Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert

What do Pete Rose, MJ, Robin Williams, Serena Williams, Ali Stroker and the cast of Cirque du Soleil all have in common?

“Think it’s going to be difficult to graduate from college? Imagine how difficult it’s going to be to compete against a college grad if you’re not one.”

“Do you believe that the people in your world are helpful or hurtful?” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“The raw talent is inside you and the resources you need to develop this raw talent is all around you. In other words: YOU CAN BE TRAINED TO DO ANYTHING!”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Fail your way to success.”— Matt DiMaio, motivational genius

“If you want to get more A’s, get more ZZZZZ’s!”

“Losing can be a great learning experience. The opponent who has just beaten you has also given you great feedback on what aspects of your game you have to improve.”

“You can have a terrible past and still have a tremendous future.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“A painter paints with her hand. An artist paints with her hand and her mind. The master paints with her hand and her mind through her heart.”

“You’ll perform your best when you treat “special” as “important.” You’ll perform your worst when you treat “important” as “special.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Sometimes our true treasures are revealed to us by a parent or a friend or a teacher or a coach.”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“No matter what, terrible, horrible or disgusting things happen to you — it will NEVER change your worth. Your true value will NEVER be diminished.”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Nothing negative will come from being positiveand nothing positive will come from being negative.”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Anyone can count the number of seeds in an apple; no one can count the number of apples in a seed.”

“Go all out all the time!”

“I WANT THAT!”

“For 42 years, I’ve been making small regular deposits of experience, education and training. And on January 15 [2009], The balance was sufficient so that I could make a sudden very large withdrawal.”— “Sully” Sullenberger, captain of Flight 1549

“A team of lambs led by a lion will always beat a team of lions led by a lamb.”

“It doesn’t matter if you ARE better; it only matters if you PLAY better!”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Kobe taught me that talent is the most overrated thing in life; it’s what you do with your talent.”— Gary Vitti, athletic trainer, Los Angeles Lakers

“You have the capacity for anything.” — Pablo Casals (1876-1973), Spanish cellist, composer & conductot

“It’s not enough to know what to do — you also have to do what you know.”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Why settle for better when you can have the best?”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“A breakthrough is an arranged miracle.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Just because you haven’t discovered your gifts yet doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“If you persist, eventually discipline will turn into desire!”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

The Seven Words: I’ll figure it out on my own.

“Don’t practice until you get it right; practice until you can’t possibly get it wrong.”

“The fight only begins when there’s resistance.” — Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer extraordinaire

“Are you going to be a wandering generality or a meaningful specific?” — Zig Ziglar

D > I

Keep On Keeping On No Matter What

“Together Everyone Achieves More.”“Teamwork makes the dream work.”“WE beats ME.”

“When you ASSUME, you make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me.’”

“Bad things are going to happen to you. But, these bad things just might turn into great things.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“If you do what they did, you’ll get what they got!”

“The strong beat the weak, but the smart beat the strong.”

“An average coach won’t help you. An average coach will hurt you.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“If you’re an actor and you make opening night special — stage fright.“If you’re a student and you make an exam special — test anxiety.“If you’re an athlete and you make a game special — you’ll choke.”

“You don’t what you want; you get what you think you deserve.”

“These messages are not meant to be thought provoking. These messages are meant to be ACTION provoking!”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

“You have to go down a lot of streets marked ‘failure’ before you reach your destination called ‘success.’”—Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Things become much more interesting when you become much more interested.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Kaizen” is a Japanese term that refers to constant and continuous improvement.

“Coach, Inside each and everyone of your athletes is a tug-of-war between faith and doubt. Which side of the tug-of-war rope are you on?” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

“Optical illusions = seeing something that is not true. Mental illusions = thinking something that is not true.”— Dr. Rob Gilbert

Charles Laughton (1899-1962) was a famous English actor who appeared on stage and screen.

“Would you rather give or receive?”

from the book: “Peace Is Every Step” by Thich Nhat Hahn