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The single most outwardly identifiable trait demonstrated by a winning human being is that of positive self-expectation- which is pure and simple optimism.

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Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
Businessperson
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Pure
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Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.
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Find a positive lesson and positive reason for all of your personal relationships. Accentuate the blessings and knowledge gained from each.
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Success is a process that continues, not a status that you reach. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.
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Most people spend most of their time on low-priority busywork because it requires no additional knowledge, skills, or imagination-or courage. In a word, it's easier.
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God's Law of Cause and Effect: Your rewards in life will always be equal to the amount and quality of service rendered, in the long run.
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Understand that you, yourself, are no more than the composite picture of all your thoughts and actions. In your relationships with others, remember the basic and critically important rule: If you want to be loved, be lovable. If you want respect, set a respectable example!
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Start edifying the flowers. Stop pointing out the weeds.
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A dream is what you would like your life to become. A goal is what you are truly willing to do to achieve what you really want.
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You've got more potential than you could use in a thousand lifetimes, I see world class potential in you? But one of the secrets, is you're as good as the best ? you don't have to be better than the rest.
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Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
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Expect the best convert problems into opportunities be dissatisfied with the status quo focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming from and most importantly, decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.
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