Price Pritchett Quotes

“A quantum leap is a move you’re already prepared to make. You just haven’t done it yet.”

“A quantum leap is something you are already prepared to do! It’s not some absurd, wild-eyed scheme that calls for a fantastic stroke of luck just to have an outside chance of working.

It’s not an example of your reach exceeding your grasp. And it’s most definitely not a matter of going for some grand goal that calls for painstaking preparation.

A quantum leap is a move that is yours for the taking. Right now. It represents a giant step you can make merely by deciding to and opening yourself up to the resources presently available to serve you.”

“A ten or twenty percent improvement isn’t the idea at all. That would represent only incremental gains...

A quantum leap produces a dramatic and multiple gain, an exponential increase. Quantum leaps are by definition rather astounding, certainly unconventional.”

“Act as if your success is certain.”

“After the fact, quantum leaps may be viewed as practical, sensible, even obvious moves, but they typically do not come to you as the obvious moves at the moment. Usually it’s in retrospect that you perceive their hidden logic and elegance.

Invariably, quantum leaps are not complex or intricate maneuvers. They tend to be simple, energy efficient, and time-saving.”

“As someone has said, “Everything looks like a failure in the middle.”

You can’t bake a cake without getting the kitchen messy. Halfway through surgery it looks like there’s been a murder in the operating room.”

“Difficulties are just evidence that you’re learning and progressing. So go looking for failure.”

“Doing what you do best can be the worst thing you could do. It really doesn’t matter how well you can do something if it’s the wrong thing to do.”

“Don’t interpret problems or breakdowns as proof that you should quit, but instead take them as evidence of your growth and improvement.”

“Don’t keep on believing those old ideas you’ve been carrying around about your personal limits.”

“Dreams begin to crystallize into reality when they are pursued. The world behaves differently when you actually take action to go after what you want.

What you wish “could be” starts becoming. The dream moves in your direction, begins to come to you, even as you reach for it.”

“Failure is a resource. It helps you find the edge of your capacities.”

“Getting ready is, quite frankly, a stalling tactic, an act of anxiety, a con game you’re working on yourself.

You are already positioned to escape to a higher plane of performance. If you wait until you can get it perfect, you will never get it at all.”

“If the things you’re doing have quit working, stop doing them. Focus on what works.

If you’ll just quit what you’ve been doing, instead of doggedly doing it harder, you at least create an opportunity — some “white space” — to do something else.”

“If you look at those particular skills you have developed over the years, the talents that you have exhibited, you will find they are the gifts you opened and enjoyed.

But how many others are there within your reach? For every gift you’ve opened over the years, there are hundreds that you’ve never unwrapped and taken out of the package.”

“If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.”

“If you want to be skeptical of some ideas that truly deserve to be called into question, challenge the thoughts and beliefs that have argued against your taking a quantum leap.”

“If you’re experiencing no anxiety or discomfort, the risk you’re taking probably isn’t worthy of you. The only risks that aren’t a little scary are the ones you’ve outgrown.

A high comfort level provides solid evidence that you’re “playing it safe,” not growing, not really testing your limits at all, and not in the process of a quantum leap.”

“It has been said that if you will do the thing you fear, death of fear is certain. Courage is not the absence of fear and anxiety, it’s proceeding in spite of those feelings.”

“It is crucial to have a crystal clear picture of what you want to accomplish. Operate with a sharply defined mental image of the outcome you seek. Rivet your attention on that spot where you are to land at the end of your quantum leap.

Visualize your arrival. When you do that, it’s like you “magnetize” yourself to the ways and means involved in the methodology for getting there. The solutions begin to appear. Answers come to you.”

“It’s time to start focusing on possibilities, rather than on limits or obstacles. Making a quantum leap means moving outside your mental boundaries.

If you will rethink how you’re thinking, you can multiply your performance potential. You must let your desires guide you, instead of allowing yourself to be boxed in by perceived constraints.”

“Just act like you have complete faith. Merely do what you’d do if you knew you were going to succeed. Behave like you have that total conviction.

Doubt is what does the most damage. So don’t give it any mental space. Proceed boldly, as if it is completely inconceivable that you will experience anything other than a successful quantum leap.”

“Let your deepest desires direct your aim. Set your sights far above the “reasonable” target. The power of purpose is profound only if you have a desire that stirs the heart.

The inner drive must be strong enough to carry you past the point of wishful thinking. The dream must consume you, control you, drive you to action, disallowing half-hearted effort in the pursuit.”

“Look at it this way — you’re not supposed to be concerned about what happens in the middle of a jump... you’re supposed to be thinking about where you’re going to land!”

“Most of us can be found flying too close to the ground. Too often we don’t give ourselves permission to soar.”

“Ordinarily you will find that trying harder produces only incremental gains, not quantum leaps. Also keep in mind that trying harder (even a lot harder) sometimes offers little more than a straight path to burnout.

Attempting to succeed through “more of the same,” being resolute, and relying on committed effort, can blind you to better pathways.

If you want to make a quantum leap, quit thinking about trying harder. More effort isn’t the answer.”

“Paint a vivid picture in your mind for these forces to know precisely what you want. In one way or another, the unseen forces will dazzle you with their impact. Count on it...

When you focus constantly on a clear picture of what you want to accomplish, and move toward it confidently, the unseen forces will rally to your support. These unknowns, these invisible resources, are the most powerful factors available to assist you in making the quantum leap to you².”

“Passion itself must be fueled, and you feed that flame with visions of a dream that is dramatic. The emotional intensity inside must burn hot enough to protect you against the chilling effects of doubt, uncertainty, criticism, and failure. Only deep desire can generate such heat.”

“Progress often masquerades as trouble.”

“Quantum leaps can come without apparent effort. These are high-velocity moves that carry you to dramatically higher performance levels without a time-consuming struggle.”