The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success

The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success quotes by Brian Tracy

Best The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success Quotes

  1. “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.”
  2. “You will regret only the things you did not do, not the things you did.”
  3. “The power is on the side of the person who can walk away without flinching.”
  4. “The employees of a company will always treat the customers the way the management treats the employees.”
  5. “The true measure of wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.”

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Book Details

AuthorBrian Tracy
ISBN-101576751024
ISBN-139781576751268
Edition2008
First Published Year2000
PublisherBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Pages319
CategoryBusiness
Open LibraryOL17728658M
AmazonB005P2A6ZC

The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success quotes at a glance

Categorybusiness (8), growth (7), life (3)
Topicnegotiation (5), focus (4), action (3)
AudienceEntrepreneurs (22), Everyone (20), Self Improvers (9)
IntentObservation (11), Principle (8), Advice (5)
MoodThoughtful (22), Hopeful (7), Regretful (1)
StyleMotivational (13), Philosophical (7), Provocative (4)
RhetoricAPHORISM (11), ANTITHESIS (6), MAXIM (6)

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Chapterwise The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success book quotes

Introduction: Success Is Predictable

Chapter One: The Laws of Life

2. The Law of Belief

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You always act in a manner consistent with your beliefs, especially your beliefs about yourself.

🧠 This highlights how self image governs behavior.

📜 The author explains that deeply held convictions act as filters that screen out contradictory information.

🏃 Useful for psychology workshops and personal coaching.

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Chapter Two: The Laws of Success

15. The Law of Forced Efficiency

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Only by stretching yourself can you discover how much you are truly capable of.

🧠 This advocates for pushing beyond comfortable limits to realize potential.

📜 The author notes that taking on heavy workloads reveals true capacity.

🏃 Use to inspire teams to embrace challenging projects.

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16. The Law of Decision

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High achievers are not necessarily those who make the right decisions, but they are those people who make their decisions right.

🧠 This reframes the fear of making wrong choices into the power of adaptable execution.

📜 The author notes successful people accept feedback and self correct.

🏃 Perfect for overcoming analysis paralysis.

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18. The Law of Flexibility

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Almost every failure you experience will be because of an incorrect assumption that you have made and accepted without question.

🧠 Unexamined beliefs are the primary cause of mistakes and setbacks.

📜 Tracy advises questioning premises when things go poorly rather than blindly proceeding.

🏃 Include in project postmortem analyses.

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Chapter Three: The Laws of Business

22. The Law of Customer Satisfaction

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The employees of a company will always treat the customers the way the management treats the employees.

🧠 Internal corporate culture directly dictates external service quality.

📜 The author notes that rude service often stems from staff retaliating against bad management.

🏃 Highlight in executive leadership seminars on workplace culture.

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29. The Law of Specialization

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Products that try to be all things to all customers end up being nothing to no one.

🧠 A lack of specialization results in market irrelevance.

📜 The author stresses that consumers will pass on a product if its specific application is unclear.

🏃 Warn against feature bloat in marketing strategies.

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Chapter Four: The Laws of Leadership

Chapter Five: The Laws of Money

49. The Law of Time Perspective

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Sacrifice in the short term is the price you pay for security in the long term.

🧠 Future stability demands present-day discipline and self-denial.

📜 The text emphasizes that resisting easy temptations builds character and guarantees a better life.

🏃 Share in retirement planning or financial advising sessions.

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53. The Law of Three

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Your ultimate financial goal should be to accumulate capital until your investments are paying you more than you can earn on your job.

🧠 True financial independence means passive income exceeds earned income.

📜 The author details a lifetime strategy of saving and investing to eventually phase out of regular employment.

🏃 Set benchmarks for long-term wealth accumulation.

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Chapter Six: The Laws of Selling

72. The Law of Perverse Motivation

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Everyone likes to buy, but no one wants to be sold.

🧠 People desire purchases but resent manipulation.

📜 Customers are independent and resist pushy sales presentations.

🏃 Guide teams away from aggressive closing tactics.

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Chapter Seven: The Laws of Negotiating

75. The Law of Win-Win or No Deal

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Any settlement or agreement that leaves one party dissatisfied will come back to hurt you later, sometimes in ways that you cannot predict.

🧠 Unfair deals create future negative consequences.

📜 Tracy emphasizes that successful negotiations must fully satisfy both parties.

🏃 Use in conflict resolution and negotiation training.

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78. The Law of Timing

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The more urgent the need, the less effective the negotiator.

🧠 Desperation weakens bargaining power.

📜 The author warns against rushing into deals when feeling pressured by time.

🏃 Advise patience during critical business transactions.

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83. The Law of Greater Power

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People will not negotiate with you unless they feel you have the power to help them or hurt them in some way.

🧠 Bargaining requires mutual dependence or risk.

📜 The author stresses the need to hold something the other person wants.

🏃 Help professionals identify their unique leverage points.

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85. The Law of Reciprocity

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Small concessions on small issues enable you to ask for large concessions on large issues.

🧠 Yielding on minor points builds goodwill for major asks.

📜 Appearing reasonable early on positions you to demand significant returns later.

🏃 Strategize trade-offs before entering complex deals.

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86. The Walk Away Law

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The power is on the side of the person who can walk away without flinching.

🧠 Willingness to abandon a deal provides ultimate leverage.

📜 Being polite but prepared to leave forces the other side to make their best offer.

🏃 Build confidence in procurement negotiations.

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Walking out of a negotiation is just another way of negotiating.

🧠 Leaving the table is a valid bargaining tactic.

📜 Top negotiators leave rooms or even countries to strengthen their perceived power.

🏃 Teach advanced negotiation maneuvers to executives.

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Chapter Eight: The Laws of Time Management

89. The Law of Priorities

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The very worst use of your time is to do very well what need not be done at all.

🧠 Efficiency is useless if applied to the wrong tasks.

📜 Success requires concentrating only on activities that contribute genuine value.

🏃 Use to eliminate busywork in corporate environments.

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92. The Law of Planning

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Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution.

🧠 Preparation yields a massive return on time invested.

📜 The text explains that twelve minutes of planning saves two hours of daily work.

🏃 Motivate teams to use daily planners.

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Introduction

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Clarity is everything. You can’t hit a target you can’t see.
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Decide exactly what you want, and then resolve to persist until you get it.
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Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
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Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.
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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.
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People judge you by your actions, not your intentions.
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Success is best achieved when you are clear about the goal but flexible about the process of getting there.

🧠 This highlights the balance between persistence and adaptability.

📜 The author discusses qualities of great leaders who recognize realities that obstruct their paths.

🏃 Perfect for leadership coaching or strategy meetings.

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The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire, not things we fear.
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The more you take responsibility for your actions, the greater control you have over your results.
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The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
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The true measure of wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.
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You can have anything you want if you are willing to pay the price.
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You will regret only the things you did not do, not the things you did.
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