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Celebrities, Commitment, motivation

CELEBRITY – Les Brown – Its Not Over Until I Win

Special thanks to GoalCast for presenting this video on their YouTube Channel.

Les Brown and Dave Wheeler 2013 NYC
Les Brown (left) and TheWishBuilder Founder, Dave Wheeler

To say that Les Brown is “a motivational speaker” speaker is like saying Michael Jordan was “a basketball player”. Les Brown has been motivating and inspiring people with his speeches for decades and is probably the quintessential motivational speaker.

I had the opportunity to listen to Les at the National Speakers Association meeting in New York City a few years back and it was a pleasure to not only hear his words but to also learn how he puts them together and the background for many of the stories he presents on stage.

If you want to build your wish, the third phase is “Whatever it takes”, or, as Les Brown would say, “The game isn’t over until I win.” Get out there, build your dream and don’t give up until you win.

Excuses, Goals, Quotes, Wish

Inspirational Quotes

We have gathered some inspirational quotes about goals and other topics related to TheWishBuilder process for your enjoyment.  These quotes have been chosen to inspire and motivate you when the going gets tough during your project.  Enjoy and feel free to post on your Facebook page.

 

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius

 

“Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.” — Jim Rohn, Legendary motivational speaker

 

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis, Author of the Chronicles of Narnia and other titles.

 

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We’re proud of you for having them. But it’s possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that’s really frightening you—the shift in daily habits that would mean a re–invention of how you see yourself.   —Seth Godin, Marketing thought leader

 

“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” — Arnold Palmer, Legendary golfer

 

“Whatever it takes I will do. That’s the answer I want to hear from you. If you do not see it, if you do not believe it, who else will?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr.Olympia, Actor, Governor

 

“We are each a figment of our own imagination.”
– David Geffen, billionaire

 

Don’t let your success go to your head and don’t let your failure go to your heart.” – Will Smith, rapper, actor

 

 Action expresses priorities. -Mahatma Gandhi

 

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
– Alfred A. Montapert
(posted on Facebook by John C. Maxwell)

 

“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: Facebook post by Guy Kawasaki, author, investor, hockey player and all around smart person.

 

“You can achieve virtually anything you want in life if you’re willing to hear ‘NO’ often enough.” – Andrea Waltz
Source: Facebook post by Rory Vaden, speaker and expert on self-discipline.

 

Proverb of the Romans: “The start is half the deed.” (Initium dimidium facti.)  Source: Tim Ferris, Facebook

 

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.”
— Paulo Coelho: Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“The moment of enlightenment is when a person’s dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities.”
— Vic Braden: tennis player, instructor and television broadcaster

Have an inspirational quote that lights your fire?

If you have an inspirational quote that you like, just leave a comment or send an email to dave@dmarkwheeler.com with “Inspirational Quotes” in the subject line.