Bobby Bones > Quotes

“but by not reaching out to him because I was scared of rejection I wasn’t giving either one of us a chance to change the story.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“The sooner you embrace this truth, the sooner you can leave behind the bitterness of what you don’t have and start”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“Failure is information,” Dweck later told Forbes. “We label it failure, but it’s more like, ‘This didn’t work, and I’m a problem solver, so I’ll try something else.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“get to be genuinely nervous about a potentially positive outcome. Being nervous is uncommon; it’s uncomfortable; it’s stressful. That’s why it’s awesome. Being nervous is how I feel alive. To me, it’s a rush. A mental bungee jump.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“truth is we feel like everyone is always watching and judging us. Nope. People just care about themselves. You’ve likely seen someone really botch a presentation or be really nervous speaking in public and never given it a second thought once it was done. Return the favor to yourself.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“The smaller you break down the activity or time it takes to do something, the more manageable it becomes.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban once said, “I don’t want to waste a failure.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“There is no genius in effort.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

“Even though I think running is a voluntary form of torture, I ended up running ten-mile stretches by tricking myself into it. My method was to find little landmarks, such as trees or signposts, every thirty yards and run from one to another without ever stopping. That’s what I did the whole time, because as soon as I started thinking, I have another fifty-six minutes to run, I was exhausted immediately.”
― Bobby Bones, Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat