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

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

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

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

"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."

"Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’."

"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."

"If obstacles are large, jump higher."

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

"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."

"It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum."

"See it, feel it, trust it!"

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive."

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

"It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it."