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

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision."

"A mind filled with negative thoughts makes you feel miserable and inadequate and will lead to failure after failure no matter how hard you try to succeed."

"To think is good. To obsess is bad."

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

"Remember, if you don’t do anything – if you don’t change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want – then everything stays the same, nothing changes."

"Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others’."

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

"The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen."

"Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome."

"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 challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that."

"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."

"Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it."

"Act like a champion, and then become one."

"If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes."

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

"To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in."

"The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation."

"Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts."