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Quotes About Mindset

Lou Holtz said, 'Don't complain. Eighty percent of the people you complain to don't care and 20 percent are glad you have problems.
~ Jon Gordon
that there were two main reasons why people complained: (1) because they were fearful and helpless and (2) because it had become a habit.
~ Jon Gordon
Culture drives expectations and beliefs; expectations and beliefs drive behavior; behavior drives habits; and habits create the future. It all starts with culture.
~ Jon Gordon
But I do know that if you want to change your situation you must first change your thoughts. Because if you keep on thinking what you have been thinking you'll keep on getting what you have been getting.
~ Jon Gordon
Stop being disappointed about where you are and start being optimistic about where you are going.
~ Jon Gordon
To build a winning team, you must help your players and staff have amnesia about past outcomes and remember all the little things they did to get better.
~ Jon Gordon
The measure of our success will not be determined by how we act during the great times in our life but rather by how we think and respond to the challenges of our most difficult moments.
~ Jon Gordon
He told himself that failure is not a definition. It's just an event. Just because you fail doesn't mean you are a failure. It's just a situation to overcome and transform. And it will make you stronger if you are willing to learn and grow from it.
~ Jon Gordon
You win by cultivating the right culture, leadership, expectations, beliefs, mindset, relationships, and habits before you even play the game. You win in the locker room first. Then, you win on the field.
~ Jon Gordon
The book talked about how after people play a round of golf they usually don't think about all the bad shots they made but rather always remember and focus on the one great shot they had that day. The thought and feeling they get when thinking about this shot makes them want to play again and again; this is why so many people get addicted to golf.
~ Jon Gordon
The problem is that you are taking it too personal. Step back for a moment. Don't focus on these people personally. Forget they even have names. Don't think of it as you versus them. Just realize that they represent the negativity that will always be around you. The important thing is to know how to deal with the negativity and what to do with it.
~ Jon Gordon
No matter what the psychologists say, complaining doesn't make us feel better. Maybe temporarily, but in the long run complaining creates a cycle of negativity that feeds itself and grows. Think about it. For years psychologists had their patients hit punching bags to relieve anger only to find out recently that this practice creates more violence. It works the same with complaining. When we complain, we feed the negativity.
~ Jon Gordon
Rule #6 Post a Sign That Says NO ENERGY VAMPIRES ALLOWED on Your Bus.
~ Jon Gordon
Step 2. When you do complain, because you most certainly will—everyone does—use your complaining to your advantage. You see, every complaint has an opposite. If there is something you don't like, then there is something you do like.
~ Jon Gordon
Never a bad day, only bad moments.
~ Jon Gordon
1. The But ? ___ Positive Technique. This simple strategy helps you turn your complaints into positive thoughts, solutions, and actions. It works like this. When you realize you are complaining, you simply add the word but and then add a positive thought or positive action.
~ Jon Gordon
2. Focus on "Get To" instead of "Have To.
~ Jon Gordon
The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.
~ Jon Gordon
While most people approach their work with the mindset they just want to get it done, craftspeople are more concerned with who they are becoming and what they are creating whether than how fast they finish it.
~ Jon Gordon
She knew that there were two main reasons why people complained: (1) because they were fearful and helpless and (2) because it had become a habit.
~ Jon Gordon
focus on the solution, not the problem, and be the change.
~ Jon Gordon
There were two main reasons why people complain: (1) because they were fearful and helpless and (2) because it had become habit.
~ Jon Gordon
the truth is that we are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard.
~ Jon Gordon
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~ Jon Gordon