Quotes About Mindset

Having a renewed mind is often not an issue of whether or not someone is going to heaven, but of how much of heaven he or she wants in his or her life right now.

My dad was an engineer, and he became the CEO of Chevron. His was an engineer's mind-set: Everything's kind of a problem how do you approach the problem?

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in one ahead.

Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious.

Actors always talk about taking their work home and I always think: 'What are you on? You just turn it off. You are at work and then you go home.'

I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.

If you have fun, fine. It's not all life and death.

Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.

Turn fear into focus.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

The secret of basketball is that it's not about basketball.

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.

You can't think your way into right action, but you can act your way into right thinking.

if something is too big for your mind, it will be too big for your hand.

When your beliefs change, your behavior changes, which ultimately changes the results you are getting in life. Transform your thinking, transform your life.

We must renew our minds to the way God sees things and, when we do, a radical transformation takes place. Romans 12:2 says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

I am nothing if not rational about what is worthy of my anxiety and what is not, and I refuse to live my life as if a giant bus is just around the corner, waiting to crush me the minute I step off the curb.

Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms.

I like to say I'm determined; some people would call it stubborn. It depends on your perspective.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.