Denis Waitley

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The single most outwardly identifiable trait demonstrated by a winning human being is that of positive self-expectation- which is pure and simple optimism.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Winning
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Life is self-fulfilling prophecy.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Self
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THE GREATEST RISK IN LIFE IS TO WAIT FOR AND DEPEND UPON OTHERS FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Waiting
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Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment. By definition, motivation is "motive in action."
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Motivation
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Time And well being are two valuable belongings that we do not acknowledge and respect till they've been depleted.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Two
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Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Life
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Self-esteem is felt even though you may not have done anything yet, but just feel the capability for it.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Self Esteem
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You are a masterpiece of creation.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Creation
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One of the wonderful aspects of the human imagination is its power to break through the barriers of time and space. It can see things not as they are but as the can be.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Break Through
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As long as we persist in our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Perseverance
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Wealth is only a source of happiness when it is used to do good for others
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Wealth
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Touch is the magic wand of intimacy. Love is keeping in touch.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Love
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The easiest thing is to make sure you feel happy and satisfied in this moment. Setting long term goals is much more effort taking, but at the same time much more fulfilling.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Encouragement
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The season for enjoying the fullness of life - partaking of the harvest, sharing the harvest with others, and reinvesting and saving portions of the harvest for yet another season of growth.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Fall
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Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward, toward finding the answer.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Focus
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Don’t wait for an employer, friend, or mentor to show appreciation for your work. Take pride in your own efforts on a daily basis.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Appreciation
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It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you are not.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Motivational
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The truth is, you don’t break a bad habit; you replace it with a good one.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Habit
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Time And health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Health
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When you visualize, then you materialize. If you’ve been there in the mind you’ll go there in the body.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Body
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If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Believe
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Real success comes in small portions day by day. You need to take pleasure in life’s daily little treasures. It is the most important thing in measuring success.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Real
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The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing. If you’ve got the real thing, you don’t have to flaunt a loud imitation.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Real
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If you have real, internal value, you don’t need a loud, expensive imitation.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Real
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The reason so many individuals fail to achieve their goals in life is that they never really set them in the first place.
- Denis Waitley
Collection: Firsts