Words matter. These are the best Dan Pena Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I have said many times: We have self-esteem or don’t, based on how we were raised! Self-esteem is normally produced in your first 7-8 years of life.
High performance people take action quickly and change their mind slowly!
When I came back from the military and completed a 4-year degree in 2 1/2 years, I developed the extraordinary habits needed to get a lot done in a very short period of time!
Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.
When I volunteered for the draft as a 20-year-old, mischievous guy at the height of the Vietnam War, most thought I was destined to pass from this earth early!
If you don’t embrace a workload others would consider crazy, then your goal doesn’t mean that much to you.
I could not be more proud of the countless lives that I have changed since I began my coaching and mentoring career!
I have been following what is now called the ‘Spartan Way’ long before it became popular!
The Internet is a giant ‘lab experiment’ for corporate America, and those companies that recognise this and play well within the rules of ambiguity and fluidity will survive and win.
A famous man once said, ‘A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.’ Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.
The road to success is always under construction… there are lots of pot holes but no traffic jams.
Super-success is not for everyone, and you will endure weeks and months and years of hard work, obstacles, failures, victories, pain, and any manner of ‘negative’ experiences to reap the rewards of success, drink from the golden goblet, own the brass ring.
The truth is, I almost always did accomplish what I said I would – in the face of overwhelming obstacles!
I could write a book describing what differentiates the high performance person from all the rest! Hell, I could write volumes!
In late May 1993, I gave my first QLA Seminar at the Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Jerry Ormand was already a legendary Texas oilman when I met him. Yet he took the time to introduce me to the fine points of the oil business and how to survive and prosper amid the chaos of a rough-and-tumble industry.
Good leaders make sense of change in the world… then imparts that insight to the team.
I have always known I had talent, LOL, but to be called a ‘talent’ feels a little strange – but well within my comfort zone!
I coach my mentees to act as if they are invincible – to act as if they could accomplish anything!
I know what it’s like to have a house repossessed… I’ve been there.
By definition, to work with me, you need thicker skin and must be OK with a certain amount of verbal abuse!
Don’t set time limits for achieving goals. They should transcend time.
If you want to make more money, you’ll have to do things differently. You will have to do things you never even thought of doing in the past. You will have to do things out of your comfort zone.
The more emotional distractions you have the harder it is to accomplish your goals – especially at the extreme levels!
Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing – it can’t fly.
I may be wrong, but I am never in doubt! And anyone who has been around me for even a minute understands that my self-confidence and self-esteem is sometimes overwhelming!
We must all remember life doesn’t have to be fair for us to succeed if we take change and become masters and creators of our own destiny.
I can work 5-10 hrs. straight with no problem, though I do take towards the end of a 6-8 hr. work stint some time out to beat myself severely in the gym with weights/aerobics, including intervals!
People regularly practice playing a sport like golf or basketball – but few people think about ‘practicing being successful.’ I had practiced meeting the Queen of England – what I would wear, how I would stand, the handshake – so when I did meet her, I was comfortable – for I had practiced the moment for years.
All my life, I was always in a hurry! I was always hustling!
There’s no seminar in the world that will give you multi million-dollar advice on building a business from scratch!
QLA is not about filling your brain with information – it is starting a fire within your heart and soul!
Of course I have said, till I am blue in the face – people don’t lack goals, passion, grit, or drive – they lack leadership!
We cannot change the past, only recover from it. And perhaps learn its cruel lessons.
Our lives are a series of lowered expectations year after year. We got pounded by everything around us. Just like our parents and their parents. We are products of our social and economic milieu.
