Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Earl Nightingale More Quotes by Earl Nightingale More Quotes From Earl Nightingale 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. Earl Nightingale destinythank-youaverage It's difficult for people to come to the understanding that only a small minority of people ever really get the word about life, about living abundantly and successfully. Success in the important departments of life seldom comes naturally, no more naturally than success at anything - a musical instrument, sports, fly-fishing , tennis, golf, business, marriage, parenthood. But for some reason most people wait passively for success to come to them ..., living as other people are living in the unspoken, tacit assumption that other people know how to live successfully. Earl Nightingale successgolfsports We tend to minimize the things we can do, the goals we can accomplish, and for some equally strange reason we think other people can accomplish things that we cannot. I want you to understand that that is not true. You have deep reservoirs of talent and ability within you that you can bring to the surface and achieve all that you desire Earl Nightingale goalpeoplethinking We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile. Earl Nightingale upliftingmotivationalinspirational We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become. Earl Nightingale failuresuccessattitude You can predict a person?s future and divine his bank balance if you know two things: the books he reads, the people he associates with. Earl Nightingale teamworktwobook A single thought can revolutionize your life as it did mine. A single thought can make you rich or it can land you in prison for the rest of your life. Earl Nightingale rest-of-your-lifeprisonland Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm. Earl Nightingale enthusiasm-for-lifelaw-of-attractioncreativity We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way. Earl Nightingale helping-otherssuccessnight Ask yourself every morning, ‘how can I increase my service today?’ Earl Nightingale increasemorningtoday You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.' Earl Nightingale acresinspirationopportunity Now, success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law backwards. They believe that you're successful if you earn a lot of money. The truth is that you can only earn money after you're successful. Earl Nightingale successfullawbelieve Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others. Earl Nightingale rewards-in-lifeconsiderationcompassion We've got to be of service first before we can expect money. Earl Nightingale strangest-secretfirsts Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude. Earl Nightingale attitudemotivational There are times for all of us when all the laughter seems to be gone, but we should not permit these periods to last too long. When we've lost our sense of humor, there isn't very much left. We become ridiculous. We must then go to war against the whole world, and that's a war we cannot win. Earl Nightingale laughterwinningwar We become what we think about most of the time, and that's the strangest secret. Earl Nightingale inspiringmotivationalinspirational 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. Earl Nightingale ratiosdifficultydemand The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Earl Nightingale careersmistakebelieve We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service. Earl Nightingale achievementwishnight
