Quotes from Eric Thomas

i use pain to push me to greatness

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" - Michael Jordan

It's not easy, but it's simple.

The only way to get out of mediocrity is to keep shooting for excellence.

You can get through this. you are bigger than your pain, don't give up don't give in

Your relationships will either make you or break you and there is no such thing as a neutral relationship. People either inspire you to greatness or pull you down in the gutter, it's that simple. No one fails alone, and no one succeeds alone.

Don't make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what's actually good for you.

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful

I learned that a real friendship is not about what you can get, but what you can give. Real friendship is about making sacrifices and investing in people to help them improve their lives.

Done is better than perfect if perfect ain't done.

I have learned over the years that the higher the level of emotion, the lower the level of reasoning. For example, if your emotions are at the highest level of 10, your ability to reason is at a 0. If it's a 9 then your reasoning is a 1. I am not suggesting that emotions don't have their place, but taking actions based purely on emotions is dangerous and could cost you everything.

Success, meaningful success, begins when we take ownership and actively take responsibility for our part in the shortcomings of our life.

Can you honestly say the environment(s) you are in will yield the kind of harvest you are expecting?

Only when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, will you be successful.

Maybe, just maybe, I was pointing the finger because it was easier to make excuses than it was to make adjustments.

Desire and imagination have the potential to position a person for greatness

As long as you're being a copycat, you will never be the best copycat.

Life has taught me that you will grow through what you go through. Life has taught me that for every level there is another devil. Life has taught me that the depth of your struggle will determine the height of your success.

Be more intentional about the direction we allow our minds to go. Meaning, when you catch yourself thinking negatively, STOP. REDIRECT to something positive.

I when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you will be successful

Information changes situations.

Part of making yourself a priority is spending time alone.

You owe it to you to put yourself first. When you take care of yourself, take the time to see yourself, and get comfortable with being you, only then can you start to take care of other people, see other people, and be comfortable with other people.

I can't go back and change the hands of time but what I can do is create a new legacy.