Quotes About Mindset

Because we cannot be skilled at thinking unless we are skilled at questioning, we strive for a state of mind in which essential questions become second nature. They are the keys to productive thinking, deep learning, and effective living.

Do what you naturally gravitate toward based on your mood, and not only will exercise not suck anymore, it will become a valuable part of your D-I-A life.

Getting rid of tolerations opens up space so good things can flow in,

To illustrate, let's try this thought experiment: Tell yourself, "I'm going to make three sales calls today." How does it feel? Most likely, it feels pretty "meh." Now, tell yourself, "I'm going to make 50 sales calls today." Which are you more excited to do?

There is no such thing as better, as cured.

When confidence becomes a muscle memory, panic is replaced by peak performance.

Happiness is not the absence of problems. It's the ability to deal with them.

Starting today, instead of saying "I have to" when discussing your actions or goals, substitute the words "I choose to." Now the phrase "I have to go to work" becomes "I choose to go to work." And "I have to lose weight" becomes "I choose to lose weight." Saying "I choose to" puts you in charge and affirms that you want to see results.

When you get dressed each day, look in the mirror and say, "I look great!" It doesn't matter if you're wearing a baggy dress and worn shoes. Pretend! Imagine how you would talk to others, do your work, and raise your children if you truly felt great about yourself. Then live out of that internal picture, acting "as if" those things were true.

From my travel blog @ http://www.lwmcferrin.com/travel When faced with disaster, the best medicine is laughter.

Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'.

You play the hand you're dealt. You play it without false hope or despair, without comparing other people's hand, or questioning why you've got this hand, you just play it, as best you can, today, and the next day, and the day after that.

The need to feel like a champion is what creates the champion.

We are all guilty of using the present to create a future that justifies the past.

You can't win them all, but I can.

The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can actually trick yourself into feeling better.

Labels don't mean much to me one way or another -- except when they close the minds of potential readers. I'd much rather we do away with genres and simply file everything under fiction. I know it can work -- one of my favourite record stores (Waterloo Music in Austin) simply files everything alphabetically and no one seems to have much problem finding what they're looking for.

The good life doesn't knock on the door. Joy is a job.

They drummed into you that pain was good, you were supposed to go with it, push into the pain, and only... now... did I contemplate what retarded advice this was.

I did not love running. Here's a pointer for you: no one does. They pretend to, but they are lying. The only good part is having run. In the moment, it's dull and hard as in effortful but not as in difficult to master. It's repetitive. It does not open the floodgates of revelation, as I am you've been led to expect.

It's not your job to be *pre-disappointed* for him, dig? You...go on and on about how big and terrible 'the world' is. Well, maybe so. But in that case, it's the world's job to be big and terrible, not yours.

I did not love running. Here's a pointer for you: no one does. They pretend to, but they're lying. The only good part is having run. In the moment

Anyone who lives within his means suffers from a lack of imagination.

Happiness doesn't just happen. I'm convinced that for the most part, those who focus their minds on it, obtain it.