Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
Having a powerful enough WHY will provide you with the necessary HOW
Interpretation
A strong reason for pursuing a goal will guide you in figuring out how to achieve it.
This quote emphasizes the importance of having a clearly defined purpose or reason ('WHY') behind your actions. When you understand your deeper motivations, it becomes easier to determine the steps ('HOW') needed to achieve your goals, as your passion will fuel your persistence and creativity in overcoming obstacles.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire students to find their passions.
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!
The journey is essential to the dream.
I have incredible stamina- the what-do-I-got-that-they-ain't-got kind of stamina.
If what's inside your dreams wasn't already real inside you, you couldn't even dream it.
It's not easy to do morning TV. A lot of people think you just show up and be yourself, but one of the hardest things to do is be yourself when the camera comes on.
I have grown to appreciate the power of believing in myself and of always having faith in myself. I rarely look back; instead, I always look forward. There is so much of life that we miss when we wallow in regret.
Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else.
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