Mike Dooley Quotes

“Actually, it’s pretty simple. You have one real choice: To do your best, with what you have, from where you are. Everything else is just stalling.”

“Do you realize that everyone, absolutely everyone on this planet — grumpy office workers, arguing children, fickle spouses, the 'narrow-minded', the extremists — all think they’re doing their very best?

So how do you get through to someone who thinks they’re doing their very best? How would someone get through to you?”

“Don’t confuse staying the course with clinging to a cursed ‘how’.”

“I know what it's like. I've seen it played out a zillion times. You're waiting for that magical day when someone makes the connection and recognizes who you really are.

Maybe they'll first catch the sparkle in your eye. Or perhaps they'll marvel at your insights and the depth of your spirit.

Someone who will help you connect the dots, believe in yourself, and make sense of it all. Someone who will understand you, approve of you, and unhesitatingly give you a leg up so that life can pluck your ready, ripened self from the branch of magnificence.

Well, I'm here to tell you, your wait is over. That someone, is you.”

“It’s always best to assume that everyone either knows the truth or will know the truth, because either they do or they will.”

“Never compromise a dream. Do what you must. The fears, beasts, and mountains before you are part of the plan. Stepping stones to a promised land. To a time and place that is so much closer than even you expect.

So don't let your eyes deceive you, for even as you read these words, your ship swiftly approaches.”

“The next time life tosses you a multiples choice test remember…

1) The more time you give it, the more choices you’ll have.
2) There’ll always be more than one right answer.
3) Waiting for divine intervention is almost never a good idea.”

“The secret to living the life of your dreams is to start living the life of your dreams.”

“Whosoever may torment you, harass you, confound you, or upset you is a teacher. Not because they’re wise, but because you seek to become so.”