Quote

We don't get what we want, we get what we expect.

Denis Waitley

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
Businessperson
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Expect

More quotes by Denis Waitley

Image
A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
Denis Waitley
Image
A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
Denis Waitley
Image
Wealth is only a source of happiness when it is used to do good for others
Denis Waitley
Image
Stop stewing and start doing!
Denis Waitley
Image
Winning is beginning. And just by beginning, your game is half won.
Denis Waitley
Image
The greatest limitations you will ever face will be those you place on yourself.
Denis Waitley
Image
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Denis Waitley
Image
Recognize when your peak energy occurs during the day. Allocate the most difficult projects to that period. Work on easy projects at low-energy times
Denis Waitley
Image
A good life is a collection of happy memories.
Denis Waitley
Image
Commitment is that turning point in your life when you seize the moment to alter your destiny.
Denis Waitley
Image
Of all the judgments we make through life, none are more important than the estimate we place on ourselves according to our own internal standards.
Denis Waitley
Image
Winning is a feeling you have no ceiling.
Denis Waitley
Image
With knowledge now the key raw material for creating all economic wealth, the new power struggles will reach deep into our minds and our personal lives. That's why we believe the only empire that will survive in the 21st century will be the empire you build within your own mind.
Denis Waitley
Image
On our track to success, we have to fight the tendency to look at others and see how far they've come. The only thing that counts is how we use the potential we possess and that we run our race to the best of our abilities.
Denis Waitley
Image
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Denis Waitley
Image
The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.
Denis Waitley
Image
When you visualize, then you materialize.
Denis Waitley
Image
When you speak, ask questions. Don't lecture.
Denis Waitley
Image
Don't assume that money, shelter and creature comforts are enough to demonstrate your love. Nothing can replace your presence, your hug, your smile, your touch - you!
Denis Waitley
Image
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
Denis Waitley