Quotes About Mindset

The object is not to make art, but to be in the wonderful state which makes art inevitable.

Some people CHASE happiness. And some people CHOOSE happiness...

Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.

One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.

You can only be held back by your past if you use it to reject yourself in the present. Your

You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success?

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so," wrote Shakespeare. For example:

Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy.

All your suffering is rooted in a single superstition which is that you believe you live in a world when in truth the world lives in you." Imagine for a moment that the world is not a physical place that is separate from you, but rather a projection of your state of mind. If this is so, then your mind really can move mountains. There are three dominant worldviews

I must not take this or that doctrine by itself; but I must make up my mind whether or no it is the one only Catholic Church, and then I shall believe all that she teaches, because she teaches it, and not because I understand it.

Effective scaling depends on believing and living a shared mindset throughout your group, division, or organization.

If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you are right.

His point is that we are what we think, and our lives run in the direction of our thoughts. If we think angry thoughts, we'll be angry; if we think positive thoughts, we'll be positive; if we think negative thoughts, we'll be negative. The mind is a garden, and we have to cultivate it, and we are responsible for the kind of seed we sow into the furrows of our mind.

A solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one's mental energies and helps stave off the tyranny of moods." —Mason Currey, in Daily Rituals

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. (Proverbs 23:7 NASB)

Emotions come and go; attitudes come and grow.

Our thoughts are the most important thing about us. All that we achieve or fail to achieve is the direct result of our thinking. Our thoughts are like seeds that produce crops.

The first hour in the morning is the rudder of the day. —Henry Ward Beecher

If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. —William James

What I am referring to is the Theory of Next, which states: The key to maintaining a positive mental attitude is to recognize that no one deal is that important. The person with a true positive mental attitude possesses the power to say "Next!" and quickly move on to the next deal when things don't work out.

Stressed-out individuals tend to press too hard for results at crucial moments, and the harder someone presses for a result, the less likely it is he will achieve it.

When you deal with sick minds, never waste time trying to become a healer. The most humane act you can perform for such a person is to state things in such a way that it will make him feel better about how things work out—especially if it involves your getting paid. After all, you can cause him a great deal of stress if you allow him to believe that he might actually be paying you what he owes you.

My attitude was unyielding, solidly backed by the wisdom of the Bluff Theory, which states: The secret to bluffing is to not bluff.

By contrast, a real positive mental attitude can play a major role in one's success, but such an attitude is a result of being prepared. In other words, a true positive mental attitude is possible only through one's having the ammunition to back it up.