Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.
Interpretation
Progress and effort, regardless of mistakes or speed, are more valuable than inaction.
This quote by Tony Robbins emphasizes the importance of taking action and making an effort to improve, even if that effort is accompanied by mistakes and slow progress. It conveys that trying and persisting in the face of challenges places you ahead of those who choose to remain inactive, showcasing the value of perseverance and commitment to personal growth.
In practice
In a motivational speech to a group of students about the importance of perseverance.
Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.
What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately.
Happiness and success in life are not the result of what we have, but rather of how we live. What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.
As a species, we're not only wired to choose today over tomorrow, but we hate to feel like we're losing out on something. The bottom line is, if we feel like we're losing something we avoid it, we won't do it. That's why so many people don't save and invest. Saving sounds like you're giving something up, you're losing something today. But you're not.
Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!
It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, with a little hope that has been nourished. Even if, of course, it's going to disappear, whatever touches one isn't lost forever.
I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.
I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.
Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam.
When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it.
Don't let anyone ever make you feel you don't deserve what you want.
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