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> [“You need to step back from your family to decide who in your family circle is holding you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/you-need-to-step-back-from-your-family-to-decide-who-in-your-family/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

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## More by Michael Alden

> [“cleansing your friends doesn’t mean you have to expel them from your life forever, but depending on the level of their negativity and potentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/cleansing-your-friends-doesn-t-mean-you-have-to-expel-them-from-your/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“apply the skills you learned from your “coach” to whatever situation applies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/apply-the-skills-you-learned-from-your-coach-to-whatever-situation/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“making excuses takes away your opportunity to see what could have been. Don’t ever be that person who says “If I had only listened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/making-excuses-takes-away-your-opportunity-to-see-what-could-have/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“Most of our excuses are just ways of making ourselves feel better about why we didn’t do something,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/most-of-our-excuses-are-just-ways-of-making-ourselves-feel-better/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“Today is going to be a terrific day, I am not going to make excuses, and I will not give up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/today-is-going-to-be-a-terrific-day-i-am-not-going-to-make-excuses/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“I was lucky that I was forced to find a way to get the things I wanted in life by finding honest ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/i-was-lucky-that-i-was-forced-to-find-a-way-to-get-the-things-i/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“What does your future look like if you keep doing what you are doing? Are you happy with the end result? If you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/what-does-your-future-look-like-if-you-keep-doing-what-you-are-doing/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“You need to step back from your family to decide who in your family circle is holding you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/you-need-to-step-back-from-your-family-to-decide-who-in-your-family/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“In order to be successful in life, you can’t always go with the masses and do what you are supposed to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/in-order-to-be-successful-in-life-you-can-t-always-go-with-the-masses/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“I’m magnificent, but I will get better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/i-m-magnificent-but-i-will-get-better/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“Your imagination is one of the most powerful tools available to the human mind. Encourage imagination, embrace it, and utilize it. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/your-imagination-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-tools-available-to-the/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“I have never failed at anything; I have only experienced defeat, and I will learn from it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/i-have-never-failed-at-anything-i-have-only-experienced-defeat-and-i/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“when you are being taught something by someone who knows more than you, listen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/when-you-are-being-taught-something-by-someone-who-knows-more-than/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“every morning when you wake up: clap your hands and say out loud, “Today is going to be a terrific day, I am not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/every-morning-when-you-wake-up-clap-your-hands-and-say-out-loud-today/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

> [“I have found that in order to be successful, you have to think differently.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-alden/i-have-found-that-in-order-to-be-successful-you-have-to-think/)

[Michael Alden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-alden/)

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