45 Dan Sullivan Quotes on Life and Success (INSPIRE)

Top 16 Most Famous Dan Sullivan Quotes (BEST)

The future is your property. You own it. You can do anything you want with it. — The **future** is your property. You own it. You can do anything you want with it.

Always make your future bigger than your past. — Always make your **future** bigger than your past.

The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities. — The most **successful** people are the ones who **learn** from their mistakes and turn their **failures** into **opportunities**.

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment. — The only limit to your impact is your **imagination** and **commitment**.

All progress starts by telling the truth. — All progress starts by telling the **truth**.

Life is about creating, not justifying. — **Life** is about creating, not justifying.

Wherever you are, make sure you’re there.

Surround yourself with people who reminds you more of your future than your past. — Surround yourself with people who reminds you more of your **future** than your past.

If greatness is your goal, it can only be achieved today.

Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.

Questions are infinitely superior to answers.

A painting is never finished — it simply stops in interesting places. — A **painting** is never finished — it simply stops in interesting places.

We remain young to the degree that our ambitions are greater than our memories. — We remain young to the degree that our **ambitions** are greater than our **memories**.

Three great obstacles to progress: guilt, envy, and resentment. — Three great **obstacles** to progress: guilt, envy, and **resentment**.

So in a world where everyone is competing with their answers, how do you differentiate yourself from everyone else With a question. — So in a world where everyone is competing with their answers, how do you differentiate yourself from everyone else? With a question.

People who spend most of their time putting out fires are usually also the arsonists.

9 Dan Sullivan Quotes on Success

“If we were having this discussion three years from today, and you were looking back over those three years, what has to have happened in your life, both personally and professionally, for you to feel happy with your progress? Specifically, what dangers do you have now that need to be eliminated, what opportunities need to be captured, and what strengths need to be maximized?”
Dan Sullivan

I don't think we set and achieve goals in an effort to become happy. We do it because we are happy and want to expand our happiness. — I don’t think we set and achieve goals in an effort to become happy. We do it because we are happy and want to expand our happiness.

“It can be easy to focus on How, especially for high achievers who want to control what they can control, which is themselves. It takes vulnerability and trust to expand your efforts and build a winning team. It takes wisdom to recognize that 1) other people are more than capable enough to handle much of the Hows, and 2) that your efforts and contribution (your “Hows”) should be focused exclusively where your greatest passion and impact are. Your attention and energy should not be spread thin, but purposefully directed where you can experience extreme flow and creativity.”
Dan Sullivan

There are winning quarters and learning quarters.

“When we’re confident, we’re focused on the present rather than worried about the future, and that makes it much easier to see how to turn obstacles into opportunities, weaknesses into advantages, and setbacks into breakthroughs.”
Dan Sullivan

Most growth happens as a result of many small steps. The key is to keep taking them. — Most **growth** happens as a result of many small steps. The key is to keep taking them.

“Looking back over the past quarter, what are the things you have achieved that make you the proudest? What are the current areas of focus and progress that make you the most confident? Looking ahead at the next quarter, what new developments, projects, or goals are giving you the greatest sense of excitement? What are the five new “jumps” (progress) you can now achieve that will make your next 90 days a great quarter regardless of what else happens?”
Dan Sullivan

Good things only happen when you’re in motion.

“Success means that you’re making bigger and better improvements that are valuable to others and satisfying to yourself. It means that you can’t think of anything you’d rather be doing than what you’re doing.”
Dan Sullivan

14 Dan Sullivan Quotes About Life

“Many people are shocked by the scary circumstances that have suddenly changed their lives—their business lives and personal lives. These are not normal circumstances, so you can’t go about selling in the normal way. But you can really take advantage of the present circumstances to be an extraordinary salesperson.”
Dan Sullivan

We depend on our circumstances to force a lot of our progress in life.

It’s more satisfying to be useful now than to be remembered later.

If you acknowledge the positives, you have the confidence to look at the negatives.

“We’re all experiencing a shift in behavior. And once behavior changes, your aspirations change, your goal setting changes, and you have to create a new future. Normally, we can do this over longer periods of time, but right now, 24 hours is probably the best use of your focus. What can you do in the next 24 hours?”
Dan Sullivan

For anyone who is wondering how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, I have one simple answer Learn from your experiences. — For anyone who is wondering how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, I have one simple answer: Learn from your **experiences**.

Most of our goals are generated by negative experiences.

Between now and the end of the day, you’ve got an opportunity to do certain things, and doing them will actually change what’s possible for tomorrow.

“The current situation really took us by surprise, but we don’t have control over events like these. You can waste a lot of energy trying to control events, but that’s not a useful activity. What we can do is constantly improve our ability to respond to surprising events.”
Dan Sullivan

Remember that happiness is a decision, not a result.

Life is a confidence game. Those who create it win. Those who neglect it lose.

Fear is a natural part of growth. — **Fear** is a natural part of growth.

The way to be a hero is by demonstrating to other people how they can be heroes.

The word responsibility is interesting because if you take it apart, it’s actually the ability to respond. — The word **responsibility** is interesting because if you take it apart, it’s actually the ability to respond.

6 Dan Sullivan Quotes that Will Make You Think

“Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands apart, he has his special way of seeing things. I remember he and I were at one of those fancy benefits the Rep has. The gay men’s chorus was singing, and I was very proud to have brought them into a Rep event. And August says, ‘You know, I don’t see any black people up there.’ That was his focus the lives of black people.”
Dan Sullivan

NoSQL databases emerged from unmet needs.

“Look, there’s absolutely no pressure for you to work with us. This is a two-way interview, and we are both evaluating if it’s a great fit. If you choose a different advisory firm, we will be absolutely fine. We only want to work together if we are excited and 100 percent on the same page for goals and expectations. Being aligned and upfront with each other from day one is crucial to a successful long-term relationship. And in the end, that’s what it’s all about.”
Dan Sullivan

That’s what real leadership is Creating and clarifying the vision (the “what”), and giving that vision greater context and importance (the “why”) for all Whos involved. — That’s what real **leadership** is: Creating and clarifying the vision (the “what”), and giving that vision greater context and importance (the “why”) for all Whos involved.

“The ones who are planning on returning to the old normal are going to be continually disappointed because they’re going to find there’s no evidence that the old normal is coming back.”
Dan Sullivan