"Being mentally healthy and strong means to not be afraid to ask for help when needed. It means showing vulnerability. It means allowing people to see the real us and then permitting them to help us. That is mental strength."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"The same principle applies to our lives. We harvest in direction proportion to what and how much we sow. If we desire love, kindness, compassion, and joy in our lives, we must sow many seeds of love, kindness, compassion, and joy. Additionally, when we sow these seeds, it cannot be a one-time thing. We must sow those seeds everywhere we go."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"I encourage you to find people who know more than you do regarding various facets of life. Or find people who were once in the same position you are in right now. Listen, learn, and appreciate these people. They will help you see what is not visible at this time."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"The key to a happy life is to be able to create happiness in any moment. But how do you do this? Focus on what you have right now. To create your happiness, it is as simple as focusing on what is good right now in your life instead of focusing on what is wrong. But don’t just think about what is right —dwell on it. This is not a checklist. Take the time to appreciate and savor what is going well in your life. Today, right now, think of one thing that is going right in your life and then meditate on that for a few minutes. Chances are when you are done, you will be smiling. Don’t pursue your happiness, create it!"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"We need to be like that winning horse. As we go through life trying to achieve goals we have set for ourselves, obstacles will appear. Forces are going to materialize that are in direct conflict with our goals. If we turn our focus to these outside forces and take our eyes off the goal, it will delay us from achieving our objective or perhaps even prevent it. Again, picture that winning horse."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"It is extremely important to value ourselves. Though most of us at some point in our lives feel like we do not have worth or desirability, it is important to fully understand that we are important. We are significant. People need us and that makes us useful. Our self-esteem rides largely on how we value ourselves. From our selfesteem comes our confidence. There is so much riding on how we value ourselves when it comes to mental health."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Disregard how others define you, good or bad, as it is wrong and simply does not matter. The only thing that does matter is what we think of ourselves and how we can become a better person today than we were yesterday."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"It is critical that as we age, we continue to feed our minds to avoid the natural tendency to lose brain function. Our physical bodies need exercise. So does our brain. Many people of advancing age resort to solving puzzles. That is fantastic. My preference is learning something new and then remembering it long enough to take a test. Engage and commit yourself to lifelong learning. How cool is it to keep both our bodies and minds sharp at any age!"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"The point is, if you reach for your dreams, there will be people there to help pull you into the stars. Likewise, and I promise, if you choose to immerse yourself in the mud of this world, someone will help pull you in deeper as well. The choice to reach where you want is purely yours, but I exhort you to reach for the stars."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"As you row through life, you must know that it will be tiresome at times, and your human tendency will be to quit and rest. Your brain will do some amazing rationalization to justify quitting rowing. At this point I urge you to keep rowing, even if at a slower pace. If you quit and regress, you will now have to cover the same ground that you lost twice, and who wants to do that? Keep rowing, people, and know that the wind will soon be at your back again."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Knowing this, why are we so afraid to fail? The answer is because we personally identify with failure and see ourselves as failures. I challenge you today to intentionally fail at something and then take notice around you. The sun still rises, and it will still set. Be bold!"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"This is easier said than done because discipline usually involves discomfort if not outright pain. You will absolutely feel like you are being tried by fire. But you know what? Pure gold is tried by fire. It is put through intense fire and the impurities are driven out, leaving pure gold. This is what discipline will do for every facet of your life. My question to you is this: Are you ready to discipline yourself to make changes that will dramatically improve the quality of your life, or do you need to hit rock bottom first?"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"But picture the mighty oak. First that acorn had to break apart and a seedling had to emerge. Then that seedling had to face and survive droughts, floods, storms, being chopped down, and more. Eventually, it grew and grew into the mighty oak. That is what we must be willing to endure, and if we do, in time, we too will be the mighty oak standing tall and standing strong."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Ten minutes more in any facet of your life will yield huge results. In what area in your life would you like to see a huge, positive change, and are you willing to indulge an extra ten minutes per day toward that goal? Even if you are at zero time spent right now, imagine what an extra forty-two hours spent in that area will do for you this time next year. Don’t stop . . . just ten minutes more! You can do it!"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Please understand, if you are okay with your life right now, that is perfectly fine. Your definition for success might be exactly where you are right now. Not everyone is wired to constantly seek to achieve more. However, if you feel like you need a change in some area of your life, I strongly urge you to find someone else today who is excelling in that area and set up a time to meet with them. Pick their brains and glean a nugget . . . today."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"When I shifted gears in my thought process from all the negativity, I was experiencing and started thinking about what I could learn, how I could be a blessing to someone, etc., my day and disposition brightened tremendously. I encourage you to fully embrace the power your thoughts have not only on you, but on everyone around you. The next time you start a negative thought process, make a conscious decision to turn those thoughts around and see how it changes your attitude. Make it, “The best day ever!”"
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Your knowledge stems from the fact that regardless of the challenges you faced in the past, they are over and done with and probably have little to no impact on you today. With this knowledge comes hope. You can now deal with a challenge today with the knowledge that in the future, you will look back at this challenge knowing you overcame it. This knowledge provides you with hope, and with hope comes joy. So, face today’s challenge knowing that this too shall pass. It might not be today or tomorrow, but soon today’s challenge will be history."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"When you take time to dwell on something, the most powerful computer in the world, your brain, will figure out a way to make it happen. If you truly desire to become a better spouse and you contemplate regularly on this, thoughts of flowers, love notes, romance, or acts of kindness will come into your mind. Then it just becomes a matter of acting on these ideas. Remind yourself daily of who or what you desire to be or have. Then do not be surprised when you find yourself accomplishing whatever it is that you have been thinking about."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
