Hal Elrod Quotes

“Always remember that where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be, from this moment on.”

“Always seek people who will add value to your life and bring out the best in you. And of course, be that person for others.”

“An extraordinary life is all about daily, continuous improvements in the areas that matter most.”

“Being who you need to be and doing what you need to do are prerequisites for having what you want to have.”

“Considering that our habits create our life, there is arguably no single skill that is more important for you to learn and master than controlling your habits. You must identify, implement, and maintain the habits necessary for creating the results you want in your life, while learning how to let go of any negative habits which are holding you back from achieving your true potential.”

“Don't worry about trying to impress people. Just focus on how you can add value to their lives.”

“Don’t wait to be great. If you want your life to improve, you have to improve yourself first.”

“Every time you choose to do the easy thing, instead of the right thing, you are shaping your identity, becoming the type of person who does what’s easy, rather than what’s right. On the other hand, when you do choose to do the right thing and follow through with your commitments – especially when you don’t feel like it – you are developing the extraordinary discipline (which most people never develop) necessary for creating extraordinary results in your life.”

“Everything is difficult before it's easy. Everything is uncomfortable before it's comfortable.”

“Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days — which inevitably create a successful life.”

“How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life.”

“I can always make another dollar, but I cannot make another day.”

“If you don't consciously design and choose your affirmations you are susceptible to repeating and reliving the fears, insecurities, and limitations of your past.”

“If you don't control your habits, your habits will control you.”

“If you want your life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different, first.”

“It is often said that 'misery loves company', but so does mediocrity. Don’t let the fears, insecurities, and limiting beliefs of others limit what’s possible for you.”

“It’s official: anything is possible when you are committed.”

“Learn from the experts — those who have already done what you want to do. Don’t reinvent the wheel. The fastest way to achieve everything you want is to model successful people who have already achieved it.”

“Make bold moves toward your dreams each day, refuse to stop, and nothing can stop you.”

“Mediocrity has nothing to do with how you compare to other people; it’s simply a result of not making the commitment to continuously learn, grow, and improve yourself.”

“Most of us are so busy trying to manage, maintain, or even just survive our life situation, that we don't make time to focus on what's most important - our life.”

“My purpose is to become the person I need to be to create the success, freedom, and quality of life that I truly want.”

“No excuses, no regrets. Just an incredible, meaningful, and exciting life!”

“One of the most crippling causes of mediocrity in life is a condition I call 'Rearview Mirror Syndrome'. Our subconscious minds are equipped with a self-limiting rearview mirror, through which we continuously relive and recreate our past. We mistakenly believe that who we were is who we are, thus limiting our true potential in the present, based on the limitations of our past.”

“Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world.”

“Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world. Our level of success is always going to parallel our level of personal development. Until we dedicate time each day to developing ourselves into the person we need to be to create the life we want, success is always going to be a struggle to attain.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul. We become the books we read.”

“Remember this truth: now matters more than any other time in your life, because it’s what you are doing today that is determining who you’re becoming, and who you’re becoming will always determine the quality and direction of your life.”

“Replace your judgments with empathy, upgrade your complaining to gratitude, and trade in your fear for love.”

“Research has shown that we virtually become like the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Who you spend your time with may be the single most determining factor in the person you become and in your quality of life. If you are surrounded with lazy, weak-minded, excuse-making people, you’ll inevitably become like them. Spend time with positive, successful achievers and inevitably their attitudes and successful habits will reflect on you. You’ll become more and more like them.”