Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

"Do you want to know what one of the secrets to achieving all of your goals is? You’ve got to be committed."

"These are the people who will encourage you to go after your dreams and will inspire you to succeed. Stick to them like a barnacle to a rock."

"If you decide not to take action, you are going to fail, and even if you do take action, if you can’t keep up your motivation, you will simply end up back where you started."

"There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?"

"The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror."

"If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen."

"Mix with positive-minded people as a means to tap into your unexploited potential."

"You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them."

"The way forward is to stop pestering yourself for answers and let it, the creative part of your mind, come up with the solution when the time is right."

"When you think a positive thought, you become positive."

"For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable."

"If you are able to focus unswervingly on your goals, then all that you desire will become yours."

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"Explore. Train your conscious mind and your subconscious mind to start working for you by getting those great powers to move in a new direction. Start creating your own good luck today."

"Tell me your thinking, and I’ll tell you what your life looks like."

"Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for."

"Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body."

"Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it’s in you."

"If not you, who?"

"Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest."