Quotes About Mindset

wretchedness, not lack of material possessions, is the measure of wrong thought.

Not what he wishes and prays for does a man get, but what he justly earns. His wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions. In

The foolish wish and grumble; the wise, work and wait.

The advice of Confucius to his disciples: "Eat at your own table as you would at the table of a king," emphasises the immeasurable importance of little things, as also does that aphorism of another great teacher, Buddha: "If anything is to be done, let a man do it, let him attack it vigorously." To neglect small tasks, or to execute them in a perfunctory or slovenly manner, is a mark of weakness and folly.

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment;

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile

All things are mirrors in which you see yourself reflected, and the gloom which you perceive in your work is but a reflection of that mental state which you bring to it. Bring a right, an unselfish, state of heart to the

Excuses are leaks in a boat. When you cover one, another pops up, and it's even bigger. It's hard to keep the boat repaired and get safely to shore if you have an excuse mind-set.

perfectionism is sometimes the most dangerous set of thoughts you can let make their home in your head.

This is about a new phase in history where art, science, business, and spirit will join together, both externally and internally, in the pursuit of true wealth. It's a phase where ideas are more important than people

did that attitude work? Of course not.

If someone insists they need to be in prison even though the door is unlocked, then I am not going to argue. They are free to stay in prison.

Improving (or not improving) 1% a day is not even noticeable. That's why it's so easy for people to say, "Nothing is happening," and inadvertently cost their lives 1% a day. Focus on that 1% improvement and everything changes.

The universe has limitless resources. You have limited resources and limited time. The only way to create abundance is to behave more like the universe.

Never have your happiness dependent on a yes or no decision from one person.

Dwelling on negativity won't suddenly have positive results. It only brings more negativity into your head. You can't buy happiness with the currency of unhappiness. The idea that we need to "pay our dues" is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.

The more grateful you are, the more you attract things to be grateful for.

If you want to be successful, you need to study success, not hate it or be envious of it. If you are envious, then you will distance yourself from success and make it that much harder to get there. Never be jealous. Never think someone is "lucky." Luck is created by the prepared. Never think that someone is undeserving of the money they have. That only puts you one more

Your mind desperately wants to be the BOSS. It needs you to be very, VERY BUSY with BS stuff

Thinking keeps the adventures of life bottled in your head. Action makes you a hero.

So the question is not, when is an idea too big? It's how do I make all ideas smaller and achievable? You do this by developing the idea muscle:

The key to success is to approach everything with humility. To know that there is always something new to learn in this surreal art of being human.

If I had only focused on big successes," he said, "then I would be disappointed most of the time. You have to focus on the small successes and make sure to celebrate them.

Don't be sad when you fail and happy when you succeed. Both are going to happen again and again at every new level.