Motivational people

These are the people that try to inspire us to reach for the stars. They are the ones that make us look at ourselves and find out what we want out of our lives. The libraries and bookstores are filled with their self-help material.

Most of us want more out of life than what we have, and there is a certain "wonder" that we feel when a story is told about a successful person that achieves something great. If you are old enough, do you remember how you felt when Neil Armstrong first walked on the Moon? As a young boy I could only imagine what it was like to actually travel that far into space and then to get out of the spaceship and step onto the Moon. What was it that inspired man to invent a rocket ship that can travel that far into space? Who was the person that motivated someone to do this?

Motivational people can transform our lives if we only listen to them and do the things they say. What do you want in your life? Who inspires you? Perhaps one of the next 10 quotes will drive you into action and change your life forever. Everyone needs some motivation. Why not listen to the successful motivational people of the past and present and allow them to enter your mind, maybe you will get what you really want from your life. Who knows what can happen if you try to transform negative thoughts into positive ones and really try to be all that you can be?

Ask yourself these 5 questions:

1. What do I see myself doing in the next year?

2. What do I want in my life that is currently missing?

3. What are the places that I want to see?

4. What is it that keeps me from doing what I always wanted?

5. What makes me happy?

Maybe the answers will come from the 10 quotes of motivational people. Then after you are done reading this book try to come up with your own quotes and live your life as you want to, using your quote as your guide to find what you want in your life. Live in the moment and glide toward the future. Look toward the sky and wonder.

NUMBER 1

"Don't let the fear of time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might as well put that passing time to the best possible use."

Earl Nightingale

Procrastination comes to mind with this first quote. How many times have we put off doing something simply because we are afraid of the outcome but yet not even know we are afraid? Many successful people fail and fail again before they get it right. Why not use our time to the best of our ability and try to accomplish what it is we set out to do. Everybody has the same amount of time in a day to use. Why is it that some people seem to accomplish so much while others seem to struggle all of their lives? Maybe it is because successful people seem to try different things until they find what it is they want and unsuccessful people don't bother to try at all? Or the disappointment may seem so great that the person feels overwhelmed by trying to change? Who knows? Perhaps a good doctor can help when things get too tough. One thing I do know is this quote really tells you to just do it. Follow your dream and have no fear. Fear is a terrible feeling and should not be part of your life. Become who you really want to become. Maybe this is the first step toward true happiness?

NUMBER 2

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals"

Zig Zigler

I was once told by a person much wiser than myself that it is not necessarily the goal or achieving the goal that is as important as the journey. The experience of accomplishing a goal is definitely a confidence builder and it can be exciting. I really love this quote because it has a simple message. The mystery is, you never really know what is going to happen unless you take action. The fact that you take the time to set a goal and accomplish it becomes a great human accomplishment which in many ways sets us apart from animals. The human mind is a magnificent thing that should be used to the best of one's ability. The life experience that you gain in accomplishing a goal is as important as accomplishing the goal. Zig Zigler says we should enjoy the ride along the way and get as much out of the experience or even more than the actual goal.

The old saying it's not how you drive but how you arrive. Achieving a goal is the result of hard work and dedication directed toward an achievement. The experience and the excitement of achieving something you set out to do can be a fantastic journey. The problems you face will build your character and make you appreciate hard work. When you achieve a goal that is important to you, it helps build your confidence and self esteem, which directly makes you an accomplished person.

NUMBER 3

"All successful people men and women are big dreamers, they imagine what their fortune could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."

Dr. Brian Tracy

Isn't this the summary of how the American dream can be achieved? To be successful is what almost all good parents want for their children. Schools are supposed to educate children and prepare them for the real world and most children believe early in life that they will be successful. They dream big and look at the world innocently. I think what sometimes happens to people is they lose sight of their dreams. They get caught in the everyday world of working and caring so much about others sometimes they forget how great they can be. If there is anything you really want and dream about, I feel you should give it the old college try because it is better to have tried and failed then to have never tried at all. There are many stories of men who became millionaires only to lose it all and become millionaires again. There are many stories about people who start second careers later in their life and become wildly successful. Remember the story of the late Colonel Harland Sanders?

NUMBER 4

"You have to put in many tiny efforts that nobody else sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile."

Dr. Brian Tracy

This quote seems to go along with the previous quote perhaps because it is the same man who wrote it. After you dream what you want and visualize it, you must then start the process of achieving it and this may take a lifetime, depending on the dream. After you accomplish what it is you set out to do, you may look back at all the little steps you took to accomplish your goal. For example let us say your dream is to build a "dream house". Think of all the planning and details needed to make it a reality. Finding land, buying the proper permits, having it surveyed, designing the structure, and this is before you even break ground. Think of all the details that go into the design. How important are those little details if one of them is wrong? Isn't it the little things in life that really mean a lot?

NUMBER 5

"When you change the way you look at things, the...