Achieve Quote by Maxwell Maltz
“This Creative Mechanism within you is impersonal. It will work automatically and impersonally to achieve goals of success and happiness, or unhappiness and failure, depending upon the goals which you yourself set for it. Present it with success goals and it functions as a Success Mechanism. Present it with negative goals, and it operates just as impersonally, and just as faithfully as a Failure Mechanism.”
About This Quote
The inner drive operates impartially, executing whatever objectives you program into it, leading to success if you set positive goals and to failure if you set negative ones.
In simple terms: Your subconscious follows the goals you set, impartially.
Key Takeaway
Goal setting determines outcome.
Themes
self‑efficacy
mindset
goal‑orientation
personal agency
psychology of success
Mood
motivated
reflective
determined
Type
advice
philosophical
motivational
When to use this quote
- career planning
- habit formation
- sports training
- relationship building
- creative projects
Key Concepts
subconscious mind
goal programming
feedback loops
Practical Applications
- goal‑setting workshops
- coaching programs
Questions to Reflect On
- What goals are you currently feeding your inner mechanism?
- How might you reframe negative goals into positive ones?
