"Those of us who have less courage require a more indirect approach. We need to deal with our fears incrementally. Not one decisive battle, but many small encounters are needed for us to become more daring. This has the advantage of freeing our energies for other endeavors."
-- Melvyn L. Fein
"Try a new food. Do something you have never done before. Tinker with an idea you’ve had. Pick up a new hobby. Simply exposing yourself to experimentation throughout your daily life will help you experiment with your craft."
-- Brian Levenson
"Keep reaching for things that are just beyond your grasp. Get up on those tippy toes. Stretch yourself has high as you can. Remember that the best things often take years to grow and mature, so when you feel like giving up, keep reaching and have faith that what you want is a few steps in front of you."
-- Stacie Bloomfield
"As we go about our daily lives, it is important to remember that we always find what we’re looking for. If you set out today thinking that this is going to be a bad day, shortly things will begin to order themselves to meet your expectation. Conversely, if you set out with an expectation of greatness, this can be one of the greatest days of your life."
-- Jim Stovall
"Stop stalling. Embed a big desire in your soul. Big desires keep your heart and soul on fire. Your fire is fanned by your dreams, ambition, dream team, and compelling lectures, books, audios, videos, and stories. You’ll know you’re here to serve and make a difference."
-- Mark Victor Hansen
"Character building is a slow process. Whenever we try to avoid or escape the difficulties in life, we short-circuit the process, delay our growth, and actually end up with a worse kind of pain—the worthless type that accompanies denial and avoidance."
-- Rick Warren
"You've heard the advice. If you fall off a horse, you must immediately get back on. If you do not, your fears are liable to multiply exponentially. Should this occur, you might never get on another horse ever again. Better therefore to suck up your courage and try once more. Then if this fails, you are asked to climb on again. As long as it takes, and however much you may get bruised, you must never give up. To make a habit of backing down would ensure a lifetime of weakness."
-- Melvyn L. Fein
"To be happy we must be capable of rebuilding ourselves as much as possible in the face of trauma and hardship. The reason is simple: there is no life story without its wounds. Failures, and how one frames them, are the most decisive aspect of anyone’s trajectory in life."
-- Marian Rojas Estape
"If you are not happy now, there is no specific thing that you are going to purchase that will make you happy. Don’t confuse “having” with “being”. The media would tell you that having goods and services is the ultimate in this life. The reality is, having comes from doing; and doing comes from being. Resolve to be the kind of person you want to be who will then do the kinds of things that you wish to do in this life that can result in your having the things that you really want."
-- Jim Stovall
"All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow. The task of breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a powerful oak within us. And the task of building a good habit is like cultivating a delicate flower one day at a time."
-- James Clear
"Never think of learning as being a burden or studying as being boring. It may require some discipline, but it can be an adventure. It can also prepare you for a new beginning. Notice the first word in my Think Big credo: Think. That’s the first step. Use everything in your power to utilize and develop that capability, and you’ll be in for some great surprises."
-- Donald Trump
"Your self-esteem and subsequent successes are entirely based on how much work you do in and on yourself to make yourself a masterpiece."
-- Mark Victor Hansen
"As athletes know, fear can provide an edge. It heightens our awareness and provides the power to try our best. As long as it does not mutate into panic, it furnishes an advantage over less motivated adversaries. Fearful people do not need to be docile. Their fear can prepare them to act. Likewise, those who remain lucid are able to plan ahead. They can develop strategies designed to maximize their assets while taking advantage of their opponent's liabilities."
-- Melvyn L. Fein
"We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can always choose what we are going to do about it. You are where you are in every area of your life because of the choices you have made in the past. Put another way, all of the choices you’ve made in your life, put together, have brought you to this place, at this time, reading this article."
-- Jim Stovall
"Keep your end goal in mind to stay motivated on the days when you feel like giving up. Remind yourself of your goal in creative ways. Write down what you want to accomplish on a note and hang it on the wall or make it your computer screensaver. Visualize yourself meeting your goal each day and it will help you stay motivated."
-- Amy Morin
"Blame is a neat little device you can use whenever you don’t want to take responsibility for something in your life. Use it, and you’ll avoid all risks and impede your own growth."
-- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
"Open yourself up to more experiences, more traveling, and rediscover what makes you feel like you. Here’s the best part about getting away: it doesn’t have to be a big trip to achieve the same results. The goal is to leave your normal environment for a spell."
-- Stacie Bloomfield
"People make a few small changes, fail to see a tangible result, and decide to stop. You think, “I’ve been running every day for a month, so why can’t I see any change in my body?” Once this kind of thinking takes over, it’s easy to let good habits fall by the wayside. But in order to make a meaningful difference, habits need to persist long enough to break through this plateau—what I call the Plateau of Latent Potential."
-- James Clear
"Unless we are prepared to deal with our fears regarding defeat, offence, and pain, we cannot protect ourselves from life's hazards. In addition, only if we master our fears can we fulfill our potentials. Forever holding back is a prescription for ruin."
-- Melvyn L. Fein
"Again, I want you to understand that everyone occasionally experiences fear. Recognize it for what it is, and work to quickly, safely, and satisfyingly convert it into rocket fuel. All it takes is right thinking, right talking, right acting, and doing the right thing to get the right results, right here and right now. Right thinking vanishes fear, right talking beats it out of existence, and right action makes it disappear." 👾
-- Mark Victor Hansen
