16 Inspiring Traits of Winners from the Book "No Limits" by Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps is currently a record-holding swimmer who won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics. He has broken many world records, won over 20 world championship medals and around 16 Olympic medals.
"No Limits" by Michael Phelps is a book for Dreamers, for those who dare to think big and believe in what they think.
1. That is how he made his goal to be the best Olympian ever. Dream big. Learn from new obstacles and challenges. Transform yourself.
2. When I was in school, a teacher said that I would never be successful. Things like these stick, and then motivate you.
Negativity around you can push you into a corner OR can pull you out of your comfort zone to break the shackles and write your own destiny.
3. Nothing is impossible, and because nothing is impossible, you need to dream big dreams.
Keep no inhibitions in your mind. Dream big, because nothing is impossible.
4. The will to succeed is everything.
Dare to have the willing and dreaming big.
5. A setback usually comes with a negative mask but is usually there in your life to transform you, provided you are willing to learn and accept the fact that it is mandatory for you to face setbacks, if you have to elevate yourself.
6. You can't Dream up confidence or self belief. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability.
To gain confidence, action - rigorous action - is mandatory. You have to be on the ground and try it out.
7. I never ever train against other people. I train myself to win against the clock.
I never aimed to be the best athlete ever. I always aimed to be the best athlete I could be
8. That is the order in which you can expect to achieve things. You are going to be an Olympic gold medalist in Attitude long before you have a medal around your neck.
9. The environment in which you perform creates a big impact on your own performance.
In marathons that I have been personally running every year, we call it as a "Race Day Magic".
Keep yourself in great company so that you can brush your thoughts with the greatest around.
10. Set your goals high. Then work rigorously every day to achieve them
Focus on the daily routine, the daily process and do it consistently to achieve your goals. Hard work, skill, patience - all are important, but daily consistency is the key.
11. It is good to achieve your goals. But the journey from Good to Great comes only if you achieve them over and over and over.......again and again.
You have to go out and prove that your achievements are not fluke.
12. I tried to do something bold at Athens, and failed. But it is trying that matters.
Achievement is important, but trying is what is vital. Achievement is not feasible without trying while vice versa is not true.
13. It takes time, energy, heart and soul to get things done.
If I was sometimes not in the right mood to practice, I had to get myself in the right mood.
14. To focus, understand "WIN". "What's important now". When challenged and stretched, understand what is important now
Focus, Focus hard on your current situation and think about what best can be done now. Do not waste time.
15. We were all born equal. We had our fair share of opportunities.
No one can achieve anything of one's own. Everyone needs immense support for success, and therefore everyone has an important role to play.
16. However difficult your goals may seem, there is nothing that is not possible, as long as you keep dreaming on the possibilities (after winning the 7th gold at Beijing by 1/100 th of a second)
Never let anyone tell you that anything is impossible. Because nothing actually is
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There are, of course, momentous events that occur in a person’s life that can precipitate a dramatic shift, changing direction, embarking on a new path
Still, everyday life goes on, populated with small, seemingly inconsequential moments.
It is in the little things that you can find your joy and boost feelings of happiness
15 Powerful Thought of the book “The Art of Thinking Clearly”
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The book was originally written as weekly columns in leading newspapers in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, and later in two German books.
The book has been in the top ten of Germany's Bestseller list for 80 weeks in a row and has been translated in many languages.
1. Never underestimate the hard work and lower probability of success, just because we are shown more successful people than many more actual failures.
Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold and just won’t go away, you may have depression.
More than just sadness in response to life’s struggles and setbacks, depression changes how you think, feel, and function in daily activities.
It can interfere with your ability to work, study, eat, sleep, and enjoy life. Just trying to get through the day can be overwhelming.
1. As Shopenhouver said, “Just as the fish feels good only in the water, the bird in the air and the mole under the ground, so every human being feels good only in the environment that is appropriate to him.”
Know yourself and your capabilities. Develop your acquired character.
2. Stop looking for happiness and pleasure. Try instead to escape as much as possible from pain and suffering.
3. Do not envy. Apply to your life this quote from Seneca: “You will never be happy if you are tormented by the fact that someone else is happier than you.