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I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.

Jack Canfield

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Jack Canfield
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 19
Author
Chief Executive Officer
Motivational Speaker
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Fort Worth
Texas
Luck
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People
Preparation
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If you are not moving closer to what you want in sales (or in life), you probably aren't doing enough asking.
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If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood eventually the tree has to fall down.
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To change bad habits, we must study the habits of successful role models.
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Law of attraction says: We'll give you whatever it is you say and focus on. and so if you are complaining about how bad it is, what you're creating is more of how bad it is.
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If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, I can't & all of its cousins, such as I wish I were able to.
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Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again. Give yourself permission to toot your own horn and don't wait for anyone to praise you.
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There is no right reaction. There is only your reaction.
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One of the things that may get in the way of people ... is that they're not in touch with their passion. If you're passionate about what it is you do, then you're going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.
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Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
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Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals.
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Write your goals down in detail and read your list of goals every day. Some goals may entail a list of shorter goals. Losing a lot of weight, for example, should include mini-goals, such as 10-pound milestones. This will keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want step by step.
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I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.
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Now, when anything 'bad' happens, I remember that everything that ever happens to me has within it the seeds of something better. I look for the upside rather than the downside. I ask myself, 'Where's the greater benefit in this event?'
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Don't waste your life believing you can't.
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Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.
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I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness. No one ever compares themselves to someone else and comes out even. Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who are somehow better than us and end up feeling more inadequate.
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High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.
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Don't just sit there (and complain), do something.
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One way to kill an opportunity is to avoid taking it.
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