Top 500 Brian Tracy Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you.”

— Brian Tracy

202. “Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.”

— Brian Tracy

203. “Incorrect assumptions lie at the root of every failure. Have the courage to test your assumptions.”

— Brian Tracy

204. “Implement your plans with courage and persistence. Have complete faith in your ability to succeed and never, ever give up.”

— Brian Tracy

205. “Refuse to make excuses or blame others. The leader always says, If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”

— Brian Tracy

206. “The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life.”

— Brian Tracy

207. “The universe is completely balanced and in perfect order. You will always be compensated for everything that you do.”

— Brian Tracy

208. “Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.”

— Brian Tracy

209. “Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful.”

— Brian Tracy

210. “Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.”

— Brian Tracy

211. “The Law of Concentration states that whatever you dwell upon, grows. The more you think about something, the more it becomes part of your reality.”

— Brian Tracy

212. “Personal development is your springboard to personal excellence. Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there is no limit to what you can accomplish.”

— Brian Tracy

213. “Your life is the sum total of all your choices up to this present minute.”

— Brian Tracy

214. “People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.”

— Brian Tracy

215. “To be successful, you need to really work hard. And every study in the last 50 years says that successful people say, “I am not smarter than anybody else. I just want to work harder and longer.””

— Brian Tracy

216. “Your subconscious mind makes all your words and actions fit a pattern consistent with your self-concept and your innermost beliefs about yourself.”

— Brian Tracy

217. “Success is not a miracle. Nor is it a matter of luck. Everything happens for a reason, good or bad, positive or negative.”

— Brian Tracy

218. “Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed.”

— Brian Tracy

219. “Success comes when you do what you love to do, and commit to being the best in your field.”

— Brian Tracy

220. “Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.”

— Brian Tracy

221. “Be loyal to your boss, your company, your co-workers. Someone is always listening.”

— Brian Tracy

222. “Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.”

— Brian Tracy

223. “Act with purpose, courage, confidence, competence and intelligence until these qualities ‘lock in’ to your subconscious mind.”

— Brian Tracy

224. “Do something to move yourself toward your major goal every day.”

— Brian Tracy

225. “Imagine your ideal future. Visualize yourself as if your life were perfect in every respect.”

— Brian Tracy

226. “You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.”

— Brian Tracy

227. “Attentive listening to others lets them know that you love them and builds trust, the foundation of a loving relationship.”

— Brian Tracy

228. “If you want to sail your ship in a different direction, you must turn one degree at a time.”

— Brian Tracy

229. “Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have everything you want.”

— Brian Tracy

230. “Effective performance is preceded by painstaking preparation.”

— Brian Tracy

231. “You cannot save time, but you can spend time differently.”

— Brian Tracy

232. “Make a game of finding something positive in every situation. Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself.”

— Brian Tracy

233. “The law of cause and effect: If you do what other successful people do, you will eventually get the results that other successful people get.”

— Brian Tracy

234. “You determine your future by the thoughts and pictures you hold in your mind today.”

— Brian Tracy

235. “If you do not do the thing you fear, the fear controls your life.”

— Brian Tracy

236. “Decide exactly what you want and resolve to persist, no matter what, until you achieve it.”

— Brian Tracy

237. “Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.”

— Brian Tracy

238. “When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited.”

— Brian Tracy

239. “Success is the ability to live your life, the way you want to live it, doing what you enjoy most, surrounded by people you admire and respect.”

— Brian Tracy

240. “Character is the ability to follow through on a resolution long after the emotion with which it was made has passed.”

— Brian Tracy

241. “Your most important tasks and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences, positive or negative, on your life or work. Focus on these above all.”

— Brian Tracy

242. “Your ability to concentrate single-mindedly on one thing, the most important thing, and stay at it until it is complete, is an essential prerequisite for success.”

— Brian Tracy

243. “Everything counts! Everything you do helps or hurts, adds up or takes away.”

— Brian Tracy

244. “The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal.”

— Brian Tracy

245. “Success equals goals; all else is commentary.”

— Brian Tracy

246. “Attitude and personality are as important as experience and ability.”

— Brian Tracy

247. “A feeling of confidence and personal power comes from facing challenges and overcoming them.”

— Brian Tracy

248. “Difficulties come not to obstruct, but to instruct. Within every setback or obstacle lie seeds of an equal or greater benefit or opportunity.”

— Brian Tracy

249. “Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life.”

— Brian Tracy

250. “You can achieve almost any goal you set for yourself as long as you have the discipline to pay the price to do what you need to do and to never give up. You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.”

— Brian Tracy