"Sometimes the path of success is inconvenient, and therefore not just easy not to do but actually easier not to do. For most people, it’s easier to stay in bed. Getting on the path and staying on the path requires faith in the process—especially at the start. That makes you a pioneer."
-- Jeff Olson
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.”
-- Coleman Cox
"And it’s hard to imagine just what our lives would be like today if Thomas Edison had subscribed to the failure is not an option philosophy. In his efforts to find a stable filament to make his electric light bulb invention work, he tried out thousands of different versions and every single one failed. His famous comment: “I have not failed. I’ve simply discovered ten thousand ways that don’t work." Successful people fail their way to the top."
-- Jeff Olson
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
-- Viktor E. Frankl
“Authentic listening is not easy. We hear the words, but rarely do we really slow down to listen and to squint with our ears, to hear the emotions, fears, and underlying concerns.”
-- Kevin Cashman
“Taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgements gives you the power to change them.”
-- Byron Katie
"However, when I’m asked when is the best time to build resilience, I always respond: Before you need it. That’s because if you start to build your resilience reservoir before your levels are depleted, you put yourself in a stronger position to deal with challenges (although the second-best time is right now, so read on if your resilience needs a boost today). Think of it as strategically planning for a future drought and building your resilience reserves in advance – this is what the mastery pillar of resilience helps you to do."
-- Gemma Leigh Roberts
"As long as I continued to push out into the world, as long as I continued to stretch my capabilities, as long as I continued to take new risks in making my dreams come true, I was going to experience fear. What a revelation! Like Janet, and so many of you reading this book, I had grown up waiting for the fear to go away before I took any chances. “When I am no longer afraid … then!” For most of my life, I had played the WHEN/THEN game. And it never worked."
-- Susan Jeffers
"Delegating goal pursuit to the unconscious parts of the mind is a great way to free up mental space and energy for all the things that constantly require your attention. It’s a great way to keep yourself on track when temptations and distractions arise. And just like when you find yourself pulling into your driveway at the end of a long day, you may find yourself achieving goals without really knowing quite how you got there."
-- Heidi Grant Halvorson
"Those with a growth mindset place priority on learning and growing. As such, they seek to put themselves in positions to maximize their development. Rather than avoiding challenges or getting frustrated when facing challenges, they see them as opportunities to advance and progress and remain optimistic."
-- Ryan Gottfredson
