- If you want better outcomes, learn to do the boring work when no one is watching. Shane Parrish
- “Did you once have a grand plan which has become obsolete and no longer serves you? If there are areas in your life which must change to help you create better results, a redesign may be in order. Consider going back to the ‘drawing board’ to deconstruct what isn’t working and start anew.” ― Susan C. Young
- Rowing harder doesn’t help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction. Kenichi Ohmae
- “Are you happy with how you’ve chosen to spend your time? We’ve all got the same 24 hours in a day, yet how you choose to prioritize it will make or break your outcomes. When you reprioritize your life by what brings you the most joy and fulfillment, life is rewarding beyond measure.” ― Susan C. Young
- “To be rendered powerless does not destroy your humanity. Your resilience is your humanity. The only people who lose their humanity are those who believe they have the right to render another human being powerless. They are the weak. To yield and not break, that is incredible strength.” ― Hannah Gadsby
- Things always, always, always, take longer than you think they will. Always. Alex Lieberman
- Don’t let success make you complacent. Don’t let failure be the reason you quit. Shane Parrish
- “Are the people around you adding value or depleting your reserves? Is your career de-valuing your talents by not utilizing your strengths? Are you investing in yourself to improve your sense of value and self-worth? By thoughtfully reappraising areas of your life you will gain insight as to what needs to change to increase its value.” ― Susan C. Young
- “In the pursuit of trying to be all things to all people or trying to live up to another person’s expectations, do you find yourself saying ‘Yes’ when you wish you’d said ‘No?’ When something is not in your best interest or goes against your values, learn to refuse and graciously reply, “No.” ― Susan C. Young
- “I realized I had let my own incapacity to recover from my past shrink my world so that it was big enough for only me. It was hitting me now, really for the first time, how being fucked up can turn into a form of narcissism. So that I barely acknowledged that others might need something from me.” ― Koethi Zan, The Never List
- “A veteran of failure is harder, robust, and more durable than a billion-pound diamond rock.” ― Anas Hamshari, Businessman With An Affliction
- Breakthroughs follow breakdowns. Sahil Lavingia
- “Quantities are all around you and the exercise of quantifying and re-quantifying is how you can measure aspects of your life. How are things adding up? What needs to be subtracted to relieve stress and promote healthy well-being? Measure the progress you are making on your hopes, dreams, goals, and strategies to move forward faster.” ― Susan C. Young
- “When you rearrange, make it meaningful and significant. Don’t rearrange just for the sake of rearranging. It would be as “pointless as rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic.” In other words, why waste your time on frivolous activities which could be easily undone or do nothing to contribute to the solution of your problem?” ― Susan C. Young
- “Compassion makes you strong, caring and creative. It creates a different attitude, a level of maturity and understanding, where you do something which makes you stand out of crowd.” ― Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion
- “Sometimes what we don’t wish for is more powerful than what we do.” ― Tis the Season
- All things are possible when you believe. Rhonda Byrne
- Every ounce of confidence I have is because I tried it over and over again. And then I started getting good at it. Barbara Corcoran
- Your resilience is your humanity. Hannah Gadsby
- I’ve failed a million times on stage. Amy Poehler
- “In the face of adversity, we have a choice. We can be bitter, or we can be better. Those words are my North Star.” ― Caryn Sullivan, Bitter Or Better: Grappling with Life on the Op-Ed Page
- “Self-care is how you take your power back.” ― Lalah Delia
- “What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
- “When you focus on connecting with your truest essence, that spiritual center of love and acceptance, you will reawaken, arrive, and thrive. Every morning you get to reawaken to a new day. And every night as you sleep, you will hopefully experience rest, renewal, and rejuvenation.” ― Susan C. Young
- “The wiser you become, the more setbacks motivate you.” ― Maxime Lagacé
- “Rather than waste or eliminate items which you don’t currently use, discover a new way to improve and enjoy their value. What strengths and talents can you repurpose for a new endeavor? How can you re-purpose your thoughts to ensure they help you rather than hinder?” ― Susan C. Young
- The secret to winning is learning how to lose. That is, learning to bounce back from failure and disappointment — undeterred — and continuing to steadily march toward your potential. Your response to failure determines your capacity for success. James Clear
- In a world obsessed with speed, never forget things of real worth and value take time. Thibaut
- “Many people associate resolutions with failure because they’ve broken promises to themselves so many times before. They don’t want to fail again, and as a result, they avoid setting goals. For the wise people who do set resolutions, research has shown you are ten times more likely to improve your life when you do. What are you willing to do to make your dreams come true?” ― Susan C. Young
- Most results come at the end, not the beginning. Shane Parrish