them.

This kind of collaboration is a good way to prove the old saying that two heads are better than one. In this middle ground example, the team of two technique, I mentioned that one collaborator frequently acted as the thinker upper, the spark plug, the other as the toner downer, the brake.

Dr. Frankl also wrote, “Fear makes come true that which one is afraid of.” Even if it only comes true in the imagination, we must experience the tortures of that which we fear — tortures that are, as often as not, worse than those that might actually come to pass in our lives. It’s why the old line “A coward dies a thousand deaths; a brave man dies but once” is really true.

There will come times when you will feel like giving up. It’s easier for a human being to think negatively than positively, that’s why only 5 percent are successful. You must begin now to place yourself in that group.

Stop thinking about what it is you fear. Each time a fearful or negative thought comes into your consciousness, replace it with a mental picture of your positive and worthwhile goal.

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.

Where do you think successful people come from? That's right, they come from unsuccessful people. They are each an original, never before seen upon planet earth, with deep abilities and talents just lying dormant, waiting for the fertilization, the irrigation of good ideas and enthusiasm to get them started growing.