"A fantastic analogy for the power of..." - Quote by Tony Robbins
A fantastic analogy for the power of focus is racing cars. When your car begins to skid, the natural reflex is to look at the wall in an attempt to avoid it. But if you keep focusing on what you fear, that's exactly where you'll end up. Professional racers know that we unconsciously steer in the direction of our focus, so with their lives on the line, they turn their focus away from the wall and towards the open track.
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“Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.”
“Everybody has a different strategy, but everybody agrees that active management does not beat the market.”
More on Focus
“Focus equals feeling.”
“Tell me what you are for, and I will show you what is going to expand in a positive way. Tell me what you are against, and I can show you what is going to expand in a destructive way.”
“I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.”
More on Fear
“So over you is the greatest enemy a man can have — and that is fear. I know some of you are afraid to listen to the truth — you have been raised on fear and lies. But I am going to preach to you the truth until you are free of that fear...”
“Life, too much of it, and not enough. The fear that it will end some day, and the fear that tomorrow will be the same as yesterday.”
“Why dost thou not pray... to give thee the faculty of not fearing any of the things which thou fearest, or of not desiring any of the things which thou desirest, or not being pained at anything, rather than pray that any of these things should not happen or happen?”