Brendon Burchard Quotes

“To succeed, always remember that the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

“You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it: this is going to be my day.”

“Be more intentional about who you want to become. Have vision beyond your current circumstances. Imagine your best future self, and start acting like that person today.”

“Certainty is the enemy of growth and high performance.”

“Certainty is the fool’s dream and, thus, the charlatan’s selling point.”

“Clarity is the child of careful thought and mindful experimentation. It comes from asking yourself questions continually and further refining your perspective on life.”

“Decide what you want. Determine the Five Major Moves that will help you leap toward that goal. Do deep work on each of the major five moves—at least 60 percent of your workweek going to these efforts—until they are complete. Designate all else as distraction, tasks to delegate, or things to do in blocks of time you’ve allocated in the remaining 40 percent of your time.”

“Excellence comes from an internal standard that asks, “How can I deliver beyond what’s expected?”

“Gratitude is the golden frame through which we see the meaning of life.”

“High performers are clear on their intentions for themselves, their social world, their skills, and their service to others. I call these areas self, social, skills, and service, or the Future Four.”

“High performers are happy. We all want to be happy. But many people are unhappy achievers.”

“I don’t have time for X.” In this excuse, “X” generally refers to working out, healthy eating/ shopping, or meditation. But I learned that none of these things necessarily cost you time. In fact, they often buy back time by making you more energized and productive. If you’re sharper, more on the ball, and better able to output things that matter, because you took the time to work out and eat healthier, then the workout or healthy diet wasn’t a deficit.”

“It turns out, too, that marriage is good for your energy, just as it’s good for your longevity.”

“Just as athletes never quit training, high performers never stop consciously conditioning and strengthening their habits. Real success—holistic, long-term success—doesn’t come from doing what’s natural, certain, convenient, or automatic.”

“Just because people want to put things on your plate because you’re good doesn’t mean you should let them.”

“Often, the journey to greatness begins the moment our preferences for comfort and certainty are overruled by a greater purpose that requires challenge and contribution.”

“Slow down, be more strategic, and say no more often.”

“The only difference lies in whether someone decides it is necessary to get better. No necessity, no consistent action.”

“The skills and strengths you have now are probably insufficient to get you to the next level of success, so it’s absurd to think you won’t have to work on your weaknesses, develop new strengths, try new habits, stretch beyond what you think your limits or gifts are.”

“What is apparent across all high performers is that they anticipate positive social interactions and they strive consciously and consistently to create them.”

“What we do with what we have tends to be far more important than what we have in the first place.”

“When you learn the difference between busywork and your life’s work, that’s the first step on the path of purpose.”

“You probably already know you need to eat healthier, and so I say to you, begin.”

“But if you don’t decide what you want in life, you can’t change your course to get it. No goals, no growth. No clarity, no change. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t you dare settle for anything other than the life you want to live. Look at your life. Look at every area. See what you need to stop doing and what you need to start, and do it while you still can, no matter how hard it is.”

“I listened to my inner desires. I became who I wanted to be because I didn’t get trapped in other peoples ideas of who I should be.”

“In life, the path of least resistance is always silence. If you don’t express your feelings and thoughts to others, you don’t have to deal with their reactions to it. You don’t have to feel vulnerable. You don’t risk rejection. But I’ll tell you what: the path of least resistance leads exactly where that ride leads to. Nowhere.”

“You let the themes in your life become your beliefs, and you let those beliefs guide your behaviors.”

“Ask not what you are getting from the world but, rather, what you are giving to the world.”

“Beginning today, set an intention and a relentless focus on living your life as the greatest person you can be, in all situations. Demand that you demonstrate a strength of character in such a way that you find pride in who you are, and that others see you as a role model.”