35 Inspirational Dan Millman Quotes On Success

Daniel Jay Millman is an American author and lecturer in the personal development field. He is best-known for the movie Peaceful Warrior, which is based on his own life and taken from one of his books. Much of his early life included active pursuits such as modern dance and martial arts, and then trampoline, tumbling, and gymnastics. In 1985, Millman began to produce audio and video programs, and to present seminars and professional keynotes. His work is generally connected to the “human potential movement”. May these Dan Millman Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.

1. “Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.” Dan Millman

2. “Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.” Dan Millman

3. “While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.” Dan Millman

4. “Live in the Moment”, “Empty Your Mind of the Trash” Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge.” Dan Millman

5. “The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.” Dan Millman

6. “Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.” Dan Millman

7. “Choice means giving up something you want for something else you want more.” Dan Millman

8. “Life comes at us in waves. We can’t predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf.” Dan Millman

9. “You can change your life with a simple shift of attention. But to make that simple shift, you have to find your heart. It’s the only way. Accept yourself, then transcend yourself.” Dan Millman

10. “There are no mistakes, only lessons. If you don’t learn the lesson the first time, they get harder.” Dan Millman

11. “Ultimately, fear of failure generates a vicious circle that creates what is most feared. To break this cycle, you need to make peace with failure. It isn’t enough to merely tolerate it; you need to appreciate the failure and use it.” Dan Millman

12. “You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.” Dan Millman

13. “Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. Trust the body’s wisdom.” Dan Millman

14. “The quality of your moments produces the quality of your life. So, as thoughts come and go and the waves of mind rush on, Carpe punctum-Seize this moment. It deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.” Dan Millman

15. “Our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives.” Dan Millman

16. “If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you’re out-numbered.” Dan Millman

17. “The universe does not judge us; it only provides consequences and lessons and opportunities to balance and learn through the law of cause and effect. Compassion is the recognition that we are each doing the best we can within the limits of our current beliefs and capacities.” Dan Millman

18. “Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.” Dan Millman

19. “Everyone tells you what’s good for you. they don’t want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.” Dan Millman

20. “Enlightenment is not an attainment; it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed?” Dan Millman

21. “I learned that we can do anything, but we can’t do everything, at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.” Dan Millman

22. “Life is not suffering; it’s just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind’s attachments and just go for the ride freely, no matter what happens.” Dan Millman

23. “The secret of change consists in concentrating one’s energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.” Dan Millman

24. “Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.” Dan Millman

25. “Moderation? It’s mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It’s the devil’s dilemma. It’s neither doing nor not doing. It’s the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It’s for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation…is lukewarm tea, the devil’s own brew.” Dan Millman

26. “Stress happens when your mind resists what is. The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” Dan Millman

27. “Every positive change – every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness – involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.” Dan Millman

28. “The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?” Dan Millman

29. “Thoughts naturally arise. The point of meditation is not to banish thoughts but to make peace with them by realizing their lack of substance.” Dan Millman

30. “Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. – Paradox: Life is a mystery; don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. – Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure – Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.” Dan Millman

31. “Dream big. Start small and then connect the dots.” Dan Millman

32. “Energy follows thought; we move toward, but not beyond, what we can imagine. What we assume, expect, or believe creates and colors our experience. By expanding our deepest beliefs about what is possible, we change our experience of life.” Dan Millman

33. “We are both burdened and blessed by the great responsibility of the will – the power of choice. Our future is determined, in large part, by the choices we make now. We cannot always control our circumstances, but we can and do choose our response to whatever arises. Reclaiming the power of choice, we find the courage to live fully in the world.” Dan Millman

34. “The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.” Dan Millman

35. “You haven’t yet opened your heart fully, to life, to each moment. The peaceful warrior’s way is not about invulnerability, but absolute vulnerability–to the world, to life, and to the Presence you felt. All along I’ve shown you by example that a warrior’s life is not about imagined perfection or victory; it is about love. Love is a warrior’s sword; wherever it cuts, it gives life, not death.” Dan Millman

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