Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.
Interpretation
Persistence is more important than talent when it comes to achieving success.
This quote by Tony Robbins emphasizes the idea that consistent effort and determination can lead to greater outcomes than natural ability alone. While talent can open doors, it is persistence that fuels the journey towards achieving goals and enhancing the quality of life.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire students.
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!
In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.
No volleyball play can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is totally under your control. In other endeavors, you cannot succeed without believing in yourself, and that belief is completely under your control.
This is a world of action, and not moping and droning in.
Remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.
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