Earl Nightingale Quotes

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes!

If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

Don't catch the bad and infectious attitudes of others.

Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.

Everything begins with an idea.

Remember: Jobs are owned by the company; you own your #‎ career !

People don't have great attitudes because of great success, they have great success largely because of great attitudes.

You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.

We are all creatures of habit. We can do most things without even thinking about them; our bodies take charge and do them for us.

Most people think they want more money than they really do, and they settle for a lot less than they could get

We've got to be of service first before we can expect money.

Failures . . . believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances ... by things that happen to them ... by exterior forces.

Ask yourself every morning, ‘how can I increase my service today?’

Don’t concern yourself with the money. Be of service ... build ... work ... dream ... create! Do this and you’ll find there is no limit to the prosperity and abundance that will come to you.

Be positive, cheerful, grateful and expectant.

Don't wait for change. You change.

If we can augment our gift giving by giving more of ourselves to those we love, all the time and in various ways, we will have a good chance of helping them and ourselves live happier, better lives.

We tend to live up to our expectations.

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.

The strangest secret in the world is that you become what you think about.

Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.

Whenever we're afraid, it's because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.

By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist.

Find what you can do best that renders service to others and do it with all your might.

When the days are too short, chances are you are living at your best.

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his powers.

You become what you continually think about.

As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing planet Earth. In the morning, I wake up with a sense of gratitude.

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.

Time can't be managed. I merely manage activities. Each night, I write down on a sheet of paper a list of the things I have to accomplish the next day. And when I wake up ... I do them.

Your world and everything in it is a reflection of your own mental attitude toward yourself.

The amount of money we receive will always be in direct ratio to the demand for what we do; our ability to do it; and the difficulty in replacing us.

If your attitude toward the world is good, you will obtain good results. If your attitude is excellent, excellent will your results.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.[so we can see the bright side of everything]

To acheive happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal.

Instead of competing, all we have to do is create.

With every adversity, there is an equal or greater gift. Keep looking for the gift.

Whatever the majority of people is doing, under any given circumstances, if you do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.

The best way to help a man increase his output is to help build the man. Help him increase his stature as a man, and he will just naturally do better-on the job and off.

Visualization is the human being's vehicle to the future - good, bad, or indifferent. It's strictly in our control.

The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.