Quotes from Eric Thomas

I tell young people all the time because they think I'm an overnight success I've been doing this for over 20 years! And that means inspiring and motivating people.

Fall in love with the process, and the results will come.

The truth is that momentum, in the sense in which we are discussing, is a feeling, and if it's a feeling, that means we have the ability to have it on our side at all times if we so choose.

Don't think about what can happen in a month. Don't think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be!

If you willing to put in that sweat! Blood! And tears! I'm telling you! You can have, be and do what you want!

You don't get out of life what you want. You get out of life who you are.

You can have, you can be, you can do whatever you want to do once you make the decision, so that would be my greatest piece of advice.

You cannot cheat success! Gotta work for it! You gotta breathe it! Sleep it! Eat it!

You might be smarter, your family might come from privilege, your daddy might own a company, but YOU WILL NOT OUT WORK ME!

I don't just work! I think about my work, reflect on my work and think of what changes can I make, how can I elevated my game.

Don't tell me you're going to be on the honor roll. Shut up! Go to work! And show me!

All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.

Work on it every day! Even when you down and out! Even when you not feeling it, still do it!

Learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

I feel absolutely sorry for the person who can't genuinely get excited about his or her work.

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.

Every day you say 'No' to your dreams, you might be pushing back your dreams a whole 6 months

Stop looking for permission to pursue your dreams! They are YOUR dreams and you don't need a co-signer to chase them!

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

You gotta become. Not do things in excellence. You gotta become excellent.

You cannot sleep with the enemy and be successful...Every cord that binds you to failure, every cord that binds you to fear, you gotta cut it!

You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.

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.