Accepting Vulnerability

"When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability….To be alive is to be vulnerable."

-- Madeleine L Engle

Directing Your Mental Activity

"Every time you repeat a new optimistic conclusion, you redirect your mental activity to a different neural pathway. With enough repetition, these new beliefs will take over as your spontaneous, automatic responses, so you won’t have to work at it so much. Imagine how wonderful it will be when the peaceful, positive assumption becomes your natural response to everything!"

-- Sandra Anne Taylor

The Best Ways To Build Resilience

"Being allowed to experience failure is one of the best ways to build resilience. When you are wrapped up in cotton wool and shielded from risk, or are never allowed to make mistakes, you never learn how to deal with them – how to do better, and how to accept the need to confront and challenge yourself and your abilities."

-- Suzie Hayman

Only You Can Decide

"Don’t let yourself be swayed by the opinions of others, by the chatter of the masses. Only you can decide to develop an unflinching will, to concentrate, to stay focused on your chosen objective until the task is successfully completed."

--  Bob Proctor

When A Mistake Becomes Real

"See every mistake as your life teacher, A mistake becomes truly a mistake if it keeps repeating itself. It shows that something is wrong and you are not learning."

-- Sean Lana

Getting Off The Tour Bus of Life

"To act means getting off the tour bus of life (for example watching television) and living among the locals, allowing worlds other than your own to stimulate your senses. It means smelling, tasting, sensing, and feeling as others feel. As Warren Buffett once put it, “Can you really explain to a fish what it’s like to walk on land? One day on land is worth a thousand years of talking about it.”"

-- Donald Van de Mark

Why Clear Goals is Important

"Clear goals allow the brain to know what it needs to focus on; immediate feedback gives it a sense of moving in the right direction. This is one of the reasons why games and competitions are such good sources of flow. A golfer knows what he or she is aiming for, and finds out soon enough whether the shot is a good one."

-- Tim LeBon

Overcome The Defeatist Attitude in Life

"No matter your past or personality, you can (and should) overcome a defeatist attitude toward life. At some point, if we don’t overcome this thinking, we allow the mistakes of our pasts to sabotage our presents and our futures to a degree that helps no one."

-- Joshua Becker

Never Compare Yourself To Anyone Else

"You should never say to a child ‘Why can’t you be like so-and-so’ or ‘You did that so much better than…’ It doesn’t build competitiveness; it builds rivalry and resentment, and often leads to people giving up. In the same way, you should never compare yourself to anyone else: ‘I’m so useless – I can’t do it as well as so-and-so…’ or ‘I wish I were like…’ You are your own unique being with your own unique abilities, strengths and opportunities. Celebrate that."

-- Suzie Hayman

Stop Living Someone Else Life

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

-- Steve Jobs

You Just Can't Change The Past

"We often regret things we couldn’t have changed, but while it’s perfectly valid to wish things had been different, there is no point in blaming or beating ourselves up about what happened. Save your energy for doing something about the here and now or the future – you can’t change the past."

-- Suzie Hayman

Keeping Yourself Motivated

"To keep yourself motivated, fill your environment with reminders and triggers that will keep your unconscious mind working toward your goal, even when your conscious mind is distracted by other things."

-- Heidi Grant Halvorson

What Makes Us Interesting

"It’s the same for people: What makes us interesting isn’t just what we’ve experienced, but also what we haven’t experienced. The same is true when you do your work: You must embrace your limitations and keep moving."

-- Austin Kleon

Have a Growth Mindset

"A growth mindset is one where you take the attitude that improvement is possible, regardless of innate talent. It is acknowledged that talent plays a role, but far more emphasis is placed on the importance of learning and practice. A growth mindset encourages you to develop skills and practice and to see mistakes as learning opportunities."

-- Tim LeBon

See Where You Are Meant To Go

"All great art, thought, and science have forever stood upon the shoulders of imagination. It is, after all, the place where you can see the unseen and know the unknown. Close your eyes and let your imagination take you to the mountaintop. Take a look at the horizons and see, now, where you’re meant to go and what you’re meant to do." 

-- Sandra Anne Taylor

Loosen The Grip of The Past

"You can’t change the past—but you can loosen the grip it has on you. And maybe the pain from your past will even make you better at doing meaningful things than you ever could have been without it."

-- Joshua Becker

Why Keep Your Mindset Positive

"You can keep your mindset positive by eliminating negative thoughts the moment they begin to creep into your conscious mind. If you dwell on the negative aspects  of every opportunity, you will never accomplish anything worthwhile. Be prudent about the risks you take, but don’t be paralyzed by fear of failure."

-- Napoleon Hill

Do Not Halt Your Development

"Living life too much in the safe zone keeps you subordinate to other people, places, and things, which halts the development of your talents and makes living a meaningful and prosperous life more difficult."

--  Jeffrey Spencer

One Small Change in Your Action

"You cannot get improved results in your life with the same old behavior. The beautiful truth about change with respect to results is that one small change in your actions often produces a tremendous change in your results. You have the potential to change, to take charge of your life, and to really live. Do it now!"

--  Bob Proctor

Deposit Your Laughter and Joy

"Find ways today to bring joy and laughter into your life and the lives of those around you. You will be healthier, happier, and a much more desirable person to be around. Particularly in times of stress, be sure to keep on hand: books, videos, and your ever-growing memory bank to give you an instant deposit of laughter and joy."

-- Jim Stovall

Life Is Far Too Precious To Squander

"A vow to live every day as if it’s my one and only chance to make a mark, because IT IS. To live my life on purpose. To stop wasting time on things that don’t matter.  To step out of my comfort zone. To live with passion and courage of my convictions. To let go of the “what if’s.” To never, ever give up even when things get tough. Because at the end of the day life is far too precious a gift to squander"

-- Joshua Becker